The Children Of Russia - Updated Shotlist

1. Production Title
2. Introduction
3. Extreme Long Shot: (22 Billiter St, London EC3M 2RY, UK), focus on Artur and Vera, gently tilts downwards. Credits appear. Slight tilt downwards
4. Extreme Long Shot: (110 Fenchurch Street, City of London, Greater London EC3M 5JT, UK), Artur and Vera pass through main street into sub-street. Credits. Slight Panning
5. Extreme Long Shot: (52 Fenchurch Street, City of London, Greater London, EC3M, UK), Artur crosses street away from Vera disappearing behind building. Credits, Slight Panning
6. High Angle Long Shot: (Mark Street) CCTV style sweep pan following Artur as he turns the corner
7. Low-Angle Mid Shot: Russian Traitor (Mark Street), Olga walking from building. Credits
8. Extreme Long Shot: (New London Street), Artur walking toward camera down steps. Credits, slight tilt
9. Long Shot: (Hart Street), Olga crosses from right to left across street. Credits
10. Long Shot: (Seething Lane), Artur is fast walking opposite church. Credits, slight panning
11. Long Shot: (Hart Street), Vera crosses from right to left across street. Credits
12. Mid Shot: (Minister Court), Olga is walking towards the camera which both moves and pans into a Long Shot as he turns corner and walks away
13. Over The Shoulder: (6 Byward Street), over Artur’s shoulder with Olga and Vera in distance
14. Extreme Long Shot: (6 Byward Street), follows Olga with Vera behind. Quick and jumpy camera movements crossing over the crowd on street from opposite side of road
15. Medium-Close Up: (6 Byward Street), Artur walks away
16. Mid Shot: (6 Byward Street), Olga looking behind
17. Mid Shot: (6 Byward Street), Vera following Olga, shot from side.
18. Low-Angle Mid/Long Shot: (Trinity Square), camera behind following Artur who turns into Trinity Square gardens
19. Medium-Close Up: (6 Byward Street), Olga side shot looking behind
20. Slight Low-Angle Long Shot: (Byward Street/Trinity Square), Olga walking round corner onto Trinity Square, Vera quickly running to keep
21. Mid-Shot: (Trinity Square Gardens), Vera and Artur appear in front and behind Olga. Artur snatches backpack from Olga and pushes Olga towards Vera
22. High Angle Shot: (Trinity Square Gardens), Vera kills Olga by cracking her neck which Artur keeps a watch out
23. Long Shot: (Trinity Square Gardens), Vera goes through Olga’s backpack but suddenly sees a bystander
24. Mid Shot: (Trinity Square Gardens), Vera and Artur chase after bystander
25. Extreme Long Shot: (Trinity Square Gardens), Bystander tries to run away but Vera grabs by passer by the arms and throws her onto the bench
26. Close Up Shot(Trinity Square Gardens), Artur puts black gloves on
27. Extreme Close Up: (Trinity Square Gardens), Artur strangles bystander to death
28. Extreme Long Shot: (Trinity Square Gardens), Vera and Artur walk away as they leave the bystander dead on the bench.

The Children Of Russia - Original Shotlist

As mentioned in the previous post, we have changed Nikolay to Olga. Also the locations are purely for the purposes of visualising what each shot may look like, a full decision will be made at a later stage, this applies also for the Shooting Scripts and Sketched Storyboards both Updated and Original

1. Production Title
2. Introduction
3. Extreme Long Shot (22 Billiter St, London EC3M 2RY, UK), focus on Artur and Vera, gently tilts downwards. Credits appear. Slight tilt downwards
4. Extreme Long Shot (110 Fenchurch Street, City of London, Greater London EC3M 5JT, UK), Artur and Vera pass through main street into sub-street. Credits. Slight Panning
5. Extreme Long Shot (52 Fenchurch Street, City of London, Greater London, EC3M, UK), Artur crosses street away from Vera disappearing behind building. Credits, Slight Panning
6. High Angle Long Shot (Mark Street) CCTV style sweep pan following Artur as he turns the corner
7. Low-Angle Mid Shot of Russian Traitor (Mark Street), Nikolay walking from building. Credits
8. Extreme Long Shot (New London Street), Artur walking toward camera down steps. Credits, slight tilt
9. Long Shot (Hart Street), Nikolay crosses from right to left across street. Credits
10. Long Shot (Seething Lane), Artur is fast walking opposite church. Credits, slight panning
11. Long Shot (Hart Street), Vera crosses from right to left across street. Credits
12. Mid Shot (Minister Court), Nikolay is walking towards the camera which both moves and pans into a Long Shot as he turns corner and walks away
13. Over the shoulder (6 Byward Street), over Artur’s shoulder with Nikolay and Vera in distance
14. Extreme Long Shot (6 Byward Street), follows Nikolay with Vera behind. Quick and jumpy camera movements crossing over the crowd on street from opposite side of road
15. Medium-Close Up (6 Byward Street), Artur walks away
16. Mid – Dolly Shot (6 Byward Street), Nikolay looking behind
17. Mid – Dolly Shot (6 Byward Street), Vera following Nikolay, shot from side.
18. Slight Low-Angle Dolly Mid/Long Shot (Trinity Square), camera behind following Artur who turns into Trinity Square gardens
19. Medium-Close Up (6 Byward Street), Nikolay side shot looking behind
20. Slight Low-Angle Long Shot (Byward Street/Trinity Square), Nikolay walking round corner onto Trinity Square, Vera quickly running to keep
21. Low Angle Long Shot (Trinity Square Gardens), walking left to right toward Tower Hill
22. Establishing Mock-Crane Shot (Tower Hill Station), Nikolay walking toward Tower Hill, Vera tailing just behind
23. POV Shot (Tower Hill Station), Nikolay suddenly sees Artur
24. Close Up (Tower Hill Station), Nikolay wide eyed suddenly turns and walks away.
25. Mid Dolly Shot (42 Trinity Square Gardens) following Nikolay, Vera in front
26. POV Shot (Pepys Street) watches Vera, Nikolay then Artur pass
27. Extreme Close Up (Pepys Street), MI5 Agent eyes, squinted and focused walks into camera creating black screen
28. Mid/Long Dolly Shot (Crutched Friars), following Vera who disappears around corner
29. Medium Close Up (Crutched Friars), Nikolay looking left and right for Vera with Artur approaching from behind then slipping behind Nikolay
30. Over Shoulder Dolly Shot (Crutched Friars), Over Nikolay’s shoulder, SA in way of Artur who is leaning against wall, SA moves to reveal Artur to us and Nikolay. Camera moves to show Nikolay has ducked into Alleyway, facing camera
31. Mock Crane Long Shot (Savage Gardens), moves into low angle shot, Nikolay backing up
32. Slight low-angle Mid/Long Shot (Savage Gardens), Artur walking menacingly toward him
33. Close Up (Savage Gardens), Nikolay (eyes darting), suddenly Vera’s hands appear either side of his heads holding his cheeks. Breaks Nikolay’s neck. Titles appear behind in blood red
34. Long High Angle Shot (Savage Gardens), Nikolay crumbling into ground and Vera and Artur circling like Lions to feed, almost looking like CCTV camera
35. Slight High Angle Shot (Savage Gardens), watching Vera look through documents frantically
36. Mid Shot (Savage Gardens), Vera passing Artur paper
37. Mid/Long Over Shoulder Shot (Savage Gardens), Vera moving body to hide, zoom in as she lights lighter
38. Low Angle Mid/Long Shot (Savage Gardens), Foreground: Vera crouching holding lighter, Background: Artur being held in headlock

The Children of Russia - Character Change

Changes have been made to our main character Nikolay. Due to a shortage of male actors we had to change the character to a female and have named her Olga. 

The Children Of Russia - Pitch

During the nineties, the Russian government began the first secret tests on humans, genetically modifying two babies. Now in 2013, with the program shut down sixteen years ago, they have grown into genetically enhanced super killers designed to serve the needs of the Russian Secret Service. Conceived to be the perfect genetic pair, Artur and Vera survive together alone in the world whilst carrying out missions. Their lack of emotions brand them as perfect assassins, but in a world of cross-corruption they trust no one but each other. After a series of wrong killings and being stuck taking care of recently orphaned Riku; Artur and Vera are suddenly the target of a web of organisations.

The film will open with a fast paced and ruthless assassination of Russian traitor [1]Olga in London. They are intercepted after the killing by MI5 who capture them, imprisoning them in a safe house. Artur and Vera escape and flee back to Russia. They are instantly placed into a mission shadowing the Vice President of Russia. He is shot dead along with his wife, leaving their only son, Riku in the reluctant care of Artur and Vera. Whilst escaping numerous attacks that leave them fleeing through Europe, they learn that the Russian government are shutting them down, and that the Vice President was their defence. Lying low in Iceland, Artur and Vera find themselves becoming more human and childlike exploring the area. Riku reads that Russia are offering a $10 billion reward for the pair brought back alive. He tips the Russian Government and collects the reward. Before the pair are executed, Riku exposes the government’s plan to the entire world, every killing and every mission, the number of babies that died in the process of genetic modification. Artur and Vera are freed by armed guards organised by Riku and find that Moscow has been divided in Civil War. At the helm of the rebellion is Riku. A giant battle occurs where Artur and Vera are given their final mission, to kill the President. They successfully kill him and the government fall. Riku assumes the role of the president in the new Russia and frees Artur and Vera who move to Iceland to live out the rest of their lives.

The Children of Russia is a social comment on the early maturity of children within the age of information. It explores themes like: life and death, sexual and intellectual maturity and international relations and the effect they have on society. Artur and Vera’s assassinations are going to be portrayed as both shocking, entertaining and thought provoking, much like the rest of the film, generally filmed in the style of a thriller. Ultimately it poses a question to the characters and audience members, in an age of information and security who do we trust?

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[1] Nikolay was replaced with Olga 

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