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