Original Shot List

SCENE 1 - Amber in car
1. MCU - Amber looking out of the car with blue light and movement in reflection

SCENE 2 - Amber and Dean travelling in car
1. MS - Amber and Dean from behind as the car is moving. Dean reaching into his pocket.
2. CU - Dean reaching into his pocket and pulling out plastic bag.
3. MCU - Dean putting the plastic bag on Amber’s lap.
4. CU - Amber starting to open the bag - see drugs inside.
5. MCU - Dean putting bag into glovebox
6. CU - Amber reaction looking at Dean - ‘Where are you taking all that?’
7. (ALT) CU - Dean’s eyes in the mirror - ‘We’re meeting someone, soon’
8. MCU - Dean speaking from behind
9. (ALT) CU - Dean’s mouth from side as speaking
10. (ALT) CU - Amber looking forward at the end from inside/outside her window

SCENE 3 - Dean and Amber arriving home
1. MLS - Down hallway. Amber and Dean enter house. Dean goes upstairs, Amber walks towards kitchen.
2. MS - Amber puts bags down in kitchen on table.
3. CU - Amber seeing phone and notepad on table.
4. CU Over shoulder - Amber’s hand picking up the phone and tearing note. Walks out of shot.
5. (ALT) MS - Amber walking out of kitchen
6. (ALT) MS - Amber walking up stairs
7. MCU - Camera inside wardrobe as she opens it.
8. MCU Over shoulder - Amber selecting a number of shoeboxes before pulling one out.
9. CU - Open shoebox and put phone inside
10. MCU - Camera inside wardrobe as she shuts it

SCENE 4 - Man at the door
1. CU - Amber scrubbing a stain off a plate by kitchen sink
2. MS - Amber shown by sink in kitchen - knock at the door. Amber turns.
3. MCU - Outside kitchen window - Amber walks away to door
4. (ALT) - Shot through the peephole
5. (ALT) - Amber looks through side window to see man
6. CU - Amber undoes chain lock and bottom lock
7. MCU - Amber opens door slightly and speaks to man
8. CU - Man puts foot in house as she shuts door.
9. (ALT) CU - Man puts hand on door as she shuts it.
10. CU - Amber’s reaction.
11. MLS - Amber putting back against door from down hallway or upstairs.

SCENE 5 - Amber tells Dean
1. CU - Amber’s hand opening the door-handle.
2. MLS - Amber walking into room and standing in door frame.
3. (ALT) MS - Inside room watching door shut
4. CU - Door shutting, Amber walks out of frame

SCENE 6 Part 1 - Guitar in Room
1. CU - Tightening guitar strings
2. MS - Amber on the bed
3. CU POV - Song lyrics on the bed + writing
4. CU - Hands moving on to guitar
5. MCU - Amber looking up after hearing music
6. (ALT) MCU - Amber on bed
7. (ALT) MLS - Whole scene from wide - to walking out of room
8. MCU - Amber looks up after hearing noise

SCENE 6 Part 2 - Downstairs
1. Tracking shot - Amber walks out of room
2. LS - Amber stood at top of stairs filmed from bottom
3. Over the shoulder - Top of stairs looking down, Amber walks into frame
4. CU - Amber’s feet coming down stairs
5. CU - Amber’s hand on banister
6. Tracking shot - Behind Amber walking towards door
7. Tracking shot - In front of Amber walking towards door
8. CU - Feet walking towards/backing away from door
9. CU - Amber’s face walking towards door
10. MCU - Gap in kitchen door

SCENE 7 Part 1 - Argument in bedroom

SCENE 7 Part 2 - Storming outside
1. CU - Amber feet running down the stairs
2. Tracking shot - Shaky following Amber to door
3. CU - Undoing locks and opening door
4. CU - Door slamming
5. (ALT) - Wide shot outside watching Amber walk round to side
6. MLS - Behind corner watching Amber come round corner
7. CU - Amber getting phone out pocket
8. CU - Amber’s face, quickly wiping tears
9. ECU - Amber’s fingers hovering over keypad
10. (ALT) - Side profile MS - Amber against wall.
11. (ALT) CU - Crossing legs awkwardly

SCENE 8 - Amber in bed
1. MCU - Amber’s head and torso in bed looking out of window
2. (ALT) MS - From above, Amber and Dean in separate parts of the bed.

SCENE 9 - Living room in morning
1. Wide shot MS - Amber enter’s room and looks around. She sits down on the sofa
2. CU - Bottle kicked over as she walks across room
3. (ALT) CU Amber’s face staring at blue screen.
4. (ALT) CU Junk on table and floor

SCENE 10 Part 1 - Amber Packing for car
1. Over the shoulder - Amber shutting and zipping suitcase
2. (ALT) CU - Zip shut
3. Wide angle MS - Outside room looking in at her standing over suitcase.
4. CU - Hands gripping handle
5. MCU - Amber hears the car engine