Shot List

Shot List Final DraftSomething In The Past

Daniel Parker-Smith

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1a CU bottles of alcohol on a cabinet, track across bottles left to right

1b CUbottles of alcohol and door, track from bottles to open door. This shows the contrasting bright light with the dark, dim room.

1c CUphoto frames on a cabinet, track across showing photos, left to right

1d CU continue track to show a half empty glass

1e CUAs protagonist picks up the glass, the camera follows the glass to protagonist and zooms out to show his face

Scene 1, Introduction, Doug’sHouse

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1a MLS

main character sat on medial gurney. Camera zooms in on eyes. Doctor's voice fades in, "Mr Robinson, due to ignoring our advice to stop drinking your liver is almost past the point of recovery. A transplant is out of the question and if you continue drinking like this, we won’t be able to do anything to help you.

We can however make you more comfortable for the future...Would you like to talk about your options, I could refer you to a local hospice".

1b MCUover shoulder shot from Douglas, doctor shown. Doug, (head in hands, breaths in and out heavily and then become serious.) "I can manage on my own".

Scene 2, Doctors

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1 LS Douglas leaves doctors and walks down corridor.

2 MS Douglas enters the car, starts the ignition and drives the car out of the shot.

3 MS Car enters the shot with Douglas inside.

4 MS Douglas exits the car.

5 LSDouglas exits the car and walks towards the house. Camera tracks from right to left, focusing on Douglas as he nears the house door.

Scene 3, Leaving Doctors

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1 LS Douglas enters house, walks inside and closes the door.

2 CUshow Douglas from behind and pan from left to right as he looks across room

3 MLS shows Douglas from front closing the door behind him.

4 LS Douglas in the house, hearing echoes and sounds, reverb, etc

5 CU Douglas’ face close up

6 CU to LS Douglas starts to walk out of shot down corridor

7 MLSCamera inside a room as Douglas walks past the door frame outside

8 MCU Camera follows Douglas down corridor

15 MSDoug walks into a room and see’s his former self sitting in an armchair, next to him, a half empty whiskey bottle, his daughter is behind a newspaper he is reading)

16 CU

Lilly turns off a record player that Doug is listening to, to show him a dance routine. Over the shoulder shot of young Douglas looking at his daughter as she pulls the newspaper down to see him. Lilly, "Daddy look at what I learned at ballet today…"

17 CUover the shoulder shot from daughter looking at young Doug sat in the chair. (Lilly begins a short dance).

18a CU

over the shoulder shot of young Doug looking at his daughter. (He stands up to put the music back on). As he sits back down the music plays, Lilly stops, looks confused, "This isn’t the right music…"

Scene 2, Flash-backs house

17 CU

over the shoulder shot from daughter looking at young Doug sat in the chair. Doug replies, "Well this is my music, my house and my time. If you can’t dance to this then you won’t dance at all". (Puts paper back up to block her from his sight). Lilly walks away slowly crying as Doug remains silent.

19 CUPresent time Doug is shown appaled after seeing the flashback, he walks out of shot with his hands on his face, ashamed.

9 MCU

Douglas walks down corridor as camera tracks to follow him. He walks into the kitchen and after hearing audio hallucinations and moving towards them, a flashback is seen from over shoulder of Doug.

9B MLSPast Doug walks into the kitchen and to his drinks cabinet/cupboard, he realises that one of his favourite decanters is near to empty, he angrily calls down his son in a fit of rage.

9C MCUDoug is angry as Michael enters. (These shots will be filmed on a handheld camera and film close ups on the characters faces to emphasise the tension of the scene to the audience).

11 MCUOver shoulder shot from Michael, looking at Past Doug. Past Doug, almost shaking with rage, looking at the container rather than looking at Michael "Would you care to explain this?..."

11B MCUOver shoulder shot from past Doug, looking at Michael. Michael, smug, "Well it seems that you’ve finally drunk yourself to the bottom".

11 MCU

Over shoulder shot from Michael, looking at Past Doug. Doug replies very angry, "DON’T YOU TALK BACK TO ME; I AM THE HEAD OF THIS HOUSEHOLD. AND IN THIS HOUSE YOU FOLLOW MY RULES, WHATS MINE STAYS MINE!" (During this dialogue shot 11B will be shown to indicate Michael, calm, as this is usual behaviour from Doug).


11B MCU

Over shoulder shot from past Doug, looking at Michael. Michael, still appearing smug/cocky, "Why would I want to drink that? And end up like you?!". (Camera remains on Michael as Doug replies). Michael, looks down shaking head as Doug replies, "And what’s that supposed to mean?". (Upon Doug's reply, Michael lifts his head to reply, "How you care more about your booze than the rest of the family, did you even notice that its..." (He is interupted by Doug).

11C MCU

Side shot of Doug's face, slight worms eye view, tension increased. Doug, very angry, "How dare you talk back to me in that manner, I put a roof over your head" (Upon the word "head", Michael interupts Doug).

11B MCUMichael, bursts with anger at his father, " YOU’VE DONE NOTHING!".

11 MCUOver shoulder shot from Michael, looking at Past Doug. Past Doug, almost shaking with rage, looking at the container rather than looking at Michael "Would you care to explain this?..."

11B MCUOver shoulder shot from past Doug, looking at Michael. Doug appears very angry, eyes wide, teeth grit etc.

9B MLSDoug takes a swing, begins to hit Michael. The hit is not seen by the audience and the camera cuts before his hand hits Michael.

12 CUThe hit is heard during this shot. Present time Doug shuts his eyes and turns away from the flashback.

13 MCU to LS

Over shoulder shot shows the flashback gone, Doug walks down hallway into kitchen where the flashback was.

13B MCU

Doug starts to walk away from the over the shoulder camera shot, stops, leans against the wall, starts to break down, ashamed of his actions from the past. (A MCU side-shot will be shown to emphasise this more to the audience and make the emotion have more of a connection with the audience).


20 MSDouglas enters corridor and Vera is shown in the background near the doors with a suitcase by her feet.

21 MCU Vera, "Come on kids, we’re leaving!"

22 MLSCamera pans down as the children walk down the stairs. (they both seem sad yet confused). Lilly, "What about daddy?"

23 MSPast Doug enters the room, stopping at threshold, leaning on the door frame, casual, little emotion shown.

21 MCU Vera, "He’s staying here"

22B MCU Michael, "Why?", confused, looking at Vera and Doug

21 MCUVera, "Because your father obviously doesn’t want to see us anymore…"

23 MSPast Doug still leaning casually on the door frame replies, "That’s not true you’re my family". Still little emotion and care shown towards Vera.

21 MCUVera, slightly angry and disgusted at Doug's response, "Maybe you should treat us with the respect we deserve?"

23 MS

Past Doug stops leaning on door frame and moves towards Vera as children move towards Vera from the stair case. Past Doug, "What you deserve? You deserve a man like me, to take charge, to take care of you (looks at wife and children and a MCU is seen of the two children, Lilly appears very innocent, sad, clutching a toy). During the MCU on the children Vera responds, "A man like you? Have you seen yourself, (cut)

21 MCU Vera, angry, "you’re a disgrace!"

24 MCUCamera outside house seeing Vera and children leave, Doug stood in doorway

25 MCU Vera turning head to look back.


27 MLSVera and children walking away, a close up of Lilly is shown, she appears very sad.

28 MLSYounger Douglas shown disgusted and angry and camera pans from right to left to show present Douglas ashamed, distraught.

29 MCU

present Doug distraught. Camera stays on him, continuous shot as he walks away from doorway, finds a nearby chair, falls into it, hands on face, sad. (Very dark lighting within the room he walks into).

30 - FADE TO BLACK from shot 29


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1 LS Douglas asleep in chair

2 CUDoug awakes, he breathes heavily, strokes his beard/5 o clock shadow, gazes quickly around and with little hesitation, stands up and walks out of shot.

3 MS Douglas driving in car, camera interior.

4 ELS Doug's car arrives outside shop

5 LS Doug walks from the car to the shop, hands in pockets, cold morning.

Scene 4, Morning Journey

6 MCU Doug enters the shop and shuts the door behind him, MCU on face.

7 MS Douglas walks towards counter. Camera stationary.

8 MS

A 2 shot from side is shown of Douglas and Shop Keeper. All the dialogue for the two characters is within one continuous shot. Shopkeeper, "Morning Doug". Doug, "bottle of whiskey". Shop, (Passes whiskey) "that won’t do your cough any good", smiling, slightly laughing. Doug, "A cough is the least of my worries (awkward, light laugh under breath) im dying". Shop keeper (awkward expression, coughs) "uhh, £10 straight please".

9 MCU Over shoulder shot of Doug looking down at his wallet.

10 CUClose up of Doug's hands as a photo falls out of the wallet. (Doug searches his wallet and an old photo falls out).

8 MS 2S MS, Doug reaches down for the photograph and then stands.

12 MCUOver shoulder shot looking at Doug's photograph (camera zooms to show photo clearer).

13 MS2 shot, side shot. Doug looking at shop keeper. Doug puts the money on the counter and begins to walk away. Doug walks out of shot leaving only the shop keeper in shot. Shop keeper, "uhh, cheers"

13B MCUThe front of Doug's face is shown, looking down at photo, he walks out of shot showing shop behind him


14 MLS

Douglas closes the shop door, looks towards his car and walks to it, occassionally pearing at the photo as he walks to his car. As he walks the camera pans from left to right, following him to his car. He gets inside the car, closes the door and holds the photograph on top of the steering wheel, staring at it.

16 MCUOver shoulder shot from Doug, camera pans down from face to photo in hands.

14 MLSDoug reaches for his phone puts that on the wheel and stares at it in the same way as the photograph.

14B CUA close up on the phone, he goes down a contact list and see’s Lilly’s name.

14 MLS He breaths heavily in contemplation, and strokes his beard, etc. After a few moments of thinking he puts the phone to his ear, very nervous.


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1 LS Establishing shot of house. Showing Doug walking up to door.

2 MCU A side shot, showing Doug knocking on the door.

3 MSOver shoulder shot from Doug. Lilly opens the door, looks quickly at Doug who peers towards the door, she then walks quickly away into the house, shy.

4 LSCamera inside the house, Lilly quickly walks out of shot avoiding Doug. Doug stands at the door, confused and curious of the house he has never visited.

5 MCUfrom behind Doug’s head, camera pans to see Lilly and Doug inside room facing Doug

6 MCUMCU of Michael on left of frame and Lilly (MS) on the right of the frame. Lilly appears quite reserved and Michael acts very formal, "Have a seat"

7 MSDoug says quitely "Thanks", almost intimidated by the two, especially Michael and sits down quickly on the seat nearby.

8 LSAll 3 characters in room are in silence, it is quiet, the tension is high and the overall atmosphere of the shot is very awkward.

9 MS Lilly, shy, "Umm, Do you want a cup of tea?"

10 MSDoug in the chair, front shot. He replies, close to stuttering, slightly intimidated, "Uhh, yeah please, 2 sugars". He appears awkward sat in the chair

11 MLSLilly leaves the room quickly, "1 minute". Doug’s arm chair is in the right of the shot

12 MSMichael sits in the chair formal and silent as Lilly crosses the shot and leaves the room.

Scene 5, Lilly’sHouse

13 MCUDoug leans forward sat in the chair, "I know I’ve done wrong in the past" (interupted by Michael).

12 MS Michael sits in the chair formal, Interupting Doug, "Don't".

13 MCU Doug leant forward sat in the chair, "No, I need to say this."

12 MSMichael sits in the chair formal, "say what?". Doug begins to talk while Michael sits in chair in shot looking uninterested. "I’m so sorry for what I did to our family, ..."

13 MCUDoug leant forward sat in the chair, continues talking, "I should have realised it was wrong long before now".

12 MSMichael leans forward towards Doug while sat in chair, aggressive, "Are you expecting us to forgive you?".

13 MCUDoug, "No", pauses, leans back in chair, "what I did to you and your mother was unforgivable".

15 MLSMichael in background, in the foreground Lilly enters, while talking puts down the tray with tea, "Yes it was, but you’re still our father".

16 MCU

Doug leans forward sat in the chair, Lilly steps into the shot and hands Doug a cup of tea. Michael, "Shame he didn’t act like It", Doug takes Tea and Lilly walks out of shot as Doug replies, "You know I’m sorry about that".

17 MSMichael talks in shot and in the middle of dialogue Lilly sits down in he right of the frame. Doug, "It’s not enough to be sorry". Two shot of Michael and Lilly sat down in frame.

13 MCUDoug leant forward sat in the chair, "I don’t expect you to forgive me; I just wanted to be able to see you both".

17B MCU Lilly, shy, "And mum?"


13 MCUDoug leant back, relaxed in the chair, "She wouldn’t have come if I asked her".

12 MSMichael, "maybe if you treated her better we wouldn’t be having this conversation".

13 MCUDoug leant back, relaxed in the chair, "I can’t change the past, but I can apologise for it".

17B MCULilly, shy, "We know you’re sorry, we’re just finding it hard to forgive you… you ruined everything …"

16 MCU

continued talking while the side of Doug's face is shown, "You’re still our dad and we love you but we just can’t forgive you". As Lilly finishes talking, Doug leans forward and replies, "I know I was out of control…. I’m sorry for everything, …

12 MScontinued while showing Michael shaking his head in disbelief, "I wasn’t always like this, there was a time when were happy", (Michael looks up briefly)

16 MCUSide of Doug's face shot. Continued, Doug, very saddnenned by his speech, "all of us. You probably won’t remember though, I just wish it was all like that".

17 MSTwo shot, Lilly and Michael. Michael, "We remember you drinking yourself into a coma". Lilly, shy, "I remember…". (She pauses and then walks across the room towards a drawer).

16 MCU Side shot of Doug, he watches her cross the room

17C CU Close up of Lilly's hands holding photograph

17B MCU Lilly looks at Doug, sad.

17C CUClose up of Lilly's hands as she passes the photo to Doug, his hands appear in shot and he takes the photo. As he does, camera pans up to his face. Doug, looking at Lilly, "I didn’t think you’d keep this".


17D CUClose up of the photograph, over shoulder shot from Doug, zoomed in very far to photo and some hands showing. "We missed you dad, it was the only photo where we were

17B MCU Lilly in shot, continued dialogue, "...all truly happy".

10 MSDoug, front shot, sat in chair, he breathes in vert traumatised, puts the photograph and his hands to his face, hiding slightly behind it

17 MS

Two shot, Lilly and Michael. Lilly, calm sympathetic, "Its ok, dad, its ok". Michael turns to her, "Its not ok, what part of our past was ok?! (Angry)". They both argue, "He’s sorry, can’t you see that?". Michael, aggressive, not shouting, "Maybe sorry isn’t good enough". (Stands up and walks around)

16 MCUSide of Doug's face, Doug, "It isn’t", he breathes out and moves his hands and the photo away from his face, "but it’s a start".

12 MS Michael, "Why did you come? (cut line??)

16 continued MCUContinued shot, Doug, "I wanted to be able to sleep at night knowing that my children know im sorry for what pain I’ve caused them in the past".


17 MS

Two shot, Lilly and Michael. Lily, "We know you’re sorry", leaning closer to camera + Doug. In the middle of Lilly's dialogue Michael sits back down, as she finishes dialogue Michael reponds, "But why now?".

18 CUDoug's face, 45 degrees, imbetween front shot and side shot, his head tilted down slightly, eyes closed before talking, eyes open as he speaks and lifts head. "Because I don’t have much time left".

17B MCU Lilly, "What do you mean?"

18 CUDoug's face, 45 degrees, imbetween front shot and side shot, his head tilted down slightly. "It doesn’t matter, what matters is I’m here".

17B MCULilly, "What’s wrong dad?". Slightly more zoomed than 17B, increasing emotion etc.

18 CUDoug, head now up looking at Lilly. "Nothing… Nothing.. I’m fine Lily…". Looks around the room, glances at a photo in a frame, he begins to stand going out of shot, cut.

19 LSDoug stands from chair and walks across the room as Lilly and Michael watch him.

20 MCUDoug's face, "He turns I remember this; this is from Michael’s birthday (pause) you both look so... different".

17 MS

Two shot, Lilly and Michael. Lilly stands and camera goes up staying at eye level to her. Camera zooms as she walks towards Doug. As she stands and walks she says, "Yeah, that’s one of my earliest memories, one of my favourite too". As she reaches him at the end of her dialogue, she puts her arm around him, the shot becomes a two shot, side shot, MS of them both close together facing each other. Doug, "Do you have anymore photos like these?". Lilly, "Yeah, (walks out of shot)"


21 MSLilly to right of shot looking back at Doug, ". We’ll go through them now for a bit if you’d like to stay for a while, that’d be nice"

22 MSDoug mirrors shot 21 and as on the right of the frame, "yes, yes it would". Lilly begins to walk away, (footsteps heard). Camera moves to thr right as Doug turns, smiling to Michael.

12 MSMichael, still sat in chair. Looking back at Doug he lightly smiles and stands moving out o shot.

23 LS

As Lilly walks down the center of the frame into another room, Doug is on the left of the frame. Michael (now nearly stood from moving in previous shot) walks over to Doug and puts his arm round him. Doug looks gently towards Michael and does the same.


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1 ELS A long, wide walkway is shown from a park

2 MLS A tree canopy is shown with light shining brightly through

3 MLSDoug enters the park through a gate, he has his hands in his pockets and looks around as he walks. The camera pans from left to right as he moves further into the park.

4 MSDouglas starts to walk im-between two trees as the light of the park shines through he apprears as a shadow in the light. (Shot 45)

5 CUDoug takes the old photograph from his pocket. As he does the camera follows his hand and he carries it facing the camera while walking.

6 MLSA slight worms eye view of Douglas walking out of shot towards trees opening.

7 MSCamera stationary as Doug walks down hill. He is in the center of the shot throughout getting further away from camera, shot will last approx. 30 seconds.

1 ELSA long, wide walkway is shown from the park same as before and Doug walks across it from left to right.

9B LS From front, Doug walks down stone stairs in park

9 LS Douglas walks down stairs. Camera from side

10 MCU

The side of Douglas’ face is shown as he turns to see his former self (past Doug) and his wife (past Vera) having a discussion. Camera pans left from Doug's face to an over shoulder shot from Doug looking at them.

11 MSOver shoulder shot of dialogue from past Doug looking at Vera. Doug, "Maybe we should think about getting away for a while? It may cost a bit but im sure we can manage".

Scene 6, Park Sceneand Ending


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1 ELS A long, wide walkway is shown from a park

2 MLS A tree canopy is shown with light shining brightly through

3 MLSDoug enters the park through a gate, he has his hands in his pockets and looks around as he walks. The camera pans from left to right as he moves further into the park.

4 MSDouglas starts to walk im-between two trees as the light of the park shines through he apprears as a shadow in the light. (Shot 45)

5 CUDoug takes the old photograph from his pocket. As he does the camera follows his hand and he carries it facing the camera while walking.

6 MLSA slight worms eye view of Douglas walking out of shot towards trees opening.

7 MSCamera stationary as Doug walks down hill. He is in the center of the shot throughout getting further away from camera, shot will last approx. 30 seconds.

1 ELSA long, wide walkway is shown from the park same as before and Doug walks across it from left to right.

9B LS From front, Doug walks down stone stairs in park

9 LS Douglas walks down stairs. Camera from side

10 MCU

The side of Douglas’ face is shown as he turns to see his former self (past Doug) and his wife (past Vera) having a discussion. Camera pans left from Doug's face to an over shoulder shot from Doug looking at them.

11 MSOver shoulder shot of dialogue from past Doug looking at Vera. Doug, "Maybe we should think about getting away for a while? It may cost a bit but im sure we can manage".


11B MS

Over shoulder shot of dialogue from Vera looking at Past Doug. (Vera pauses looking down, then looking at Doug. Vera, " Are you sure we should be thinking about a holiday when there is gunna be the 3 of us… "

11 MSOver shoulder shot of dialogue from past Doug looking at Vera. Doug, "What do you mean? 3 of us?"

11B MSOver shoulder shot of dialogue from Vera looking at Past Doug. Vera, pauses, laughing lightly, "You, me… and the baby". Looks down at stomach.

12 MSPast Doug reaches to hold Vera's hand and they both smile. Present Douglas in the background, the flashback characters fade out.

13 CUDougs face is shown in the center of the frame and with some trees in the background, Doug turns to look at them.

14 MCUDouglas revealed as camera pans from behind tree around the, right to left, to show his face.

15 CU Close up Douglas’ hands with photograph.

16 LSCamera behind/side tree to show Douglas sat at the tree with Family in the background, unrelated family.

17 MSMS from behind tree to show back of Douglas’ head and family in background.

18 MCUMCU to MLS of Douglas’ face to full body view whilst Douglas sat at tree. Camera zooms out when Douglas stands up.

19 MLS LS of Douglas moving from tree to path. Camera stationary.

20 MCUMCU back of Douglas’ head. The café and other people are all still in shot.


21 CU Still on Doug, (Andy Warhol screen test, etc)

22 CU CU of Doug pulling tablets out of pocket

23 CU CU of hand, camera follows hand from pocket to face.

24 LSLS of Doug taking tablets tree and field visible. Doug sits back down after taking tablets.

25 MCU MCU from front thinking about drinking. Ruffling stubble.

26 MCUMCU of side of face showing drinking it. Follow on from 25. Then reaches down for alcohol and drinks it.

27 LS

360 shot. LS pan from left to right, starting with Doug, then moving to Young Doug flying a kite with daughter and then she runs away, to which Doug walks over to his son and plays football with him. The ball the goes out of shot and the family are eventually reunited at a picnic on the last shot before the camera pans back to preset Doug at the tree.

28 CU to ECU

CU to an ECU of Doug’s face to Doug’s eyes, as he closes his eyes the shot is cut to black.

29 Various Still shots of park, day.

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