The Gig

rough shot plan

- Opens with a close up of Mary’s feet as she’s walking, crunching gravel can be heard
- Wide shot from the side of Mary walking
- Mid shot from the front while she’s still walking, a nervous look clear on her face
- Close up of her face, still showing a nervous expression
- Back to mid shot, a bird can be heard squawking offscreen
- Mid/close up from behind as Mary jumps and looks over her shoulder
- Another shot of her feet as she picks up her face
- Wide shot as she reaches her house
- Mid shot as she walks up the driveway
- Close up as she opens door?
- Mid shot from inside the house as she walks in
- Mid shot from outside as she nervously looks around
- Close up, maybe extreme close up of her eyes darting around nervously
- Mid shot as she closes the door, from the outside and the inside
- Long shot as she takes off her coat and shoes before walking into the kitchen
- Long shot from the back as she walks away
- Long shot from inside the kitchen as she walks in and goes over to the kettle
- Close up as she flicks the kettle on
- Close up of Mary’s hand rested on the counter, fidgeting before her phone goes off
- Mid shot from the side as Mary visibly jumps before taking her phone out of her
back pocket
- Over the shoulder/close up of phone showing text
- Close up of Mary as she sighs but still looks uneasy
- Close up of her thumb as she types
- Over the shoulder/close up of phone showing her reply
- Close up of kettle as it flicks off
- Mid shot of Mary as she visibly jumps again and puts her phone down before
opening the cabinet
- Close up as she places the mug down on the counter
- Mid shot from behind as she pours the water in
- Mid shot from behind? Close up? as she pours the milk in
- Mid shot as she walks over to the island and sits down and opens the laptop
- Over the shoulder shot as she opens the laptop to show a homework assignment
from her disciplinary college
- Extreme close up of her fingers as she’s typing
- Mid shot? from over the laptop as her phone goes off and she jumps again
- Mid shot from different angle as she picks up her phone
- Over the shoulder/close up of phone showing text
- Mid shot as she begins typing
- Over the shoulder/close up of phone showing her reply
- Close up of Mary as she sighs, an anxious look on her face
- Mid shot as she runs a hand through her hair before getting up from her seat with
her mug and walking away
- Mid shot as she reaches the sink
- Close up as she turns on the tap and runs the mug under the water
- Over the shoulder shot as she’s washing up?
- Mid shot as she finishes washing up the mug and puts in on the draining board as a
car is heard outside and Mary jumps
- Close up of Mary’s face as she becomes even more nervous
- Long shot as she walks over to the window
- Shot from outside the window?
- Mid shot from the side as she peers out the window before shutting the
blinds/curtains
- Mid shot from behind as she shuts the blinds/curtains before turning around
- Close up as her eyes are cast towards the clock
- Close up of the clock showing that it’s 8 pm
- Long shot as she walks out of the kitchen
- Long shot as she makes her way upstairs
- Long/mid shot as she walks into her room from inside the room
- Long/mid shot from behind as she walks over to the window
- Mid shot from the side as she peers out the window before shutting the
blinds/curtains
- Mid shot from behind as she shuts the blinds/curtains before turning around and
walking away
- Mid shot from behind as she walks over to wardrobe and opens it
- Close up of her hand taking out a dress
- Long shot as she looks in the mirror, holding the dress up against her body
- (in editing, will fade the shot in the mirror from her holding the dress up to her
actually wearing it)
- Long/mid shot as she slips on the long coat and zips it up
- Long shot as she crouches down
- Shot from under the bed as she reaches for the guitar case?
- Close up as she pulls out the guitar case
- Mid shot as she unzips the case
- Close up of case as she opens in the reveal the guitar and picks it up
- Close up of Mary’s face as she stares longingly at the guitar
- Mid shot as she sighs before standing up
- Long shot as she stands up and walks over to the bed where she has a duffel bag
- Long shot from different angle as she puts the guitar in the duffel bag
- Close up as she puts the guitar in the duffel bag and zips it up
- Mid shot as she slings the duffel bag over her shoulder
- Mid/long shot from behind as she walks over to her bedroom door and leaves
- Mid shot as she walks down the hallway to the stairs
- Long shot from the bottom of the stairs as she walks down the stairs and reaches the
front door
- Close up/mid shot as she stops at the door and takes a deep breath
- Long shot as she opens the door and leaves