The shooting script summarizes 65 shots over 4 scenes involving an argument between Nick and Gary that turns violent. Key events include: Nick and Gary arguing while Charles is tied up and shot in the background; Nick knocking Charles unconscious and discussing a man named Alexeyev with Gary; Alexeyev suddenly killing Gary and revealing the contract on Nick and Gary has been lifted, leading to a shootout between Nick and Alexeyev.

1. SAMPLE SHOOTING SCRIPT
Shot no. (to
correlate
with script)
Shot type Description Shot
duration
(s)
1 Medium
shot
We see Nick and Gary arguing over Charles, pointing over in his direction. We
hear Charles screaming in the background.
6
2 Long shot Nick and Gary are still arguing – however from this angle we see Charles
behind them, tied up in a chair.
6
3 Medium
close-up
shot
Charles is still screaming in agony – we see he has been shot by the collar
bone.
4
4 Medium
close up
shot;
freeze-
frame
Freeze-frame of the previous shot. Narrator explains to the audience who
Charles is.
28
5 Medium
close-up
shot
The freeze-frame ends and the same shot continues. We can still hear Gary
and Nick arguing.
4
6 Medium
shot
We see Nick and Gary still arguing. 4
7 Medium
close-up
shot
We see Gary. 2
8 Medium
close-up
shot;
freeze-
frame
Still image of Gary looking heated in his argument. The Narrator explains to
the audience who Gary is.
23
9 Medium
close-up
shot
The medium close-up shot continues as the freeze-frame ends. Gary and Nick
are still arguing.
3
10 Medium
shot
Back to the shot of both Nick and Gary arguing. 3
11 Medium
close-up
shot
Nick is shouting. 3
12 Medium
close-up
shot;
The same shot of Nick mid-way through shouting. 17

2. freeze-
frame
13 Medium
close-up
shot
The shot resumes as the freeze-frame ends. 3
14 Medium
shot
The first audible dialogue is spoken by the characters. Nick is berating Gary. 15
15 Medium
close-up
shot
Following the brief pause in dialogue, Nick continues to berate Gary. 12
16 Medium
close-up
shot
Gary responds to Nick. 2
17 Medium
close-up
shot
As each character delivers their line, the camera switches back and forth
between them. Nick is questioning why Gary shot a civilian.
4
18 Medium
close-up
shot
Gary defends his actions, claiming she was a witness to the shooting 4
19 Long shot Here we see another shot of all the characters at this point. Nick, Gary and
Charles. Charles is screaming in agony while we see Nick and Gary neglecting
him as they are too busy arguing.
5
20 Medium
shot
Nick explains how they are going to deal with the situation. 13
21 Medium
shot
Charles, tied to the chair continues to scream, on the verge of tears. 5
22 Long shot Showing all three characters again; Nick asks Gary for the pistol in attempt to
intimidate Charles into quieting down.
3
23 Medium-
close up
shot
We see Gary producing a pistol from his jacket pocket and passing it over to
Nick. Charles is clearly in excruciating pain.
3
24 Medium
shot
Starting with only Charles in the shot, Nick walks over with a pistol in his hand
and shouts at Charles.
12
25 Close up
shot
Charles spits towards the ground. 2
26 Point-of-
view
From the point of view of Nick, we can see that Charles’ spit has landed on
Nick’s shoe.
2

3. 27 Medium
shot
Nick knocks Charles unconscious by smashing him round the face with the
end of the pistol. Charles falls back on his chair to the ground.
5
28 Medium
shot
Placed just in front of where we see Charles, Nick walks back over to Gary. 3
29 Medium
shot
Nick and Gary discuss talking to a man called Alex (Alexeyev). Nick produces
a phone from his pocket.
6
30 Medium
close-up
shot
Nick talks to Alexeyev on the phone. 15
31 Medium
shot
Nick and Gary discuss the phone call before the end of the scene. 10
32 Scene ends and fades to black. The next scene then fades in.
33 Medium
shot
Nick is leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, Gary is sat on the floor
– both look bored.
10
34 Medium
close-up
shot
Nick begins to explain to Gary who ‘Alex the Axe’ 3
35 Medium
close-up
shot;
freeze-
frame
Freeze-frame of the previous shot – Nick is midway through talking as the
scene pauses and the Narrator begins to talk.
44
36 Medium
close-up
shot
The freeze-frame ends and Nick finishes what he was supposedly saying. 8
37 Medium
shot
Gary delivers the final line before the end of the scene. 5
38 Scene ends and fades to black. The next scene then fades in.
39 Medium
shot
Nick delivers the first line of the scene. We then hear the sound of the garage
door open – Nick reaches for the pistol in his pocket but Alexeyev appears.
Realising who it is, he takes his hand off his weapon
10
40 Medium
close-up
shot
Alexeyev 3
41 Medium
close-up
shot;
The narrator begins to talk about Alexeyev. 19

4. freeze-
frame
42 Medium
shot
After the freeze-frame we see a shot of Gary approaching Alexeyev to give
him a friendly meeting. Up until “Did you think that…?”
19
43 Over the
shoulder
shot
Shot over Alexeyev’s shoulder, pointed at Nick and Gary. “What the fuck are
you on about?”
6
44 Medium
shot
“It was lifted” 3
45 Medium
close-up
shot
Nick – “Are you pulling my pisser?” 3
46 Medium
close-up
shot
Alexeyev – “Do I look like I’m fucking joking?” 3
47 Medium
shot
Shot of Gary and Nick – “What do you mean the contract has been lifted?” 4
48 Point of
view shot
POV of Gary. Alexeyev – “Do you mean to tell me that you didn’t know?” 3
49 Over the
shoulder
shot
Shot over Alexeyev’s shoulder, pointed at Nick and Gary. “No?” 3
50 Point of
view shot
POV of Gary. Alexeyev – “Well now im going to have to kill you!” 3
51 Over the
(left)
shoulder
shot
Alexeyev raises his pistol swiftly, aiming it Gary. He fires two rounds at Gary
who is instantly shot dead. His body is thrown backwards, falling backwards.
10
52 Close up The empty casings of the rounds fall to the ground in slow motion. The pinging
sound of them hitting the ground is also in slow motion. The shot ends when
the casings stop moving.
10?
53 Medium
shot
Nick – “What the fuck!” He then reaches for his own pistol, raising it to match
Alexeyev. “Why the fuck did you do that?”
7
54 Medium
shot
Alexeyev – “The contract had been lifted.” 3
55 Long shot
(from just
in front of
Charles)
“You fu-“. Alexeyev begins to explain the reality of the situation to Nick. 12

5. 56 Medium
shot
“Matthews? Fuck me!” Nick still has his pistol raised 4
57 Long shot
(same as
before)
Alexeyev continues… 15
58 Point of
View shot
POV of Alexeyev - Nick responds “ 3
59 Point of
View shot
POV of Nick. Alexeyev – “You shot a man…” 10
60 Medium
shot
Nick – “Nah he ain’t dead.” 3
61 Point of
View shot
POV of Nick (as before). Alexeyev nods his head in a manner that suggests
Nick should turn around and look at Charles.
3
62 Over the
shoulder
shot
Over Alexeyev’s shoulder: Nick, with his weapon still pointed towards
Alexeyev, looks over his shoulder to look at Charles. “Fuck.” Nick turns his
head back to look at Alexeyev.
8
63 Medium
shot
Alexeyev – “Yes, fuck.” 4
64 Medium
shot
This shot is taken from the side, with both characters pointing their pistols at
each other in a standoff-like manner. They both look intense. After 5-6
seconds Nick says: “You bastard.” He then screams in anger. Nick fires a shot
at Alex and almost instantly after Alexeyev returns a round at Nick.
13?
65 Medium
shot;
freeze-
frame
The shot then pauses into a freeze-frame seeing muzzle flashes of each pistol.
Nick midway through screaming and Alexeyev looks as if he is violent
psychopath – multiple gunshots out of sync with each other (to suggest both
weapons have been fired) are then heard. The freeze-frame fades to black.
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