This shot list outlines scenes from a film involving two men, Colin and Adam, who are patients in a hospital ward. Scene 1 establishes shots of the hospital hallway and room. Scene 2 shows Colin and Adam talking in their beds. Scene 3 provides an exterior shot of the hospital. Scene 4 shows the men in silence, and a nurse entering. In Scene 5, the nurse checks on Colin who says he feels unwell. Scene 6 depicts Colin coughing and struggling at night, with Adam pressing the panic button and then withdrawing his hand. Scene 7 shows Adam waking to find Colin's bed gone, asking to be moved near the window, and looking out at the view.
1. SHOT LIST
SCENE 1
CLOSE-UP – THE WHEELS OF A TROLLY ROLLS BY FOLLOWED BY THE SHOES OF A NURSE
PUSHING IT.
LONG SHOT - THE HALLWAY. A MAN WALKING WITH A DRIP STAND.
MID CLOSE-UP - THE TOP OF THE DRIP STAND
CLOSE-UP – HEART MONITOR BEEPS.
TRACKING SHOT - A TABLE WITH MEDICINE BOTTLES. (CREDITS)
MID SHOT - A RECEPTIONIST IS TYPING ON A COMPUTER
TRACKING SHOT – THE DOOR THAT LEADS INTO THE WARD
SCENE 2
TRACKING SHOT – THE CAMERA TRACKS PAST THE BOTTOM OF EACH BED
CLOSE-UP – COLIN IS DESCRIBING THE VIEW OUTSIDE THE WINDOW
WIDE SHOT – THE TWO MEN ARE TALKING
CLOSE-UP – ADAM’S REACTION
MID SHOT – THE MEN CONTINUE TO TALK
POV (NURSE) – BOTH COLIN AND ADAM RAISE THEIR HEADS AS THE NURSE ENTER THE
ROOM.
POV (COLIN) – THE NURSE SMILES AS SHE WALKS IN. DIALOGUE.
MID SHOT – NURSE HELPS COLIN LIE BACK DOWN IN HIS BED.
POV (COLIN) – NURSE LEAVES THE ROOM
SCENE 3
EXTERIOR SHOT – THE HOSPITAL BUILDING. GLASS WINDOWS. CAMERA TILT FROM THE SKY
DOWN.
2. SCENE 4
LONG SHOT – COLIN AND ADAM LIE IN SILENCE. THE SOUND OF THE HEART MONITOR
BEEPS.
POV (FROM THE BACK OF BOTH BEDS) – THE NURSE WALKS IN. IT’S A NEW DAY.
MID SHOT – NURSE HELPS COLIN SIT UP (DIALOGUE).
CLOSE-UP – NURSE GLANCES OUT THE WINDOW AND THEN LOOKS DOWN AT COLIN AND
SMILES APPRECIATING WHAT HE DOES FOR ADAM.
POV (COLIN) – NURSE SMILES AND LEAVES.
CLOSE-UP – COLIN LOOKS UNHAPPY AS HE DESCRIBES THE VIEW OUTSIDE THE WINDOW.
HIGH ANGLE – ADAM LOOKS DISATISFIED WITH COLINS DESCRIPTIONS.
HIGH ANGLE – COLIN VOLENTARILY LIES BACK DOWN IN HIS BED.
SCENE 5
MID-SHOT (NURSE) – NURSE WALKS IN BUT THIS TIME THE MEN IGNORE HER.
MID SHOT (COLIN) – NURSE IS CROSS WITH COLIN FOR LYING BACK DOWN WITHOUT HELP
MID CLOSE-UP – COLIN EXPLAINS HE FEELS UNWELL AND THE NURSE TAKES HIS
TEMPERATURE.
POV (COLIN) – NURSE LEAVES.
SCENE 6
EXTERIOR SHOT – THE HOSPITAL EXTERIOR AT NIGHT.
WIDE SHOT – COLIN AND ADAM ARE ASLEEP. COLIN STARTS COUGHING.
CLOSE-UP – COLIN COUGHS AND STUGGLES
MID CLOSE-UP – ADAM AWAKES AND LOOKS OVER AT COLIN
MID CLOSE-UP – COLIN STRUGGLES TO REACH FOR THE BUTTON
CLOSE-UP – THE PANIC BUTTON. COLINS HAND CAN’T QUITE REACH.
MID SHOT – ADAM REACHES OVER TO PRESS THE BUTTON
3. CLOSE-UP – ADAM THEN SEE’S THE MOONLIGHT COMING FROM THE WINDOW AND
DOUBTS HIS ACTIONS.
WIDE SHOT – BOTH MEN HAVE THEIR ARMS OUTSTRETCHED TOWARDS THE BUTTON.
ADAM DROPS HIS HAND AND TURNS OVER IN HIS BED TO FACE THE OTHER SIDE.
CLOSE-UP – ADAM TRIES TO DROWN OUT THE SOUND OF COLIN DYING. THERE IS A THUMP
AND THERE IS SILENCE.
SCENE 7
CLOSE-UP – ADAM OPENS HIS EYES, ITS MORNING
WIDE SHOT – NURSE WHEELS COLIN’S BED OUT OF THE ROOM
CLOSE-UP – ADAM’S REACTION TO THIS
POV (ADAM) – NURSE WALKS IN (DIALOGUE)
SHOT REVERSE SHOT – ADAM ASKS TO BE MOVED NEXT TO THE WINDOW
WIDE SHOT – ADAM’S BED IS MOVED
POV (ADAM) – NURSE LEAVES
MID SHOT – ADAM PROPS HIMSELF UP TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
CLOSE-UP – ADAMS REACTION TO THE VIEW
TRACKING SHOT – THE VIEW OUTSIDE THE WINDOW