1. ADVANCED PRODUCTION-RESEARCH-TRAILER RECORD SHEET
Film TE/TR Question's raised Category Comments (Genre, own Shot list (B/W, SFX etc)
(Teaser (True story, reaction)
/ novel, comic
Trailer) fictional,
film,docu)
Blindness Ta What is the countdown to? fictional Lots of tension is cut/ clack background/ white
Why is there a time limit? created through the text “Miramax Films”
based use of non-diagetic
How has everyone become on novel sounds as the music cut/ bird’s eye view of city/
blind? by nobel helps create an roads
atmosphere. The use
Is there a reason why god is prize of diagetic sound for cut/ medium shot of red
mentioned twice? Is religion winner the ticking of the traffic light/ sky and plane in
one of the themes? Jose clock to also create background
suspense.
Where have all the people
Saeameg Audience: approved fast cut/ extreme close up of
gone to? o to all audiences there green light
isn’t any use of
How will the government violence and fast cut/ long shot of traffic
resolve this issue? inappropriate jam
language.
How are the people going to cut/ close up of man in car
live and survive?
fast cut/ extreme close up to
What is different about the face
main female character that
fast cut/ medium shot of car
allows her to see and not get
infected like the rest of the fast cut/ bird’s eye view of
population? city/ roads
Cut/ white, blue background/
black serif font appears and

2. zooms in “Cannes film festival.
Opening night. Official
section”
Fades out/ extreme close up
of upper face (eyes)
Fast cut/ man’s face
Cut/ medium shot (below
shoulders) of doctor and
patient
Fast cut/ close up of man
holding chair
Fast cut/ over the shoulder
shot
Fast cut/ close up/ teardrop in
mans eye
Fades to back screen
Fades/ Arial view of city
Cut/medium shot- man
walking
Fast cut/ text appears “A
mysterious illness”
Fast cut/ long shot-man
Fast cut/ close up-man

3. Fast cut/ man and woman in
bathroom
Fast cut/ behind the shoulder
shot
Cut/ close up of woman’s
face- men in background in
soft focus
Fast cut/over the shoulder
shot
Cut/blue-white background,
text shown “A Global
Epidemic2 black sans serif
font
Fast cut/ medium shot –man
at desk
Fast cut/ long shot corridor
Fast cut/bird’s eye view-
woman on floor
Fast cut/ long shot-people is
lift
Fast cut/long shot-office
Fast cut/ medium shot-man’s
back
Fast cut/ close up-woman’s

4. face
Cut/ blue-white background,
sans serif text “A World In
Panic”
Cut/long shot-supermarket
Fast cut/Arial shot-motorway/
blurred vision
Fats cut/ long shot-
conference room
Cut/medium shot-woman in
conference
Fast cut/ white screen
Cut/ long shot-beds (close up
of man’s face)
Fast cut/ medium shot
Cut/ long shot-living room
Cut/ long shot living room
Cut/long shot- people leaving
Cut/ medium shot-man in
ambulance
Cut/ medium shot-woman in
ambulance

5. Cut/ close up- men is masks
Cut/ medium shot- man and
woman in ambulance
Cut/ medium shot- back of
ambulance
Cut/ black screen
Cut/ behind the shoulder
shot- man driving
Cut/ bird’s eye view- gates
opening
Fast cut/close up- soldier’s
legs
Fast cut/ close up- man in
mask
Fades/ white background-
long shot- people
Fast cut/ medium shot-
woman
Fast cut/ extreme close up-
woman
Fast cut/ blue, white
background- black sans serif
text, credit “Fernando
Meirelles” zoom in

6. Cut/ close up
Fast cut/ close up-woman
Fast cut/ close up-man
Fast cut/ medium shot of man
with one eye in sharp focus-
soft focus in background
Cut- blue-white background/
credit “Director of The
Constant Gardener and City
Of God. Black text/ zoom in
Cut/ medium shot- men
fighting
Fast cut/ medium shot- man
stops fight
Fast cut/ medium shot- man
separates them
Fast cut/ close up sharp focus-
soft focus in background
Cut/ medium shot- man
Cut/ blue-white background-
black text – credit “Based on
the novel by Nobel prize
winner Jose Saramago”
Cut/ medium shot- over the

7. shoulder
Cut/ medium shot-woman
Cut/ long shot- people in
bedroom
Cut/ medium shot of man-
sharp focus/ soft focus in
background
Fades to white
Long shot/ man speaking in
microphone
Fast cut/ medium shot- men
with boxes
Fast cut/ over the shoulder
shot- canted on high angle
Fast cut/ medium shot- man
with gun
Fast cut / medium shot-
married couple
Fast cut/ medium shot- man
shoots gun
Fast cut/ extreme close up-
glass breaking
Fast cut/ medium shot-

8. people with hands in the air
Fast cut/ blackout
Cut/medium shot-Virgin Mary
Cut/ close up of woman-
sharp focus/ soft focus in
background
Fades to black
Cut/ medium shot- canted,
high angle
Cut/ over the shoulder shot
Fades to black
Fades to close up- one eyed
man
cut/ close up – child’s face/
sharp focus/ soft focus in
background
cut/ close up- woman- black
hair
cut/ close up- woman’s face
cut/ medium shot
fades to black
cut/ close up-man’s hand on

9. woman’s face
cut/ long shot- canted on high
angle- woman outside
cut/ medium shot- woman
cut/ blue-white background-
black text “This Fall”
cut/ medium shot- one eyed
man
cut/ close up-woman in dark
black screen
cut/ long shot- people in
corridor
cut/ medium shot/ white
background with shadows
fade to white
cut/ medium shot- woman
with child
cut/ close up-woman’s face
fades to black
cut/ close up/ man and
woman
cut/ close up/ woman

10. cut/ medium shot- man with
gun
cut/ long shot- woman
cut/ medium shot/ man with
gun
cut/ blue-white background-
black text “This is BOLD
filmmaking” zooms in
Cut/ medium shot- woman in
corridor
Cut/ long shot- people in rain
Cut/ close up- people’s faces
Fast cut/ medium shot- man
shoots gun
Cut/ blue-white background/
black text “Powerful and
Provocative” zooms in
Cut/ close up- woman
Fast cut/ close up- mans and
woman
Fast cut/ medium shot- stairs
Cut/ close up- woman on
phone

11. Cut/ medium shot- man with
gun
Fast cut/ close up- woman
Fast cut/ medium shot-man
and woman hugging
Black screen
Fast cut/ medium shot-
woman
Fast cut/ over the shoulder
shot
Fast cut/ over the shoulder
shot- soldier
Fast cut/ close up- man
Fades to black
Fast cut/ close up- woman
with light
Fast cut/ black background ,
white text “blindness”
Cut/ over the shoulder shot
Fades to white screen
“blindness-the movie.com”
Black screen