shot list - down in the valley
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Shot List - Down in the ValleyTRANSCRIPT
Down in the Valley Shot List
SCENE SHOT DESCRIPTION ELEMENTS
1 1 Long shot – from back of a long
conference room
Background – entire empty conference room; gray sky,
dead grass and airport runway seen out of a large window
Props – long table, rolling chairs, pitcher of water, cups
1 2 Medium-shot – open conference
room door, employees come in
Background – open door, hallway behind
Characters – Anne, Drew, Carl, Noah, Charlie
1 3 Close-up – McNeil’s uneasy face Background – open door, hallway behind
Characters - McNeil
1 4 Extreme-close-up – McNeil’s
hand slowly closes the door
Background – door handle, part of door
Characters - McNeil
1 5 Medium-shot – McNeil slowly
walks to the front of the room
Background – conference room, large window
Characters – McNeil, Anne, Drew, Carl, Noah, Charlie
1 6 Extreme-close-up – McNeil
fidgets with a few pieces of
paper (his notes)
Background – McNeil’s hands, table
Characters – McNeil
Props – a few pieces of paper
1 7 Close-up – McNeil’s uneasy face,
he glances down, messes with
tie, clears throat
Background – large window
Characters – McNeil
Props – McNeil’s tie
1 8 Long-shot – from back of
conference room
Background – entire filled conference room
Characters – McNeil, Anne, Drew, Carl, Noah, Charlie
Props – long table, rolling chairs, pitcher of water, cups,
employee’s notepads and pens
1 9 Close-up – McNeil’s face Background – large window
Characters – McNeil
1 10 Close-up – Anne’s irritated face Background – conference room
Characters – Anne
1 11 Close-up – McNeil’s face Background – large window
Characters – McNeil
1 12 Medium-shot – Carl and Noah’s
angry reactions
Background – conference room
Character – Carl, Noah
1 13 Close-up – Charlie’s angry
reaction
Background – conference room
Character – Charlie
1 14 Long shot – from back of
conference room
Background – entire filled conference room
Characters – McNeil, Anne, Drew, Carl, Noah, Charlie
Props – long table, rolling chairs, pitcher of water, cups,
employee’s notepads and pens
2 1 Long shot- outside of diner Background- assorted buildings surround the diner and
the diner is situated on a street intersection
2 2 Medium shot- panning inside the
diner
Background- jukebox, tiled floor, retro furniture
2 3 Medium shot- Anne working
behind the counter
Background- glimpse into the diner’s kitchen
Characters- Anne
Props- condiments
2 4 Close-up- Anne’s face; talks to
camera
Background- diner
Character- Anne
3 1 Medium shot- office floor Background- many cubicles, people working
3 2 Close-up- Noah talking to a
customer on the phone in his
cubicle
Background- wall of Noah’s cubicle
Character- Noah
Props- telephone and telephone headset
3 3 Extreme close-up- Noah adjusts
his tie and takes off head set
Background- wall of Noah’s cubicle
Character- Noah
Props- phone headset
3 4 Close-up- Noah’s face; he talks
to camera
Background- wall of Noah’s cubicle
Character- Noah
4 1 Medium shot- panning inside
Carl’s messy living room; Carl is
on the couch
Background- living room
Character- Carl
4 2 Close-up- zoomed in to Carl
lazily sitting on the couch
Background- Carl’s living room
Character- Carl
4 3 Extreme Close-up- Carl yawns
and talks to the camera
Background- Carl’s living room
Character- Carl
5 1 Medium shot/ High angle- down
the stairs to the basement of the
data processing area
Background- basement
5 2 Medium shot- data processing
room
Background- the data processing room; manila folders, file
cabinets, papers everywhere
5 3 Extreme Close-up- Charlie
singing while working at his desk
Background- data processing room
Character- Charlie
5 4 Close-up- Charlie talks to camera Background- data processing room
Character- Charlie
6 1 Long shot/Low angle- outside of
skyscraper
Background- urban area
6 2 Long shot- down the hallway to
Drew’s office
Background- cubicles
6 3 Medium shot- inside Drew’s
office; Drew is working on
computer at his desk
Background- office, window
Character- Drew
6 4 Close-up- Drew talks to camera Background- office, window
Character- Drew
7 1 Medium shot- Anne sitting in
booth
Background- the diner
Character- Anne
7 2 Close-up- Anne as she begins to
talk to the interviewer (who is
not shown on camera)
Background- wall of diner
Character- Anne
8 1 Medium shot- Noah sitting at a
table in a conference room
Background- conference room
Character- Noah
Props- pitcher of water, notebook, pens
8 2 Close-up- Noah’s face as he
begins to talk to interviewer (not
shown on camera)
Background- conference room
Character- Noah
Props- pitcher of water, notebook, pens
8 3 Extreme close-up- Noah’s face as
he pauses and smirks
Background- conference room
Character- Noah
Props- pitcher of water, notebook, pens
8 4 Close-up- Noah continues to talk
to interviewer
Background- conference room
Character- Noah
Props- pitcher of water, notebook, pens
9 1 Medium shot- Carl is eating a Big
Mac and watching TV
Background- Carl’s messy living room
Character-Carl
Props- Big Mac
9 2 Extreme Close-up- Carl piling the
Big Mac into his mouth
Background- wall of Carl’s living room
Character-Carl
Props- Big Mac
9 3 Close-up- Carl finishes his
sandwich and begins to talk to
the interviewer (not shown on
camera)
Background- Carl’s messy living room
Character-Carl
10 1 Medium shot- Charlie listening
to music in data processing room
Background- data processing room
Character- Charlie
10 2 Extreme Close-up- Charlie’s hand
turns off the radio
Background- wall of data processing room
Character- Charlie
Props- Radio
10 3 Close-up- Charlie begins to talk
to the interviewer
Background- data processing room
Character- Charlie
10 4 Extreme Close-up- Charlie’s face
as he smirks
Background- wall of data processing room
Character- Charlie
10 5 Close-up- Charlie continues to
talk to interviewer
Background- data processing room
Character- Charlie
11 1 Medium-shot – Drew sitting
behind his desk as the
interviewer asks questions
Background – office, window
Character – Drew
Props – computer, office supplies, stacks of paper
11 2 Close-up – Drew’s face as he
gets annoyed thinking about
McNeil
Background – office, window
Character – Drew
11 3 Extreme-close-up – Drew’s big
grin
Background – office, window
Character - Drew
11 4 Close-up – Drew’s face as he
continues to smile
Background – office, window
Character - Drew
12 1 Long shot – looking down the
main road of the town as the sun
goes down
Background – office, window
12 2 Long shot – looking into the
diner as the interviewer and
Anne sit at a booth
Background – diner
Character - Anne
Props - jukebox, booths, chairs, titled floor
12 3 Close-up – Anne talking to the
interviewer
Background – diner
Character - Anne
Props - jukebox, booths, chairs, titled floor
12 4 Extreme-close-up – Anne raised
one eyebrow
Background – diner
Character - Anne
12 5 Close-up – Anne talking to the
interviewer
Background – diner
Character - Anne
12 6 Long-shot – Anne slides out of
the booth quickly and storms to
the kitchen
Background – diner
Character - Anne
13 1 Medium shot- Noah sitting at a
table in a conference room
Background- conference room
Character- Noah
Props- pitcher of water, notebook, pens
13 2 Close-up- Noah’s face as he
begins to talk to interviewer
Background- conference room
Character- Noah
Props- pitcher of water, notebook, pens
14 1 Long-shot – entire office,
employees sitting at their desks,
small chatter, phone ringing
Background- office
Characters - Anne, Drew, Carl, Noah, Charlie
Props- desks and rolling chairs, cubicle dividers, office
supplies, phones, stacks of papers, computers
14 2 Medium shot/pan shot – Noah
gets out of his chair and walks to
Anne’s desk
Background- office
Characters - Noah
14 3 Close-up – Noah talks to Anne Background- office
Characters - Noah
14 4 Close-up – Anne half listens and
looks at her computer screen
Background- Anne’s desk area
Characters - Anne
14 5 Close-up – Noah’s face as he
looks annoyed that Anne isn’t
listening
Background- office
Characters - Noah
14 5 Close-up – Anne finally looks up
from her computer and raises
her eyebrows
Background- Anne’s desk area
Characters - Anne
14 6 Close-up – Noah’s face Background- office
Characters - Noah
14 7 Close-up – Anne’s face Background- Anne’s desk area
Characters - Anne
14 8 Medium-shot /pan – Noah walks
away as he finishes his sentence
Background- office
Characters - Noah
15 1 Medium shot/over the shoulder
– Interviewer asks Carl a
question
Background – Opening to dining room, kitchen, a few
pictures on the wall
Characters - Carl
15 2 Close up – Carl’s face Background – blurred out dining room, kitchen
Characters – Carl
16 1 Long shot - Carl doing nothing in
a busy office
Background- Office desks, office supplies, equipment
Characters – Carl, Noah, Anne, Charlie
16 2 Close up – Anne talking on the
phone
Background – office
Characters – Anne
16 3 Medium shot – Carl doing
nothing in busy office
Background – office desks, office supplies, equipment
Characters – Carl, Noah, Anne, Charlie
17 1 Medium shot – over the
shoulder
Background – dining room, kitchen
Character – Carl
17 2 Medium shot – profile of Carls’
face
Background – wall of the house
Characters – Carl
17 3 Medium shot – Carl picking up
remainders of his meal
Background – dining room, living roon
Foreground – couch, table
Characters - Carl
17 4 Close up – Carl’s face Background – blurred out dining room, kitchen
Characters – Carl
18 1 Close up – Charlie’s creeped face Background – blurred vision of the wall of a cubicle
Character – Charlie
18 2 Medium shot – Charlie
symbolizing money with his
hands
Background – Back of a wall, papers
Character – Charlie
19 1 Medium shot – McNeil talking to
Anne
Background – door to outside
Character – McNeil
19 2 Medium two shot – McNeil
talking to Anne
Background – wall of the foyer between the office and
outside
Characters – McNeil and Anne
19 3 High angle, Bird eye shot - car
going short distance from point
A to point B
Background – building, deserted land
Prop – car
Character - McNeil
20 1 Extreme Close-up – Charlie’s
eyes
Background – blurred office
Characters – Charlie
20 2 Medium shot – over the
shoulder – Charlie listening to
interviewer
Background - back of office
Characters – Charlie
20 3 Medium shot – profile of
Charlie’s face
Background – Wall of the office
Characters - Charlie
20 4 Medium shot – Charlie on the
computer
Background – Computer, manila folders, papers
Character – Charlie
20 5 Close up – POV – business Background – computer screen
transaction on computer screen
20 6 Close up – Charlie and his hands Background – office area
Characters – Charlie
21 1 Long shot – office firm – panning
into conference room
Background – elegant cubicles, office space
21 2 Medium shot - Drew Background – wall of the conference room
Character - Drew
21 3 Medium shot – low angle - Drew Background – Wall, ceiling of conference room
Character - Drew
21 4 Extreme Close-Up Drews hands
quietly shaking on lap- checking
time
Background – Drew’s body
Character - Drew
21 5 Close-up low angle – drew’s
head
Background – wall of conference room, ceiling
Character - Drew
21 6 Medium shot – over the
shoulder – interviewer talking to
Drew
Background – wall of conference room
Character – Drew
21 7 Close up – profile of Drew’s face Background- wall of conference room
Character - Drew
21 8 Medium shot – profile of Drew’s
face
Background – wall of conference room
Character – Drew
21 9 Extreme close up – Drew’s
Adam’s apple
Background – blurred wall of conference room
Characters – Drew
21 10 Extreme close up – Drew’s brows
and flustering eyes
Background – blurred wall of conference room
Characters - Drew
21 11 High angle shot – Drew Background- The floor of conference room, table, wall
Characters - Drew
22 1 Long two shot – Drew and
Charlie working
Background – the office area
Characters – Drew and Charlie
22 2 Close-up Drew on the phone Background – cubicle area
Character – Drew
22 3 Long shot – Charlie looking back
at Drew’s desk
Background – other office space
Character – Drew and Charlie
22 4 Medium shot – Charlie and
computer
Background – cubicle wall
Characters - Drew
23 1 Long shot – office firm – panning
into conference room
Background – elegant cubicles, office space
23 2 Medium shot - Drew Background – wall of the conference room
Character - Drew
23 3 Medium shot – low angle - Drew Background – Wall, ceiling of conference room
Character - Drew
23 4 Close up – profile of Drew’s face Background- wall of conference room
Character - Drew
23 5 Medium shot – profile of Drew’s
face
Background – wall of conference room
Character – Drew
23 6 High angle shot – Drew Background- The floor of conference room, table, wall
Characters - Drew