Shot list CoM
- 1. SHOT LIST Children of Men
- 2. INITIAL INFORMATION Throughout the whole opening scene the camera is not stable and seems to be handheld and filmed in one take, giving it a ‘documentary-esque’ feel. This then adds to the verisimilitude of the film.
- 3. Long shot to used to show large amount of people looking at something with their concerned/shocked facial expressions.
- 4. Close up shot is then used to show what the people in the previous shot were looking at.
- 5. This Tracking shot follows a male character as he walks through the crowd, suggesting he is the protagonist.
- 6. An Establishing shot is then accompanied by text to inform the audience of the place and date the film is set in.
- 7. The camera then takes up a long shot to show the busy streets, the rubbish bags and the pollution from the vehicles which may suggest London is an unattractive and stressful place to live in.
- 8. The camera then follows the ‘180-rule’ as it rotates around the character 180 degrees to show the area he has just walked past and to show the 2 people in the background hugging suggests London is still a friendly place.
- 9. After the camera has rotated, it can now show the explosion that the character has just missed. This also contrasts the friendly nature of the 2 people hugging seconds ago.
- 10. The final shot used before the title of the film is presented is a long shot of a wounded woman emerging from a cloud of smoke to show the impact and damage of the explosion.