working shot list

CU: close up, ECU: extreme close up, WS: wide shot, ES: establishing shot, FS: full shot, MS: medium shot, OTS: over the shoulder

Relic Shot List V.1

Scene 1 - Intro

1.1 ECU side view of hand grasping hand hold on cliff

1.2 WS from behind, climbing to top of cliff

1.3 MS straight on, lifts herself up, leaves view, lands in  3/4 CU view, stands up, takes off hood

1.4 FS front  3/4 view takes out spear, hero pose

1.5 ES establishing shot of mountain, temple, and landscape, title

1.6 CU front 3/4 view, begins moving forward

1.7 MS to WS low angle behind 3/4 view, walking towards temple entrance

1.8 FS side view, walking into temple entrance

Scene 2 - Hallway

2.1 ES bird's eye view of hallway, canted angle, hero walks in

2.2 WS side view, walks into frame in front of pillar

2.3 MS front  3/4 view, walks past camera

2.4 low angle pan left across pillar

2.5 ECU front 3/4 view, camera tracks with hero

2.6 WS high angle, CU of pillar, character walks to exit, shadow monster reveal

Scene 3 - Lava Room

3.1 MS front view, hero walks toward camera

3.2 WS from behind, zoom out, reveal platform

3.2 ES birds eye view, extreme high angle from p.o.v. of stalagmites

3.3 MS side view, begins running

3.4 FS front 3/4 view, still running begins catapult

3.5 WS side view catapults over gap 

3.6 FS top down view, about to land on platform

3.7 FS front view, lands on platform triggers trap

3.8 MFS front view, platform shaking, hero looks around

3.9 extreme low angle, bottom up view, cracks of platform opening up

3.10 WS top down view, segments of platform separating

3.11 WS view of exit, zoom out, segments continue separating

3.12 CU front 3/4 view, reaction of hero

3.13 CU to WS low angle behind 3/4 view, begins jumping to various platforms

3.14 WS low angle side view, view from below, jumps from one platform to next

3.15 WS view from front, jumps to more platforms

3.16 FS front 3/4 view, jumps and uses spear to swing

3.17 ECU side view, cape burned by lava

3.18 FS side view, lands on platform

3.19 MS side view, running and jumping

3.21 WS front view of exit

3.22 WS top down view, about to make one last jump

3.23 WS side view, jumps and dives for exit platform

3.24 FS front view, diving and hooks platform with spear

3.25 FS front 3/4 view, climbs up platform and walks toward exit

3.26 WS behind view, exits room through door, shadow monster follows

Scene 4 - Wall Room

4.1 ES high angle view front opposite end, hero enters room and door closes

4.2 CU behind 3/4 view, hero looking at closes door then turns forward to reveal high exit, room begins shaking and wall starts moving

4.3 CU front view, hero reaction

4.4 FS behind view, begins ascending wall structure

4.5 WS top down view, canted angle, jumping across the room

4.6 FS insert, bottom up view, jumps across frame

4.7 WS top down view, canted angle, jumping across the room

4.8 WS front view, ascends into frame

4.9 MS behind view, wall closes in on frame obscuring hero

4.10 ECU front 3/4 view, cape is caught in wall structure and rips

4.11 WS front view, hero progresses forward toward camera

4.12 FS behind view, hero ascends into frame moving and progresses moving away from camera, wall about to close in on her and seal off the exit

4.13 FS front 3/4 view, view from next room, exit doors closing, hero dives through and hand springs out of frame

Scene 5 - Final Room

5.1 FS front 3/4 view low angle, hero recovers and stands up, walks out of frame

5.2 MS front 3/4 view, walks to wall, catches her breath, looks at room

5.3 CU front 3/4 view, looks straight ahead and sees relic

5.4 WS p.o.v of hero, slow zoom in, relic glows in center of room on a pedestal

5.5 MS front 3/4 view, walks toward relic

5.6 ES extreme high angle view, canted angle, hero walks into inner circle approaching center

5.7 ECU front view, walks toward relic, view of eyes w/ reflection of relic in the eye

5.8 WS behind view high angle, walking toward relic, approaches steps

5.9 CU low camera, her's feet walking up steps of pedestal platform

5.10 MS side view, hero nears pedestal and stops

5.11 CU insert, wipes hands on pants and raises them out of frame

5.12 CU front view from behind relic, hero looks eye level with relic and moves her hands toward it with hesitation

5.13 CU of rock boulder, gently lifting off ground and moving out of frame

5.14 ECU front view from behind relic, hands nearing relic

5.15 CU of another boulder and another lifting off ground out of frame

5.16 ECU side view, 2 shot of hero and relic, hand moves to obscure light of relic

5.17 WS low angle, rocks slowly float to center point forming massive object

5.18 ECU front view of only hero, about to grab relic, senses something and looks over shoulder

5.19 MS behind view, large boulder hand immediately hits hero and knocks her out of frame

5.20 FS to WS behind 3/4 view, large hand follows through frame, hero is flies through frame at angle

5.21 MS front 3/4 view, hero flies into frame and hits hits against pillar then falls out of frame

5.22 FS front 3/4 view, hero falls into frame and lands on the ground, then recovers

Scene 6 - Final Battle

6.1 OTS FS of monster, pan up to reveal monster roaring

6.2 FS front 3/4 view, hero reaction to seeing monster

6.3 FS front 3/4 view, monster slowly walks toward hero

6.4 FS Front 3/4 view, hero motions to grab spear

6.5 CU grabs spear

6.6 FS front 3/4 view, hero throws spear, camera follows spear

6.7 MS front 3/4 view, spear hits monster in forehead and bounces off

6.8 CU front 3/4 view, spear flies after ricochet

6.9 CU top down view, spear sticks into pillar high above, pan over to see hero looking up

6.10 CU front 3/4 view, hero looking up at spear, covers in shadow and looks forward

6.11 WS side view, 2 shot, Monster walks toward hero

6.12 MS front view low angle, monster raises arm

6.13 FS side view, hero dodges as large fist hits ground

6.14 FS front view, tilted angle, hero rolls and runs toward camera as giant fist recovers, pan up to CU of monster looking angry cause he missed

6.15 CU side view, giant hand grabbing a broken pillar and lifting it

6.16 FS behind view, tilted angle, hero runs into frame and slides to a stop

6.17 FS behind 3/4 view, monster lifts broken pillar over his head

6.18 MS front 3/4 view, monster roars with pillar over his head

6.19 WS OTS of hero, monster throws boulder, hero takes cover behind a pillar, thrown pillar crashes against other pillar and breaks into pieces

6.20 WS side view, large pieces of rock fly by hero 

6.21 CU facing back wall, large piece of rock hits wall and opens large hole letting in a ray of light

6.22 WS side view, ray of light lands right on monster

6.23 CU front view, monster reacts to light, burning him

6.24 MS front 3/4 view, hero reaction to noticing weakness

6.25 

Scene 7 - Bedroom

7.1 ECU to WS front view, girl holds puzzle pieces above head standing on bed

7.2 MS side view, girl jumps off bed

7.3 FS side view, girl walks toward table, camera tracks with her

7.4 MS canted angle of puzzle on table 

7.5 MS front view, girl excited about to finish puzzle.

7.6 MS canted angle of puzzle on table, hands comes into view and places last puzzle piece

7.7 CU front 3/4 angle, girl satisfied, hears her mom, pan left to doorway and staircase

7.8 WS behind angle, camera outside room looking in doorway, girl turns and runs into hallway out of frame

7.9 WS behind angle, camera inside bedroom, low angle right next to puzzle, girl runs down stairs

7.10 WS pan into room and zoom into bed.

7.11 FS low angle, teddy bear ripped apart with stuffing coming out, eyes begin to glow

A New Breed of Animatics... v01

Monster Char. Sheet

same monster new style

Rock Monster Concept

What about this guy?

puzzle piece and final room

Color Design for Lava Room

Just a color design, not necessarily a room design

Rock Monster Concept

Temple Layout

This is just a cross section of all the rooms in the temple. I thought it might be helpful for visualizing things and for presentation purposes.

Script

SCRIPT

EXTERIOR CLIFFSIDE - DAY/EVENING 

Hero: Adult woman. Skilled warrior. Carries a spear. 

Hero is climbing very tall cliff with jagged rocks.  She slips and falls as some rocks come loose and she catches herself before falling to her death.  She reaches the top of the cliff and sees the doorway to an ancient temple built into the mountain side. We see a wide shot of the landscape with her standing on the cliff (Shot resembles a jigsaw puzzle). Insert title. She walks toward the entrance and notices the intricate designs and patterns on the entryway.

INTERIOR CORRIDOR

Hero enters the temple and walks through a corridor with tall columns aligning the walls. She walks past a stone statue whose eyes mysteriously light up and a shadowy darkness emerges from the statue and follows her without making its presence known.

INTERIOR TESSELATION / LAVA ROOM

Hero enters the next room where lava separates her from the next doorway. She sees a big round platform with an intricate pattern sitting in the middle of lava. She jumps onto the platform and it immediately starts to shake and the pieces of the platform come apart. As the pieces start to sink and separate, she makes her way across, hopping on each one getting closer to the adjacent platform using her spear. She makes a final leap and barely hooks on to the ledge with her spear hook. She climbs up and makes her way into the doorway. The Shadow is seen slipping into the darkness behind her.

INTERIOR STAIRWAY / TEMPLE DRAWINGS

Hero begins ascent up long, tall flight of stairs. She walks past ancient drawings carved into the wall depicting the temple and the treasure it holds. The drawings also depict a temple guardian that has claimed the lives of other warriors. She reaches the top of the stairs and enters another doorway.

INTERIOR COLLAPSING WALLS

Hero enters the room and sees a long tall room with narrow walls. High above on the adjacent wall is a doorway with no apparent way to access it.  Just as a shadowy figure slips into the room behind her, the doorway shuts and pieces of the walls start to move inward closing in on each other like a puzzle. She realizes that she has to begin ascending the moving pieces and exit the opposite door before she is crushed. She quickly jumps from each piece using her spear to aid her. The pieces are closing in on her and catch her cloak, ripping off a corner of it. Just as the pieces start to block her way and collide in front of her she dives through a small opening and narrowly escapes being squished.

INTERIOR TREASURE ROOM

Hero finds herself in the main room of the temple that holds what she has been seeking. The room is circular and is surrounded by tall pillars with a little bit of outside light shining though. In the center is an alter with a glowing object floating in the center of it. She slowly walks toward it. Dark shadows seem to be shifting and gathering behind her as she approaches the glowing object. Consumed by the glory of the treasure, the Hero doesn't notice that large rocks and pieces of broken pillars are enveloping the center of a shadowy mass behind her.  Just as she is about to grab the object, she is struck from behind with a giant rocky fist. She flies through the air and slams into a pillar and falls to the ground. A giant rocky monster is revealed to be the protector of the temples treasure.  He grabs the shiny object and tosses it into his mouth, swallowing it. She throws her spear at him and it ricochets into the air, and sticks into a pillar high above ground. She flips back, dodging another blow from the monster and throws some blades at him to distract him.  The monster knocks her down and picks her up by her cloak. She notices a weak point on the monsters collar bone. Just as he is about to beat her senseless, she clings on to his arm and he swings his fist at nothing. The monster is confused. He drops her and she dives between his legs as the monster stumbles onto his face. She begins climbing a pillar to retrieve her spear. The monster hits the column and it crumbles to the floor. She jumps from each column as the monster topples them and she grabs her spear. Jumping down with a super-attack, she stabs the monster in his weak spot.  The monster explodes in a fury of light. She grabs the piece and it is revealed that is is a jigsaw puzzle piece.

(Alternate) When the monster sneaks up on her the first time, she manages to just barely dodge the blow, but she stumbles from the unexpectedness of it and her cape flies over her head.  Then the monster swallows the treasure, and she throws the spear.  Then she dodges another attack before throwing the knives.  THEN it's the blow that knocks her against the columns and the monster picks her up by her cloak.

After escaping and the monster falls down, she sees her spear and notices the monster getting up and looking absolutely enraged.  she heads for the pillars with the monster in hot pursuit and she climbs up one of them.  The monster hits the pillar, barely missing her as she continues to ascend. 

The column topples as she begins a series of jumps to the next one, circling around to the chamber to her spear.  The monster follows her on the ground, knocking down the pillars, she comes in contact with.  The latest of the pillars he knocks over, falls into the one she's about to jump on.  She loses her footing, but jumps, barely able to grab hold of her spear before that column crumbles entirely and she begins to fall back down towards the monster.  She regains herself though and is able to plunge her spear into the monster's weak spot.

INTERIOR CHILD'S BEDROOM

As the light starts to fade, elements of a child's bedroom are revealed and a small girl is seen holding up the puzzle piece. A jigsaw puzzle sits on the carpet of her messy bedroom and she puts the final piece into the puzzle.  As she revels in the joy of completing the puzzle, she hears her mom calling her for lunch and runs out of the room.

INSPIRATION

I'm pretty sure we've somehow been channeling this episode of Samurai Jack. Some nice similarities. It's 22 minutes long. Time well spent!!


Samurai Jack Episode 10 Jack And The Lava Monster

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Rough Story Outline

Here is a very general premise of the story:

An adult female wanders many distant lands in search of something rare. She crosses several valleys, kingdoms, and villages over a long period of time before finally arriving at her destination. Before her are several traps, obstacles, and monsters that attempt to prevent her from reaching this treasured item. She must successfully overcome these obstacles to prove herself worthy of the sacred relic. She is athletic and courageous. Each obstacle is more difficult than the next, testing her agility, her wits, and her strength. There are many fallen warriors that have failed where she continues to succeed. She ultimately acquires the rare item only to reveal that she is just a small child in her house with a wild imagination that has found the final missing piece to a jigsaw puzzle. (possible alternate ending: the piece doesn't fit)