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Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Planning: Shot List - By Connor Asquith and Josh Nutt

1st Scene:
As the shot is black, we hear a knock at the door.
*Camera placed at the top of the stairs looking down on the entrance*
High Angle Shot - As it fades into black, we see the door opening and a tall man opening it (Leonardo Moretti).
Close up shot - As Joe Messina walks through the door it freezes and goes to black and the title, close up shot on Joe. The text appears "Joseph Copley as Joe Messina".
*Camera moves from top of stairs to inside the office*
*Camera inside of office, looking at a man, in a suit, looking out of the window*
Line Alessandro Messina: Who is it?
*Cut*
Line Leonardo Moretti: Your brother.
*Cut*
Line Alessandro Messina: Let him in
Close Up (Low angle looking up very slightly) *Alessandro Messina turns, changes to black and white, text appears "Jordan Sims as Alessandro Messina*
Panning Shot - Following Alessandro Messina as he walks to his chair, Joe Messina is still stood up but has moved further into the room.
Line Alessandro Messina: Aaah my brother. You bring me good news I trust.
*Cut*
Line Joe Messina: He isn't going to be a problem anymore.
2nd Scene
*White Flash into Flashback*
Extreme Close up of Poison being dropped into glass, slowly zoom out and show Luciana Messina's face. Black and White, close up on face. Text appears, Kirsten Barman as Luciana Messina.
*Camera at the bottom of the stairs, looking up as Luciana walks down the stairs holding 4 glasses on a tray*
Panning Shot as Luciana walks towards a table of 4 men playing poker. Camera in same position as before.
*Camera in middle of poker table*
Camera Pans round in a circle, following Luciana as she hands out the drinks, (Freezes on the people playing poker)
  • Joshua Nutt as Leo Ramone
  • Andrew Robinson as William King
  • John Jones as Walt Dixon
  • (No Freeze) Joe Messina
*Camera near stairs high angle, looking down on the poker table*

Poker game plays on

*Leo Ramone drinks his drink in one, camera extreme close up of this happening*

Leo Ramone chokes, and collapse towards the table and his face hits the table *the camera goes into birds eye view of Leo's with his head on the table, then slowly zooms in on his hand, that is the royal flush, the camera carries on zooming in slowly on the A of the ace*

*Title Sequence*

Final Scene
*White Flash, and fades in to see the sky, as the camera slowly tilts downwards to see Marco Ramone stood at gravestone, with Marilyn Johnson stood far in the background, Low angle shot from the gravestones prospective looking up at Marco, holding a rose and a picture of his Father (possibly mother as well)*

Marilyn slowly walks towards Marco to comfort him, she hugs him
Marilyn: Are you alright?
*Camera moves to a long shot position showing them both from behind*
Marco: I'm going to get revenge for whoever did this to my father.
*Camera back at the gravestones perspective, back into a low angle shot of them stood together*
*Drops the rose and the picture on his Fathers grave, and they both slowly walk away as the camera fades to black*





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Omertà


* Mafia Based Gangster Film
* Chicago, USA
* 1930's
* Two Rival Families, Messina's And Ramone's
* Predominatley Male Audience
* Middle Aged, But Some Younger Audience
* Similar Films Include:
The Godfather Trilogy
Scarface
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
Resevoir Dogs

Other Film Names

*Royal Flush
*A Brotherhood
*Vendicare
*Omerta