‘Confessions of a Telecommuter’ – Shot List
TITLE
(Confessions
of a Telecommuter)
Scene 1
INT.
100
Medium
CU shot of
VO:
We all get up and go to work every morning.
INT.
OFFICE – COPY ROOM – DAY
101
Medium
shot of business man at Xerox machine from behind.
VO:
Some days are…
102
Shot
from side of machine up at man showing him inserting a paper (and his tie) into
the machine and pressing the copy button.
VO:
…better than others.
103
Medium
shot of man raising body with only half a tie left on his shirt.
VO:
But at the end of the day,…
104
CU
side shot of sheet coming out onto tray.
VO:
…we can look forward to coming home.
105
Medium
CU of man showing Xeroxed paper to camera. His tie is Xeroxed
as well and lining up perfectly with his real tie.
VO:
The only difference for me…
Time for the Xerox logo to appear is
needed. (maybe
it will say, ‘Xerox - For business or
pleasure’)
106 Quick flash (10 frames) of channel changing
static.
Scene 2
INT.
201 Medium front shot of
202
Over
Brother: So your boss
is cool with this whole working from home thing?
203
Down
at
204
Up
at Brother who reacts and walks on.
205
Front
CU of
VO: Some people give me a hard time because
I work remotely.
He
raises the remote of whose front view we use for our first morphition. (Possible use
back of television set instead)
Scene 3
INT.
301
Morphition into back of alarm clock (or
knuckles). Dolly left and rack focus to
VO: I think they’re just jealous.
302
CU
on side of
VO: Sure, I have a lot of independence; but I still have all the same
responsibilities. The
early morning meetings.
303
High
shot down at
Scene 4
INT.
401
Morphition into red boxers on Wilson who is
walking out of the bathroom. Track
VO: Dealing with the folks in sales.
402
Medium shot of front of door as it opens to
reveal
403
Down
at girl scout beaming and handing up clipboard, which
is next morphition.
Scene 5
INT.
501
Morphition into medium CU of laptop on lap
of
VO: And multitasking on those busier days.
502
Wide
shot of
Scene 6
INT.
601
Morphition into CU of Wilson’s black robe
and exposed white chest. Pull back
slowly to medium of a frustrated
VO: If anything, I’m more productive, since I don’t have all the
distractions of the office.
Continue
pulling out to reveal X-box control in his hands.
VO: And at home, I
feel like I’m in control.
602a Over mother’s shoulder down at
602b Level shot of
603 Up at Carol.
Carol: Say
604 Wide level shot of mother leaving, Wilson on couch, and girl scout playing X-Box.
Morphition to?
Scene 7
INT.
701
Morphition to? CU shot of
VO: What can I
say? This is a part of who I am.
702
Wide
shot of
VO: I am Wilson Stewart…
Scene 8
INT.
801
Medium
on web cam.
INT. CORPORATE OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY
802 Wide shot of telecommuter screen where
INT.
803
Wide
shot of
INT. CORPORATE OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY
804
CU
of boss’s head looking hesitant.
Boss: Well,
INT.
805
Over
INT. CORPORATE OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY
806
CU
of boss’s head beginning to smile.
Boss: Another year, another shining annual
review.
807
Over
boss’s shoulder (but not revealing it) of teleconference screen with
Boss: You remind me a lot of myself at that
age.
808
CU
side of boss’s head.
Boss: The ambition, the level of
professionalism. You’re going places
809
CU
of teleconference phone on table with hand pressing hang-up button.
810
CU
of boss’s head looking down at phone, then turning slightly towards camera to
pick up X-box controller. Pull back to
reveal boss wearing only a robe and boxers.
CREDITS ROLL
Scene 9
INT. OFFICE HALLWAY – CUBICLE FARM - DAY
901
Still
shot of office hallway with various robed people walking through out with
common office materials. A man with a
ripped tie walks by the screen.
THE END
(title is Xeroxed off of the
screen by a beam of light)
36 Total Shots
‘Confessions of a Telecommuter’ – Camera Setups
Office Copy Room (5)
Actors: John Jamieson, Sean Young
Setup 1: 101
Setup 2: 102
Setup 3: 103
Setup 4: 104
Setup 5: 105
Office Conference Room (4)
Actors: John Jamieson
Setup 1: 802, 807
Setup 2: 804, 806
Setup 3: 809
Setup 4: 810
Office Cubicle Farm (1)
Actors: All Available Extras
Setup 1: 901
If time permits, shoot from any interesting
setups
Actors: TJ Metz
Setup 1: 100, 801
Setup 2: 803
Setup 3: 805
Actors: TJ Metz, John Stillions, Bonnie Steiger, Emily
Black
Setup 1: 201
Setup 2: 202, 204
Setup 3: 203
Setup 4: 205
Setup 5: 601
Setup 6: 602a
Setup 7: 602b
Setup 8: 603
Setup 9: 604
Actors: TJ Metz
Setup 1: 301
Setup 2: 302
Setup 3: 303
Setup 4: 701
Setup 5: 702
Actors: TJ Metz, Emily Black
Setup 1: 401
Setup 2: 402
Setup 3: 403
Actors: TJ Metz
Setup 1: 501
Setup 2: 502
32 Total Camera Setups