Editing Planning - Final Running Order for My Opening Sequence for 'When Duty Calls'
I will be editing shortly, so I have put together a final running order of my shots and title cards so that the editing process runs as smoothly as possible.
- Paramount Pictures ident
- TITLE CARD - PARAMOUNT PICTURES (production company)
- TITLE CARD - SKYDANCE MEDIA & MILLENNIUM FILMS (production companies)
- Medium close up of protagonist asleep
- Close up of alarm clock - as it’s going off
- Medium close of protagonist waking up to alarm
- Close up of alarm clock as protagonist slaps it off
- Medium close up of protagonist as he goes back to snoozing
- TITLE CARD - ETHAN HART (actor)
- Medium shot facing bed as protagonist sits up to get out of bed
- Ground level shot of feet hitting the floor
- Medium close up of protagonist's legs walking
- TITLE CARD - RICHARD THORNE, SOPHIE PARKER (actors)
- Medium shot of protagonist stretching hands above head
- Close up on protagonist holding his lower back
- TITLE CARD - HANS ZIMMER (composer)
- Long shot of protagonist in toilet
- TITLE CARD - BILL POPE (cinematographer)
- Close up on protagonist's head coming into frame as he does press-ups
- Long shot of protagonist doing press-ups - side on
- TITLE CARD - LEE SMITH (editor)
- Close up on feet running on treadmill - ground level
- Close up on protagonist's face as he runs
- Medium close up of protagonist doing shoulder press - slight low angle
- TITLE CARD - CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE (screenplay by)
- Close up on burnt toast popping out of toaster
- Extreme close up of protagonist's face as he’s annoyed - same angle, camera flipped
- Close up on espresso shot spilling over the top
- Close up on protagonist, frustrated again
- TITLE CARD - KEVIN FIEGE, FRANK MARSHALL (producers)
- POV shot of protagonist opening draw and grabbing a knife
- Close up on protagonist spreading jam on toast
- Medium shot of protagonist sitting at table reading newspaper (see tops of eyes)
- TITLE CARD - David Leitch (director)
- Medium close up on Alexa “Breaking news from London”
- Medium shot of protagonist picking up toast to eat and focusing on radio as he says “Alexa, volume up”
- Close up on Alexa
- Close up on protagonist's face as he’s shocked
- Close up on phone as it buzzes “HEADQUARTERS - EMERGENCY ONLY”
- Close up on protagonist swiftly moving head towards phone - low angle
- Close up on phone ringing
- Close up on protagonist's anxious face as he lets the phone ring for a little - low angle
- Close up on phone as protagonist pulls phone out of frame
- Close up on protagonist's anxious face as he answers call and listens to caller as he finishes the opening sequence by saying “Yes Sir, I’m ready”
- Cut to black and title appears “WHEN DUTY CALLS”

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