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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