Shoot out

[Spoon boy]

Stop this ganging up bizz lady and gents. It?s pulling on my titys.

[khan488]

My only advice to you for your shootout is to have fun, think if angles that will incorporate good actor movement. If you want ideas pick up any john woo movie, see how he does it, he is the master when it comes to shootouts. One thign I have found to be good ona shoot out is less cuts more fluidity in the actual shots. choreograph everything in the shoot outs, and then HAVE FUN!! thats all if you worry about it too much it may turn out horrible go with your gut, how did you envsion the scene when you first read it/wrote it. hope this helps.

Khan488
Fractured Vision Media

[no_one119]

Maybe we could interpret this question differently. Maybe by "cool" we actually mean "different". The shoot-out has been done a million ways in as many films. Whilst the rules for it may not be as hard and fast as say, shooting a piece of dialogue between two characters, it can be formulaic.

I'm a touch unconventional in all things, and I'd like to convey this. Maybe shoot the whole thing in one take, from a long shot. I'd also think overhead shots looking straight down or a shot from underneath looking straight up would be unsual. I like the shot in the Matrix where you see just the gun and he unloads into Neo's chest.

Any "different" shot ideas from anyone?

[This message has been edited by no_one119 (edited July 09, 2001).]

[Chance1234]

forget what i said in my last reply to this,
ill go back to my original statement which is, it is a bizzare question and if you cant think of the shots then get a director who can.

whatever happened to the Narrative ? a film is not one scene (well it can be but we wont go into that for now) a film should be well constructed not just in story but in everything else as well, down from the lighting to the acting to the SHOTS, THERE HAS TO BE CONTINUITY! and changes which are made should fit the Narrative.

there is no point in sticking shots in, just for the sake of it.

no matter what type of scene it is in the film , it should flow with the rest of the film otherwise you will jsut distort the viewer. unless that is your intention THEN you have to structure it carefully. so where you want teh viewer distort then it is a clear cut from the rest.

finally, this is rhetorical not personal, If you think all you need to do is make a movie is choose some cool shots, then you are very disiluusioned abnd i would give up now.