Shoot out

[ClanX2001]

I want to make a shoot out scean for my movie but I can't think of any cool shots. Any ideas?

[Chance1234]

how bizarre

not wanting to sound funny but isnt that the whole point of being a director to come up with the shots ?

get a director who can get "cool" shots for your movie if you cant think of any

[ThomasB]

I'm surprised, ClanX2001. I also think that it's the director who comes up with the shots.
Actually that's exactly why I love to direct: I'm the one who decides what to shoot.

[N. Foster Tyler]

That was a pretty stupid question there, Clan. I take it that you are producing this epic, because you can't possibly be a director!

[Mods]

Perhaps he's directing his ass?


Mods

[N. Foster Tyler]

He's all backed up.

[ClanX2001]

Ya know what? Kiss my ass, Chance!

[ilpostino]

True, maybe you should have thought a bit harder before posting but on the other hand, have a look at some Segio Leone films. One of my favorite shoot out scenes is in Face Off cool as! Just look at any action movie, Full Metal Jacket's another good source of insperation.

[Red House Painter]

I agree with Chance. i saw another post similar a while aga and thought the same thing. i can think up a million shots for anything. Most of them are going to be crap but only by looking at each one can you find then good ones.

When i write a script or come up with an idea, i automatically start storyboarding the scene in my head and have at least one shot that comes to mind stright away, that captures the essence of the scene.
Some times i think of a cool shot that then gives me an idea.

[Chance1234]

ok ill be a bit fairer,
but still the question is bizarre. also saying cool shots for a shoot out scene, well whats the rest of your film like ? no point in sticking some cool stuff in there just for the sake of it, if it is not going to match the rest of your film.

also what are you trying to acheive in the shoot out ? what is its relevance to the story ? what sort of effect do you want it to have on the audience ? these are all things you have got to think about. a shoot out on the outside is no difference from any other sort of scene, same rules apply,

say you want to build tension in the scene, say have your character ducking into cover, so go from from long shot to to your Full shot, then cut to the Mid shot of him in cover, now to add the tension have him firing back so film from the front of him cover him firing back (MS), then have his gun jam , cut to CU on gun cut to the MS of him having ot dive back into cover, then cut to a LS of enemys view cut back to the mid shot of him in cover, then several CU and MS of the magazine being change to get that kind of frustration time ticking , then cut back to the LS of the Enmys POV wiht your character popping back over, and cut to the MS of him returning fire with the now loaded gun.

Or say its part of your story where your main character has been hounded down and pinned down by cops for example and you want to show the fear element. Start with the LS where he is hiding, then cut to the FS of your character, say its astor for example film aboce the top of shelves and just see bits of your character as he weaves in between them,also get in with CU of your characters face sweating and cut to POVs fast back to the FS etc etc

But it all depends on the style your trying to acheive and the feel you want to give it, a scorsese style shoot out with the slow motion and 60?s music with a voice over would look most out of place in say a Rambo film and Vice Versa


Chance