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Both ideas will include certain shots and transitions. for example the opening of the flashback will start of with a medium shot which shows a trench with props such as a signpost and wooden plates covering the floor with soldiers walking past. the camera will then move up, turning in to a extreme wide shot revealing the full extent of the trench network.
Another example of shots included will be the scene in episode 3 where James is being briefed about his upcoming mission in a bunker. the scene will include several different shots including close ups for his reaction to certain info being revealed, establishing shots to show the viewer who's in the room and where they are in in relation to main characters in the room.
one example of shots included for episode 1 are during the opening, where both James and Oliver are in a bank, looking to secure funding for their business. the scene will include establishing shots of both the exterior and interior of the bank, close ups of the bank manager, a select few employees, James and Oliver. Medium shots and wide shots will be used but not to as nearly the same extent.
A final example of shots included in episode 1 is when James and Oliver are at the bar where James overhears the businessmen talk about oil and the Derbyshire site. I plan to use wide shots in order to show the location of people in relation to James and Oliver as well as the location of the businessmen.
the order of events for episode 1 is as follows;
James and Oliver are sitting down in the lobby of a bank. James is called over by an attendant whilst Oliver stays in the lobby. James tries to secure a loan for his failing business but is briskly told by the attendant that the answer is no. defeated, he leads Oliver away from the bank and to a bar. the pair of them begin to drink and Oliver seen passes out. James is left staring at the bottom of his whisky drink when he overhears 2 businessmen talking in the booth behind him. they discuss the need for oil and the current market value of the substance. its clear where they both made their wealth. one of them speaks about a possible location of untapped oil and states his intention to drill for it. James discretly wakes Oliver up and brings him outside where he tells him what he heard. excited, the pair of them board a train to Derbyshire, the location that the businessman mentioned. Once they arrive they seek shelter in a local hotel where they hold up for the night. once dawn arrives both James and Oliver set out to find the location of the oil. a tipoff from a local merchant sends them to Alfreds farm where they spot a small patch of oil in a small ditch. They then arrive at Alfreds home in hopes of buying the property of him.
the order of events for episode 3 is as follows;
James is woken up by his friend, Tim, and told to report to the command post for an assignment. along the way we meet some of James' men. James and Tim enter the bunker and are briefed about an upcoming mission that could change the tide of the war. James is tasked with finding soldiers for the assignment. he recruits some already established characters such as Tim, he then goes up to a new deployed unit and asks for volunteers. only one hand is raised and this happens to be Watson - the son of Alfred. James briefs his squad and they set out for the German Trenches at night. they arrive at the trench and make their way to the communication post. on the way they are spotted by the Germans and some squad members are killed. what's left of the group makes their way to no mans land in which only James and Watson survive. they hide in a shell crater where Watson has a mental breakdown which forces James to kill him in order to not alert the roaming patrols.
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