Shot List: Framing the Fear

Film Opening (2-3 min)

Scene 1 – Outside Rian’s House (Night)

1. Over-the-shoulder shot – Haseeb knocking on the door.

2. POV shot (Haseeb’s perspective) – Looking up at eerie dolls hanging above the door.

3. Inside Rian’s apartment – slow zoom-in – Door as Haseeb knocks.

4. POV shot (Haseeb’s perspective) – Door creaks open, revealing Rian smiling - ghost behind

5. Close-up shot – Rian’s unnatural, wide smile as he stares.

6. Over-the-shoulder shot (Haseeb’s perspective) – Rian moves aside, allowing him in.

7. Medium shot – Haseeb steps in, door slowly creaks shut behind him.

8. Smash cut – Hard cut to Rian chopping the chicken.

Scene 2 – Inside Rian’s House (Living Room/Kitchen – Night)

9. Close-up shot – Knife cutting raw chicken, blood dripping off the cutting board.

10. Medium shot – Rian: “Bhuk lagi hai?” (Haseeb visible in background).

11. Close-up shot – Haseeb’s uneasy reaction "Nahi bhai… bas… chalun main?”

12. Close-up shot – Haseeb’s hand clutching his stomach.

13. Medium shot (side angle) – Haseeb turning pale, looking sick.

14. Overhead shot – Haseeb vomiting onto the floor.

15. Low-angle close-up – Haseeb looking up at Rian, who is still smiling looking behind Haseeb. POV shot (Haseeb’s perspective) – Rian watching him with an unsettling stare.

16. Medium shot – Rian grabs Haseeb and sits him on the sofa “Mein yeh saaf kar deta hu”

Scene 3 – Ghostly Presence

18. POV shot (ghost’s perspective) – Moving closer behind Haseeb.

19. POV shot (Rian’s perspective) - Cleaning the vomit. (Rapid cuts between shot 18 & 19)

20. POV shot (Haseeb’s perspective) – Looking behind him, but no one is there.

21. POV shot (Haseeb’s perspective) – Looking back and suddenly seeing Rian inches from his face.

22. Medium shot – Rian, standing awfully close, “Wahan kya dekh rahe ho?”

23. Close-up shot – Haseeb hesitating before asking, “Aap.. yahan akele rehte ho?”

24. Medium shot – Rian, smiling fading, then nodding no.

25. Close-up shot – Haseeb confirming, “Oh… matlab sabh abhi bahar gaye hue hai?”

26. Medium shot – Rian smiling again, “Nae”; as he looks behind.

27. Over-the-shoulder shot (Rian’s perspective) – Haseeb slowly turning his head to look behind him.

28. Slow zoom wide shot – Revealing four figures in black burqas standing behind Haseeb. OR/

29. Static wide shot – Rian, Haseeb, and the four figures in one frame.

30. Close-up shot – Haseeb’s frozen, horrified expression.

31. Cut to black.