SEQUENCE AND SHOT LIST

I.  INTRO 100          (Shot 1)

    (Intro)

II. PREP 100-600     (Shots 2-7)

   (Preparation)

III. MEI 100-800      (Shots 8-15)

   (Mei)

IV. DIN 100-300      (Shots 16-18)

   (Dinner)

V. KISS 100-400      (Shots 19-22)

   (Kiss)

VI. CAKE 100-900   (Shots 23-31)

    (Cake)

VII.  BOOM 100       (Shot 32)

    (Boom)

 (Total of 32 shots.)

 

INTRO100

 

INTRO100

Fireworks shown and then a tilt down to show a long shot of his house, which shows new years festivities and a table set up for dinner.  The kitchen is seen through an open door.

PREP1-600

 

PREP100

Close up of hands chopping up vegetables.

PREP200

Close up of food being thrown into skillet.

PREP300

Close up of lanterns being lit.

PREP400

Close up of hands setting the table for two.

PREP500

Medium close up of Yao smoothing his hair in the mirror and adjusts his clothes.

PREP600

Yao hears a knock on the door.

MEI1-800

 

MEI100

Yao opens the door and Mei (his date) is there smiling.

MEI200

Yao pulls a chair out for Mei and sits her down and walks inside.

MEI300

Yao brings out the appetizer and also sits down.

MEI400

Fireworks go off.

MEI500

Close up of Mei watching fireworks.

MEI600

Medium shot as Yao pushes Meis plate towards her.

MEI700

Close up of Mei watching fireworks.

MEI800

Medium close up of Yao frowning and a firework goes off behind him and then his face lights up.

DIN1-300

 

DIN100

Medium shot as Yao grabs a hanging firecracker and he sticks it on Mei’s plate and lights it.  This gets her attention and she is happy.

DIN200

Long shot of them eating dinner and having a good time. 

DIN300

Medium shot.  They have finished their food and Mei leans in to give Yao a kiss, but he doesn’t notice and runs towards the kitchen for the next dish.

KISS1-400

 

KISS100

Medium shot of him walking out with the food and he grabs more fireworks.

KISS200

He sets the food on the table and sticks the firecrackers in and lights them.

KISS300

They start eating the food. 

KISS400

They have finished eating and as Mei kisses Yao, the camera zooms in.  Yao blushes and he smiles really big.

CAKE1-900

 

CAKE100

Medium shot as he runs into the kitchen.  He brings out a cake completely covered in firecrackers.

CAKE200

Close up of Mei’s eyes getting really big and looking ecstatic.

CAKE300

Medium shot of Yao lighting the first firecracker.  They both lean in expectantly.

CAKE400

Close up of the fire crackers lighting up the cake in a spiral.

CAKE500

Close up of Mei’s face.

CAKE600

Shot of cake.

CAKE700

Close up of Yao’s face.

CAKE800

Shot of Cake.

CAKE900

Yao and Mei leaning in to kiss, and right as their lips are about to touch….BOOM!

BOOM100

 

BOOM100

Medium shot and as the smoke clears, it is revealed that Mei has lost her eyebrows and hair.  She grabs what’s left of the cake and forcefully smashes it in his face, and storms.  Yao is left standing, looking pathetic with cake dripping off his face. Transition to black.