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    Hi Everbody!

    I'm looking for examples of foot chases in script, as I don't know how to write them well enough to be "clear" and effective , so the reader knows how to visualize it.

    Thanks DDP Community!

    (Note to the modz: it's really late out here, and I mispelled example, forgot to add a S, but can't edit this. Could you please be so kind enough to edit the thread title?)
    The question is : Do you work in the business?

  • #2
    Re: Exemple of foot chases

    The first scene in Trainspotting -

    http://www.pg.ru/scripts/trainspotting.html

    ...over pretty quick though.

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    • #3
      Re: Exemple of foot chases

      POINT BREAK.

      Focus on reversals to keep it interesting, and how the chase shows character and moves the story forward (so that the chase can not be cut without damaging the story itself... not just continuity).

      - Bill
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      http://www.scriptsecrets.net

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      • #4
        Re: Exemple of foot chases

        Apocalypto. Pretty much the second half of the movie and brilliantly filmed.
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        • #5
          Re: Exemple of foot chases

          The Matrix
          Casino Royale
          Chicks Who Script podcast

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          • #6
            Re: Exemple of foot chases

            Run Lola Run

            Wait, it's been awhile since I've seen it. Was she ever running from someone, or did she only just run for the hell of it?

            The Jason Bourne movies
            "The Hollywood film business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." Hunter S Thompson

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            • #7
              Re: Exemple of foot chases

              Pretty sure you can find the MATRIX opening foot-rooftop chase online.

              - Bill
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              • #8
                Re: Examples of foot chases

                Heat
                Inception
                Blade Runner
                The Bourne Ultimatum
                The French Connection
                "Write every day. Don't quit. The rest is all bullshit." - Brian Koppelman

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                • #9
                  Re: Exemple of foot chases

                  Originally posted by wcmartell View Post
                  POINT BREAK.

                  Focus on reversals to keep it interesting, and how the chase shows character and moves the story forward (so that the chase can not be cut without damaging the story itself... not just continuity).

                  - Bill
                  Totally. I remember when PB was released, it was highlighted for its chase scenes. There's some great foot chases in PB.
                  Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life. ~ William Goldman

                  homeslice

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                  • #10
                    Re: Examples of foot chases

                    Dirty Harry

                    No Country For Old Men

                    Heat

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                    • #11
                      Re: Examples of foot chases

                      RAISING ARIZONA. One of my fave chase scenes.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Examples of foot chases

                        Quentin's written a couple solid ones.

                        RESERVOIR DOGS...

                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYZytoNzwXc

                        PULP FICTION

                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k7DWeR1hfY
                        "I hate to break it to you but there is no big lie. There is no system. The universe is indifferent.- - Don Draper

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                        • #13
                          Re: Examples of foot chases

                          The opening of NARC.
                          Introduce a little anarchy.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Examples of foot chases

                            I haven't read the script, but Memento had a fun one.

                            http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Memento.html

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                            • #15
                              Re: Examples of foot chases

                              Bullet has two foot chases.

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