| The First Crusade |
| Front Cover | Introduction | Narration | Shotlist | Treatment |
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PRELUDE SHOT LIST
Superimpose onto: "On November 27th..." Map of Europe. Slow zoom into Clermont, France. Dissolve to: "Pope Urban II held..." ECU of back of Pope’s head. *Titan Crane move: up/away from head to reveal gathered crowd, pan/glide left and around to low angle of preaching Pope just as army cheers, raising shields and swords, obscuring camera, motivating camera crane up and forward over crowd towards and past Pope, then tilting upwards to heavens. Dissolve to: "Military and spiritual enterprise..." Illumination of battle between Antichrist/Devil and Christ/Angels. France, Paris, Neerl3ff22. Dissolve to: "Goal of recapturing the Heavenly city of Jerusalem..." Moving aerial shot of Jerusalem: Rushing sand dunes/desert, then roads/camels, then the city walls and city, before tilting up to heavens. If unable to get hellicopter appropriations, then use similar shot from film archives. Dissolve to: "Jesus Christ and..." Apocalyptic depiction of Christ as militant figure. England, London British Library. Dissolve to: "This Holy war..." Urban II at Clermont preaching. USA, Baltimore, Walters, W137ff1. Slow dissolve to: "The apocalyptic campaign..." ECU of red cross on shield or tunic. Zoom out to reveal a Crusader Knight. FADE BLACK. |