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BEATSHEETS
dog soldiers

1. OPENING IMAGE (1)

A forest in Scotland.

2. THEME STATED (5)

Survival is not running but removing the enemy.

3. SET UP (1-10)

The danger is set up by the deaths of the camping couple. We meet the soldiers, our heroes and we meet the bad soldier, Ryan.

4. CATLAYST (12)

Coming a little late in minute 18, a dead cow is thrown into the soldier's camp.

5. DEBATE (12-25)

What happened to the cow? Is something strange afoot? They find the deserted camp - what happened there?

6. BREAK INTO TWO (25)

Minute 27 - A werewolf attacks answering the questions raised in the debte section. Yes, there is defintely something strange afoot.

7. B STORY (30)

Who is the woman who helps them?

8. FUN AND GAMES (30-55)

The group are barricaded into the cottage and are attacked by the wolves in various ways.

9. MIDPOINT (55)

Though the wolves have temporarily backed off they have taken Terry. There is no way out. Ammo is running low. Things are bad.

10. BAD GUYS CLOSE IN (55-75)

It turns out that Ryan knows the girl... Terry is dead, Joe dies.

11. ALL IS LOST (75)

Ryan is a wolf, most of the men are dead and the Sarge is well on his way to becoming a wolf.

12. DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL (75-85)

Cooper contemplates killing Sarge

13. BREAK INTO THREE (85)

The girl is one of them! Cooper hides in the basement as Sarge sacrifices himself to blow the place up.

14. FINALE (85-110)

Cooper hides in the basement as the place explodes but the wolf Ryan is down there with him. They fight.

15. FINAL IMAGE (110)

Burnt out house.

 

VERDICT

Though the final and opening image don't seem to have much to do with each other the beat sheet is pretty much acurate for the whole film.