Inception Production Board

INCEPTION

Production Board by Kaitlyn Smith

Based off of the Shooting Script Written by Christopher Nolan

(Various)

Script Dated September 2010

Character

STAGE No.

COBB 1

ARTHUR 2

ARIADNE 3

SAITO 4

EAMES 5

YUSUF 6

MAL 7

PROFESSOR MILES 8

NASH 9

10

JAMES 11

PHILLIPA 12 HELI PILOT 22

TODASHI 13 CAM PILOT 23

JPN SECURITY GUARD

14 JET PILOT 24

ATTENDANT 15 STUNT DRIVER 25

SAITO'S BDYGRD

16 CONDUCTOR 26

BDYGRD 2 17 CASHIER 27

1st BUSINESSMAN

18 CAFÉ OWNER 28

2nd BUSINESSMAN

19 29

3rd BUSINESSMAN

20 30

4th BUSINESSMAN

INT. DAY

INT. DAY

EXT. DAY

EXT. DAY

INT. NIGHT

INT. NIGHT

EXT. NIGHT

EXT. NIGHT

Prepared by: Kaitlyn B. Smith

Printed: April 20, 2011 21 8

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Day/Night D D D D D D D D

1/8 3 2/8 4/8 1 3 /8 3 5/8 3/8 2/8 1 5/8

1

EXT. BRIDGE, PARISIAN STREET Sc. 79, 81

36

EXT. PARISIAN STREET Sc. 78

34

EXT. PARISIAN CAFÉ Sc. 73, 76

33

EXT. PARISIAN CAFÉ Sc. 72, 75, 77

30

EXT. ROOFTOP, ÉCOLE D'ARCHITECTURE

29

INT. CORRIDOR, ÉCOLE D'ARCHITECTURE Sc. 67

28

INT. LECTURE HALL, ÉCOLE D'ARCHITECTURE Sc. 66

27

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

3 3 3 3 3 3

LOCATION End of Day 1 - Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 3 3/8 pgs

8

Extras 31

STOCK FTG End of Day 4 - Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 4 pgs

End of Day 3 - Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 1 3/8 pgs

End of Day 2 - Monday, May 2, 2011 - 4/8 pgs

8

E/20 E/20

Cobb and Ariadne cross the familiar bridge.

Asst. Director

FX SHOT: Ariadne constructs a bridge.

(Various)

FX SHOTS: Ariadne's dream implodes, gravity planes fold in.

Producer

Cobb introduces Ariadne to dreamspace.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

Cobb auditions Ariadne.

Director

Miles introduces Cobb and Ariadne.

FX SHOT INCEPTION

Sheet Number

INT. GREAT HALL, ÉCOLE D'ARCHITECTURE Sc. 65

7

E/30

End of Day 5 - Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 1 7/8 pgs

Page Count

Cobb talks to Miles.

Title

COMPANY MOVES TO PARIS LOCATION PRODUCTION BOARD

E/20 E/20 E/20 E/40

Cobb and Eames dicuss inception.

E/2 28 19

18 1 44 45 46 43 42 49 47 48

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1/8 1/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 1/8 2/8 2 2 /8 4/8 2/8 1/8 1/8

EXT. BRIDGE, PARISIAN STREET Sc. 80

EXT. HOUSE GARDEN Sc. 50, 52, 54

EXT. BEACH - DAWN Sc.1

EXT. STREET, MOMBASA Sc. 92 INT. CAFÉ, MOMBASA Sc. 93 EXT. ALLEY, MOMBASA Sc. 94

INT. BALCONY OF A COFFEE HOUSE Sc. 91

1 1 1 1 1

INT. CAR/EXT. COFFEE HOUSE Sc. 97 EXT. MARKET SQUARE, MOMBASA Sc. 95 INT. CAR, MOMBASA Sc. 96

1 1 1 1

4 4 4

5

21

25

20

End of Day 10 - Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 1 pg

EXT. STREET, MOMBASA Sc. 90

End of Day 9 - Monday, May 9, 2011 - 2 2/8 pgs

25

Saito "protects his investment".

19 18 25

Cobb gets rescued by Saito.

18 5

Saito and Cobb pick up Eames in Mombasa.

18 End of Day 8 - Sunday, May 8, 2011 - 6/8 pgs

END OF WEEK #1

End of Day 7 - Saturday, May 7, 2011 - 6/8 pgs

18 5

Eames leads Cobb down a quiet street.

Cobb runs from businessmen in alley.

14 COMPANY MOVES TO MOMBASA LOCATION

12

Cobb runs from businessman and café owner.

12 11

Cobb runs from businessmen.

11

COMPANY MOVES TO BEACH LOCATION

19

(NONDESCRIPT) Sc. 56

38

1

Bearded man washed ashore, discovered by japanese guards.

End of Day 6 - Friday, May 6, 2011 - 2/8 pgs

COMPANY MOVES TO HOUSE LOCATION

7

James and Phillipa playing in the garden.

7

Mal smiles as her hair blows in the wind.

Mal smiles at Cobb on the bridge.

PRODUCTION BOARD

STAGE 1

ARTHUR 2

ARIADNE 3

SAITO 4

EAMES 5

YUSUF 6

MAL 7

PROFESSOR MILES 8

NASH 9

10

JAMES 11

PHILLIPA 12 HELI PILOT 22

TODASHI 13 CAM PILOT 23

JPN SECURITY GUARD

14 JET PILOT 24

ATTENDANT 15 STUNT DRIVER 25

SAITO'S BDYGRD

16 CONDUCTOR 26

BDYGRD 2 17 CASHIER 27

1st BUSINESSMAN

18 CAFÉ OWNER 28

2nd BUSINESSMAN

19 29

3rd BUSINESSMAN

20 30

4th BUSINESSMAN

INT. DAY

INT. DAY

EXT. DAY

EXT. DAY

INT. NIGHT

INT. NIGHT

EXT. NIGHT

EXT. NIGHT

Prepared by: Kaitlyn B. Smith

Printed: April 20, 2011 21 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2

4 4 4 4

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22

STOCK FTG

LOCATION 22

COMPANY MOVES TO CALIFORNIA (STAGE)

End of Day 11 - Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 6/8 pgs

9

22 22

24

Extras 31 End of Day 12 - Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 2 4/8 pgs

13

E/100

End of Day 13 - Friday, May 13, 2011 - 1 pg

Sheet Number 9 21 22 23 25 4 5 14

Day/Night N N N N N D D D

2

4

9

E/100

End of Day 14 - Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 3 4/8 pgs

5/8 3/8 INT. DILAPIDATED HOTEL ROOM Sc. 22, 26, 28, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44

INT. BULLET TRAIN COMPARTMENT Sc. 6

1

4

1 1 /8 1 3 /8

Arthur hurries to keep Saito under but Saito wakes.

COBB INT. FILTHY BATHROOM Sc. 5, 7, 16, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33

No.

Todashi keeps an eye on the sleeping collegues.

Character

Nash keeps an eye on his sleeping collegues.

September 2010

INT. HELICOPTER Sc. 63

Script Dated

Saito seals the deal with Cobb.

(Various)

INT. HELICOPTER IN AIR Sc. 61

Asst. Director 1/8 1/8 4/8

Saito discusses inception.

(Various)

INT. HELICOPTER ON PAD Sc. 60

Producer

Saito offers a Cobb a gun to kill Nash.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

EXT. ROOFTOP HELIPAD Sc. 59

Director

Cobb and Arthur approach the helicopter.

FX SHOT INCEPTION

INT. KITCHEN, JAPANESE CASTLE Sc. 13

Page Count

Cobb enters the Castle kitchen.

Title

COMPANY MOVES TO JAPANESE LOCATION PRODUCTION BOARD

3 4 /8

E/100

Cobb, Arthur explain extraction to Saito.

2 2

4

7

16

17 7

INT. BEDROOM SUIT,E JPN CASTLE SC. 9, 11

INT. APARTMENT, TOKYO Sc. 49, 51, 53, 55, 57 INT. CORRIDOR Sc. 58 INT. PRIVATE JET Sc. 64

INT. WORKSHOP Sc. 74, 82, 88

1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

3 3

INT. WORKSHOP Sc. 70, 71

2

Arthur sets up inside warehouse.

3 11 6 7 17 20 26 35 40 31 32

D N N N N N N D D D D D

1 1 /8 1 7 /8 1 6 /8 1 1 1 /8 1 7/8 3/8 6/8 2 4 /8 4/8 1/8 4/8

END OF WEEK #3

2

End of Day 21 - Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 1 1/8 pgs

EXT. NARROW STREET, PARIS Sc. 69

2

Arthur dicusses totems with Ariadne.

2

Arthur consults location.

E/3

INT. WORKSHOP Sc. 84, 86

End of Day 20 - Friday, May 20, 2011 - 2 4/8 pgs

End of Day 19 - Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 3 pgs

End of Day 18 - Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 2 1/8 pgs

7

Ariadne wakes from the dream.

2

Cobb and Arthur discuss the possibility of inception.

EXT. ROOFTOP TERRACES, JAPANESE CASTLE Sc. 8

1

Cobb and Arthur head to their ride.

INT. ELEGANT DINING ROOM, JAPANESE CASTLE Sc. 15, 18, 20

1

End of Day 17 - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 1 6/8 pgs

INT. SAME ELEGANT DINING ROOM - NIGHT Sc. 4

1

Cobb talks to his children on the phone.

16 End of Day 16 - Monday, May 16, 2011 - 1 7/8 pgs

INT. ELEGANT DINING ROOM, JAPANESE CASTLE Sc. 2, 3

1

Cobb and Mal catch up.

15 4

Cobb and Arthur discuss Saito when Mal appears.

14

End of Day 15 - Sunday, May 15, 2011 - 1 1/8 pgs

4

Cobb and Arthur get caught by Mal and Saito. Saito discovers the fake envelope.

E/2

Japanese guard informs Saito of Cobb.

Saito speaks to Cobb.

END OF WEEK #2

PRODUCTION BOARD

FX SHOT

STAGE

Printed: April 20, 2011 2

ARIADNE 3

SAITO 4

EAMES 5

YUSUF 6

MAL 7

PROFESSOR MILES 8

NASH 9

JAMES 11

PHILLIPA 12 HELI PILOT 22

TODASHI 13 CAM PILOT 23

JPN SECURITY GUARD

14 JET PILOT 24

ATTENDANT 15 STUNT DRIVER 25

SAITO'S BDYGRD

16 CONDUCTOR 26

BDYGRD 2 17 CASHIER 27

1st BUSINESSMAN

18 CAFÉ OWNER 28

2nd BUSINESSMAN

19 29

3rd BUSINESSMAN

20 30

4th BUSINESSMAN

INT. DAY

INT. DAY

EXT. DAY

EXT. DAY

INT. NIGHT

INT. NIGHT

EXT. NIGHT

EXT. NIGHT

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Extras 31 E/1

STOCK FTG

LOCATION 5

27

E/2 E/30

EXT. AIRFIELD Sc. 62 EXT. TOKYO, ROOFTOP HELIPAD Sc. 48, 61pt

EXT. JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE Sc. 46

1

STOCK FOOTAGE

1

Helicopter moving over Tokyo to rooftop helipad.

ARTHUR 1

Helicopter sets down next to a private jet.

1

7/8

The bullet train speeds through the lush landscape.

COBB

2ND UNIT

No.

INT. GAMBLING DEN, MOMBASA Sc. 89

Page Count 4/8 2/8 2/8 1/8 5/8

End of Day 23 - Monday, May 23, 2011 - 7/8 pgs

Character

Cobb meets up with Eames.

September 2010

End of Day 22 - Sunday, May 22, 2011 - 1 6/8 pgs

Script Dated

INT. GRAND STAIRCASE, JAPANESE CASTLE Sc. 19, 21, 24, 30, 32

(Various)

Cobb hurries to read the contents of the envelope.

Asst. Director

INT. JAPANESE CASTLE CORRIDOR Sc. 17

(Various)

Cobb runs as the building falls apart.

Producer

INT. HALL, JAPANESE CASTLE Sc. 14

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

Cobb takes down a guard in the Castle hallway.

Director

EXT. JAPANESE CASTLE WALL Sc. 10, 12

INCEPTION

INT. BATHROOM, WORKSHOP Sc. 83, 85, 87

Sheet Number 39 8 10 12 13 41 15 24 16

Day/Night N N N N D D N N

D

Cobb scales the castle wall.

Title

Cobb spins the pewter top.

PRODUCTION BOARD

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