Elias' Death Scene

For my scene, I chose Elias' death scene from Platoon. Shot earlier by Barnes, Elias turns out to still be alive, trying to catch up to the rest of the troops.
This is my shot list:

Shot	Placement/Camera	Actions/Description
1	Camera is looking at helicopter, far enough away to show troops around but close enough to show troops loading onto it	Chris and King carry Harold onto the helicopter and climb aboard. Wolfe, Barnes, and Ace also board SFX: Helicopter rotors and distant soldiers shouting
2	Camera inside of helicopter, able to see Chris and King against the wall, with Harold on the floor. The back of Wolfe and Barnes’ heads are seen, and a side view of the gunner	King and Harold have dialog about Harold going to Japan due to his wound. His right leg is missing. Chris spots distant movement on the ground and shoves King and points. All men inside the helicopter are now staring at the sight SFX: Deafening helicopter rotors
3	Camera is slightly above ground, with a view of Elias and the jungle with some NVA in the background	Elias, bloody and worn, running from the jungle waving weakly with NVA coming out of the background SFX: helicopters
4	Back inside the helicopter	Chris grabs Wolfe and points down towards Elias, shouting something indistinguishable SFX: Deafening helicopter rotors
5	Outside with a close view of the helicopter with jungle and Elias in the background. We can the helicopter pilots	The helicopter dips down as the co-pilot points out Elias. NVA are converging on Elias as he weakly tried to reach toward the helicopter SFX: Deafening helicopter rotors, distant chattering of gunfire
6	Back inside the helicopter, this time helicopter position has changed in relation to the ground/jungle/Elias	Chris, King, Harold with worried expressions, Barnes expressionless. Door gunner firing maniacally down at the NVA. NVA firing at the helicopter and Elias, Elias starting to crumple SFX: deafening rotors, chatter of M60, NVA fire, bullets hitting helicopter
7	Straight shot at helicopter, can see inside cockpit and into the back	Helicopter pilot turns back and shakes his head at Wolfe SFX: deafening rotors, chatter of M60, NVA fire, bullets hitting helicopter
8	View of helicopter, jungle, Elias, NVA	Helicopter dives in one last time, door gunner blasting away. Elias is taking hits and crumpling, NVA forces are firing and falling SFX: deafening rotors, chatter of M60, NVA fire, bullets hitting helicopter
9	Close front view of Elias with jungle and NVA in background	Elias, reaching up to the helicopter and heavens on his knees, bloody and dying. NVA firing and dying behind him SFX: muted gunfire and rotors
10	View of helicopter flying over jungle, camera tracking helicopter	Chris glares at Barnes knowingly with horror. Barnes looks away. The men are silent SFX: helicopter rotors

Here is the actual script:

INT/EXT. CHOPPER - JUNGLE - DAY

Chris and King hustling Big Harold's 250 pounds into the chopper.

Climbing in with him. Wolfe, Barnes, Ace running in with them.

The perimeter is bare.

Chris' eyes flitting over Barnes as he jumps in. The chopper

lifting off as another explosion rocks the area. The Door Gunner

sees something, opens up.

Big Harold, cursing, looks chalky but hog happy as he manages a

glance down at the jungle. His right leg is gone. Tears are

rolling out of his eyes.

KING

Man, you gonna be in Japan this time tomorrow, Big

Harold.

BIG HAROLD

Yeah, I'se lucky dis time, what's a leg to get the

fuck outta here ...

(at the NVA)

Eat ma shit, you motherfuckers!

He sinks back, sick. Chris' eyes sudenly fix on something. He

can't believe it. He shoves King, points. King sees it. Both

stunned.

Barnes is looking. So's Lt.Wolfe, so's Ace. So's the Door

Gunner.

Elias is coming out of the jungle. Staggering, blood disfiguring

his face and chest, hanging on with all his dimming strength,

looking up at them - trying to reach them.

Chris shakes Wolfe, his words drowned out by the roar.

The Chopper Captain looking down, dips. His co-pilot pointing.

The NVA are coming out of the jungle, closing on the spot where

Elias is.

Incoming rounds are hitting the chopper. The Door Gunner

maniacally firing.

Barnes looking down at the man, can't believe it.

Elias is on his last legs now, obviously being hit by the

incoming fire of the NVA. He falls to his knees, still

stretching upwards for life.

The Chopper Captain shakes his head at Wolfe.

The Chopper dips one more time firing at the NVA, low and fierce

over the jungle.

Chris looking back in horror.

Elias crucified. The NVA coming out now by the dozens from the

treeline.

Elias crumbling to the ground. Obviously dead or dying.

HELICAPTAIN ON RADIO

... we still got one on the deck. Bring the gunships

in.

Barnes drawing in.

Chris looking at him in revulsion. He knows. Barnes sees his

look, ignores it, all of them sitting there silent, living with

that final horrifying image of Elias.