# smg.blind-fire · BLIND FIRE · 0.1 s continuity audit (B, 27 Oct)

Checked on 0.1 s contact sheets of the whole film (gore 5) plus full-size frames at every contact, cast and reload beat.
F = FARIS (R = trigger hand, L = support hand) · C = CHOTU (unarmed: R = his F hand, L = his B hand).
Props: the SMG + its two-point sling (Faris), the gold folding screen (Chotu's cast), the gold buckler (Faris's cast), the knife (Chotu's belt).

| t (s) | Faris: hands | Chotu: hands | props | issue found | fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | R grip, L fore-end (out of frame left) | R by his side, L on his knee, kneeling | SMG worn on the sling (front swivel over the L shoulder, round the nape, down the back) | Faris's muzzle poked into the opening shot at the left edge | Faris starts 12 units further back, shot 1 framed 42 units right: only the off-screen name tag shows |
| 0.1 | same, still | R winds back (anticipation, 0.14 s) | - | - | - |
| 0.2 | same | R flicks out: THE CAST (free hand, sweep) | the gold line leaves his R fingers | - | - |
| 0.3-0.8 | same, still | R held out while the screen builds; L on his knee | the screen inks up from the floor, panel by panel | - | - |
| 0.9 | same | R back in; he tucks in behind the screen | screen complete | he tucked in IN FRONT of the screen (it is on the bg layer) and then vanished at 1.18: a pop | 0.95-2.5 he is drawn on a bg layer UNDER the screen: he really goes behind it |
| 1.0 | walks in: R grip, L fore-end, muzzle sweeping | (behind the screen) | shot 2: tracking Faris | - | - |
| 1.1-1.8 | walk: 6 heel-toe steps, both hands on the gun | (behind the screen) turns to face the way Faris passes | screen stands | the first step was a 28-unit lunge after the start move | steps re-spaced (758 + 21.4 per step) |
| 1.9-2.2 | walks along the front of the screen | (behind) sidles to the near end | his feet show in the gap under the panels (kept on purpose: the tell a folding screen gives) | old: he popped out at 2.05 right beside Faris (Faris had not passed yet) | the slip out moved to 2.44, after Faris has passed the end |
| 2.3 | reaches the far end, both hands on the gun | at the near end, low; one foot shows at the edge | - | - | - |
| 2.4 | leans to look round the far end (both hands) | slips out round the near end behind him, coiled low | shot 3: over his shoulder | - | - |
| 2.5 | looking away | drawn in front again (clear of the screen: no overlap at the switch) | - | - | - |
| 2.6-2.8 | looking round the far end | rises behind him, both hands up | - | - | - |
| 2.9 | both hands on the gun | both hands take the sling at the back of his neck | the strap at the nape | - | - |
| 3.0-3.1 | - | twists it (two hands) | `cloth.grab` | - | - |
| 3.2 | yanked back: both hands fly to the strap at his throat | THE HAUL: both fists on the strap, body upright, head clear of Faris's | the SMG drops onto the strap and hangs on his chest; the strap from the front swivel up round his throat to Chotu's fists | (old) heads overlapped in the choke; measured head gap was 0.8 units (head radius 9.6) | Chotu 4 back and upright, Faris 8 lower: head centres 25-32 apart from 3.2 to 5.6 (a clear gap). The strap was dark olive on a dark night and did not read | khaki webbing with an ink edge |
| 3.4-3.6 | both hands clawing the strap | knee chambers (3.44), strikes his back (3.52, 0.08 s), recoils | flash + shake on the knee | - | - |
| 3.7-3.8 | both hands at the strap | both fists hauling | - | - | - |
| 3.9 | R lets go: back elbow 1 (misses) | hauling | - | - | - |
| 4.0 | R back on the strap | hauling | - | - | - |
| 4.1-4.2 | R: back elbow 2, lands on his head | head snaps back (4.15), fists stay on the strap | 5 blood drops off his head | - | - |
| 4.3-4.5 | R back to the strap; sinks to one knee (4.55) | stands over him, hauling up and back | dust at his knee | (old) he leaned forward over him: heads 12 apart | upright and 10 back: 30 apart |
| 4.7-4.8 | R drops to his chest, feels for the gun; L stays clawing at the strap | hauling | gun hanging on the strap | - | - |
| 5.0 | R finds the grip (the gun hanging muzzle down); L at the strap | hauling | the gun is drawn in his R hand from here (not the body draw) so it reads past the ribs | (old) the garrote vanished at 5.0: the strap stopped running to Chotu's fists while he still choked | the strap now runs from the gun in Faris's hand, round his throat, to Chotu's fists until the arm comes off |
| 5.1-5.3 | R turns the gun backward under his own L armpit (0.3 s) | hauling | slow motion in at 5.24 | - | - |
| 5.4-5.5 | R holds it backward, muzzle past his ribs at Chotu's shoulder | hauling | slow motion | - | - |
| 5.6 | R FIRES blind, one-handed (5.58-5.78) | THE ARM: his R arm off at the shoulder (5.62); still hauling right up to the hit (old: he drifted back from 5.0, before he was shot) | STYLE limb off: round wet cap, the stump spurting; the arm flies and lands and stays | - | - |
| 5.7 | firing | L hand claps to the stump (5.66), staggers back | the strap tail drops slack down Faris's back (no fist on it now) | - | - |
| 5.8-5.9 | R lowers the gun; at 5.9 the body draw takes the gun back over | staggers back, L on the stump | - | - | - |
| 6.0 | L lifts the strap off over his head (R holds the gun) | stagger | strap in Faris's L hand | - | - |
| 6.1-6.2 | L carries the strap out to the side | stagger, steadies | - | - | - |
| 6.3 | the strap falls into a slack loop under the gun | steadies at x 820 | strap slack | - | - |
| 6.4-6.5 | turns round (fc flips at 6.5): R grip, L fore-end | L leaves the stump: down to the knife on his belt (6.52) | - | - | - |
| 6.6 | both hands on the gun | the knife drawn in his L hand | knife in hand (drawn at the hand) | - | - |
| 6.7 | both hands | winds back (6.72, the anticipation) | - | - | - |
| 6.8 | L leaves the fore-end: THE CAST (fist) | - | the gold line from his L fingers | (old) the buckler inked in at 7.3-7.45, AFTER the knife hit it at 7.25 | cast moved to 6.8: the buckler is whole by about 7.2 |
| 6.9 | L to his chest; R holds the SMG one-handed | THROWS (6.86, 0.14 s whip) | the knife leaves his hand, flies at the buckler, chest high | (old) the knife crossed Faris's face | it aims at the buckler centre every frame |
| 7.0 | L guard coming up | follow-through | whip pan | (old) a gold ring floated at Faris's start position during the buckler's ink in and ink out | the buckler is now a local-space piece riding his forearm: the gold trace follows the arm |
| 7.1-7.2 | L guard up, the buckler on the forearm; R one-handed SMG | follow-through | buckler complete | - | - |
| 7.25 | the clang: rocks back | - | the knife deflects off the buckler centre, tumbles to the floor and stays | - | - |
| 7.3-7.4 | guard up | starts the one-armed charge (7.34), L arm pumping | knife on the floor | - | - |
| 7.5-7.6 | R one-handed, low at his legs; L guard down a little | sprint, L arm pumping | - | - | - |
| 7.7-7.9 | R FIRES one-handed at his lead thigh (7.68-7.98) | sprint | brass | - | - |
| 8.0 | firing | THE LEG: off at the thigh (7.96); pitches forward, the L hand reaching for the gun | STYLE limb off: the leg flies (vx 80), lands and stays | (old) the charge overlapped Faris | leg-off moved earlier; the charge and the fall held 6-8 units further back |
| 8.1-8.3 | R holds | falls forward, L hand reaching | blood | - | - |
| 8.4 | L lowers the guard | down on the knee stump | the buckler un-inks on his forearm (8.4-8.7) | (old) the pop was buried behind the buckler | the buckler is gone before the pop |
| 8.5 | half step back, L back on the fore-end | falling | - | - | - |
| 8.6-8.8 | both hands, aiming down | falling forward | - | - | - |
| 8.9-9.1 | both hands, aim 60 | the head drops into the line | slow motion in (8.94); crash zoom framed off Faris | - | - |
| 9.2 | FIRES one round (9.18-9.24) | THE HEAD POP (9.22) | STYLE head pop: radial burst, brain bits at EXTREME only | - | - |
| 9.3-9.6 | both hands, recoil | dead (9.24); the body drops at Faris's boots | soul rises; the arm, the leg and the knife stay where they fell | - | - |
| 9.7-10.5 | lowers the gun, both hands | - | pool spreads (gore 4+) | - | - |
| 10.6-12.5 | steps away (10.6), both hands on the gun | - | everything stays | - | - |
| 12.6-13.2 | holds | - | the gold screen un-inks (12.6-13.2) | - | - |
| 13.3-13.4 | holds, the stepped-back final | - | arm, leg, knife and body on the floor | - | - |

Checks: no faces (blank heads), no bones, nothing painted on the bodies, gore only through K58.STYLE; every cast from a free hand with a gesture (Chotu's R before he has used it; Faris's L while his R holds the gun); every prop lands and stays.

COORD pass 2 (27 Oct ~00:10):
- The choke: Faris is already on one knee (his hip cannot go lower), so the separation comes from distance. Chotu hauls from a strap's length behind (hands 13-18 units off the nape, the strap spanning). Head centres are 34-42 apart from 3.0 to 5.6 (edge gap 15-23 units). The crown never touches.
- The head pop: the gold screen now drains away at 5.95. The hand that cast it is gone, and the rest plays against the open night. Chotu's stagger, knife throw and charge are held 14-16 units further back, and Faris takes two steps back (8.45, 8.75). From the pop to his front foot is about 64 units, a body length. The pop throws up and back, away from him.
- No hit circles: the chromatic ring flashes (C2.flash / C2.snap) are replaced by a ring-free bloom + white frame.
- THE LADDER (all six built; ending58 false, each level ends its own way):
  - XT: arm off, leg off, head pop with brain bits, a big pool; final stepped back on the pieces.
  - VH: arm off, leg off, head pop, a pool; final from behind Faris with a dutch tilt.
  - H: arm off, leg off, a smaller head pop, no pool; final low along the floor.
  - M: arm off; a thigh hit + spurt (the leg gives); a head shot with a heavy spurt, the head stays; final Faris over him.
  - LOW: hit + spurt at the shoulder (the limp arm drops off the strap), the thigh and the head; final pulled back wide.
  - VERY LOW: sparks, he trips, BONK off his head; he flips onto his back out cold under stars (he lives).
- Arms kept below MEDIUM hang limp from 5.66 (no hand left reaching for the strap).

FINAL numbers: see the coordinator ping (re-run after pass 2).