Script

First version of my Script.








Script Idea
By Grace Stewart
Version 1

EXT: ON A QUIET DIMLY LIT STREET. FEW CARS DRIVING PAST.
CAMERA IS FOCUSED ON THE MOVEMENT ON THE STREET, CAR ZOOMS IN-FRONT OF CAMERA BLOCKING ITS VIEW.
CAMERA LOCKS ONTO AND FOLLOWS A STUDENT AS THEY WALK DOWN THE STREET: STUDENT SEEMS COMFORTABLE AND UNHURRIED AS THEY WALK.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT: STUDENT TURNS DOWN A SIDE ALLEYWAY.
CHANGE TO MID- SHOT SIDE VIEW OF STUDENT WALKING THROUGH ALLY.

STUDENT: (whistling to self)
THE SOUND of a can skittering across the ground, makes the STUDENT pause in their WHISTLING.

STUDENT: (LOOKS OVER THEIR SHOULDER)
Hmm?

Seeing nothing but the empty alleyway the STUDENT shrugs resuming their WHISTLING and continues walking.

(CHANGE TO OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT AS STUDENT TURNS AROUND)
A cat HISSING AND YOWLING breaking the silence causing the student to whirl around and scan the alleyway.

STUDENT: (SLIGHTLY NERVOUS) Hello, Is someone there?

Quiet followed the question.

HIGH ANGLE SHOT
Student turn back in the direction they are going and picks up into a jog, they have only taken a few steps when a LOUD SWOOSHING sounds behind them, they break into a sprint the only sound that can be heard now are their FEET HITTING the ground and their HEART THUMPING in their ears.


HIGH ANGLE PANS DOWN TO AN OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT.
(WE SEE A DARK SHAPE FLIT ACROSS THE STUDENTS PATH.)
CAMERA STAY BACK IN A FULL BODY SHOT

STUDENT skids to a halt, spinning and searching all around the alley.
STUDENT: (Gulps in air then speaks in an angry tone)
          If this is someone’s idea of a joke it is not funny!

THE STUDENTS EYES DART AROUND TRYING TO CATCH SIGHT OF WHAT EVEN MADE THE NOISE.
THE CAMERA CAN SEE A DARK SHAPE JUMPING THROUGH SHADOWS JUST OUT OF SIGHT OF THE STUDENT, A SWOOSHING FOLLOWS EACH JUMP.

 CONT
STUDENT: (Angry tone but voice shakes with nerves)
S-seriously, just come out! I won’t hurt you.

THEIR FACE CHANGES FROM ANGER TO FEAR AND THE SWOOSHING NOISE GETS LOUDER.

CONT
STUDENT: PLEASE! Just leave me alone! I don’t have anything you want!
(SCRUNCHS EYES CLOSE AND PUTS HANDS OVER THEIR EARS)

The SWOOSHING sounds dies down and we can no longer see the DARK SHAPE moving around.
THE STUDENT SLOWILY OPENS THEIR EYES BUT KEEPS THERE HANDS OVER THEIR EARS.
CAMERA CHANGES TO POINT OF VIEW
Eye’s on their feet they see an empty can roll towards them and bump into their shoes, following the path that the can had taken, their eyes come to rest on their shadow on the wall.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
STUDENT: (Confused) Huh?
They look around
CONT
STUDENT: Was I just imagining things? (Laughs) I must be more tired than I thought.


After making a few silly gestures at their Shadow still chuckling under their breath the STUDENT turns to leave.
CAMERA IS FACING THE STUDENT IN A MID SHOT AFTER THEY TURN, LOOKING JUST OVER THEIR SHOULDER.
We see the SHADOW behind them form glowing eyes and a sinister grin, it pulls forward out of the wall (and forms a solid body), reaching it clams a hand down on the STUDENTS shoulder.
CAMERA ZOOMS FORWARD TO A CLOSE UP OF THE STUDENTS FACE.

CUT TO BLACK.
(STUDENT SCREAMS)