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jordanchambers96 · 10 years

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(EXTERNAL, IN A CAR PARK OUTSIDE A HOUSE).

(On a warm summers night in the 80s, a group of 10 year olds are playing football outside Finn’s house. Finn’s mum is standing outside watching)

MUM

Be careful boys, I will be inside if you need me.

(Finn’s mum walks inside)

FINN

Okay, mummy.

(Finn kicks the football and it lands in the middle of the road)

JOSH

You're the last one who kicked it. You know the rule go, go get it.

(Finn approaches the ball. As he collects the ball, a car comes speeding around the bend, a sound of breaks).

(Blacked out screen, Finns parents talking to psychiatrist)

FINNS MUM

Will you look after him if we're not here? Just check up on him and look out for him, I don't have long to live, I feel that you're ready.

PSYCHIATRIST

I will look after him and check up on him for the rest of his life.

(INTERNAL, INSIDE A HOSPITAL)

(The hospital is a cold, dull, run down place with dirty white walls. The smell is unbearable. You see Finn on a hospital bed, tubes are surrounding him, as he is lying helplessly with his eyes flickering as he finally awakes. The radio is playing - the presenter says 'happy 2007' he looks side to side and nearly falls out of his bed his eyes focus into the corner of the room and sees a ominous figure)

PSYCHIATRIST

Hello Finn, happy New Year. We have been for waiting you to wake for some time now.

FINN

Hello I don't mean to be rude, but who are you?

(After Finn has spoken, he starts to notice that his voice is deeper than he remembers, he looks to the left and spots a mirror and he sees that he has grown stubble he gasp)

FINN

How old am I? Why are you here? Where are my parents?

PSYCHIATRIST

You're 25. You've been in a coma for 12 years, I have some bad news – tragically, about your mother, she's unfortunately passed away. I am really sorry.

FINN

Oh, what happened? What’s happened to me?

PSYCHIATRIST

You were involved in a car crash. Do you remember anything?

FINN

I remember collecting a football then that's all. How’s Josh? Where is he?

PSYCHIATRIST

Josh is fine. He hasn't visited for a while, he has stopped having sessions with me. I am here for you to have post trauma and to talk about your experience and to help you cope.

FINN

Can we get out of this place? Do you know where Josh lives?

(The nurse later arrives and does some procedures to determine if he is well enough to be discharged... They later get discharged and begin to find Josh)

(External, outside the hospital car park)

(Finn and the Psychiatrist get a cab to Joshes house)

(INTERNAL, JOSH’S HOUSE)

(Finn knocks on the door waiting and hoping Josh is in. The door opens)

HOUSE OWNER

Hello?

FINN

Josh, is that you?

HOUSE OWNER

No, I’m the new resident. Do you have the wrong house?

FINN

This is Josh Harris’ house?

HOUSE OWNER

I do believe he got kicked out, he wasn't paying the bills and I heard he got sacked from his job for stealing.

FINN

Oh, where did he go? Did he leave an address or say where he was going?

HOUSE OWNER

I have an address.

(The house owner hands over the address to Finn, Finn starts making his way to Josh's house)

(INTERNAL, JOSH’S HOUSE)

Finn arrives at Josh's house and knocks on the door, Josh opens the door)

JOSH

Hello?

Josh notices a figure in the car

FINN

Long time no see, Joshy?

JOSH

Is that you? Finn?

FINN

Hello Joshy.

JOSH

Nobody's called me Joshy since 10 years ago when the... Well you know the accident, anyway come in.

(Finn walks in the house. As he is walking through the hallway, he notices mould appearing on the walls, there's an odour in the air and it smells of gone off food)

JOSH

It’s not really paradise but it’s what I call home for now. We're in a serious need of a catch up. We need to meet the others and get the crew back together.

(Finn looks around the living room. As he gets a view of the whole living room, he sees that Josh has really let himself go. He notices the TV and sees that their favourite childhood team are playing. He carries on looking around and notices a photo and picks it up)

FINN

Who is she?

JOSH

Her name is Sarah. Funny enough, she went to our school. She came later in the year. It’s a long story, but to cut a long story short, she left me. You came at a perfect time - sit down and watch the game; I’ll get the beers in.

FINN

Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Where are Chelsea in the league?

JOSH

First, of course. I would just like to say, I’ve heard about your mum passing and I’m sorry for your loss, it must be hard for you.

FINN

It’s okay I didn’t really know her, did you?

JOSH

Yes, she was an amazing woman. She still used to update me on how you were at hospital. Do you have any scars? Do you remember anything about that day?

FINN

I don’t really remember much, I remember collecting a football, then my memory goes blank, I didn’t even see the car coming.

JOSH

Wow they're some pretty cool scars. Do you know the person in the red car over there? He looks familiar.

FINN

That’s my very own personal psychiatrist, it’s to help me with my life and I have someone to talk to.

JOSH

Oh, him. You should find someone else, he’s bad news. Take it from me, I had him.

FINN

Why, what did he do?

JOSH

It’s just... Well, you don't need to know. Would you like to stay around? Do you have a place to stay or anything?

FINN

Well, I was more thinking of a session therapy - I really could do with one. Then, maybe staying in a hotel or at his house.

JOSH

No you don't need a session with that low life. I'll tell him you're staying here and we will meet the boys for a drink or something, yes?

FINN

Okay mate.

(Josh walks outside and approaches the car)

JOSH

What do you think you're doing here?

PSYCHIATRIST

I am here for Finn.

JOSH

Here for Finn? You don’t even know who he is.

PSYCHIATRIST

And you do? Where were you when he was in hospital? You stopped visiting after a few years what sort of friend does that make you?

JOSH

I'm here for him now.

PSYCHIATRIST

Where were you might I ask? That’s right, doing drugs. You've been doing it ever since and look where it’s got you. You’ve lost Sarah, your family, you have nothing left.

JOSH

Who are you to judge me after what you've done? You're no saint, and just leave when you can. Finn doesn’t need you or your sessions. You don’t want him to find out what you really are so go.

(Finn glances out the window and can see Josh being angry and making hand gestures; he wanders around and sees a few photos of his friends and his family and a few baby pictures. He picks them up and starts looking, he notices in one of the pictures the psychiatrist is with his mum. Josh walks back inside)

JOSH

I think he's finally got the message. He won’t be bothering you anymore. We can look for new people to help you, if need it.

FINN

Josh?

(Finn turns around with the picture still in his hand)

JOSH

Oh, show me that.

FINN

Who’s that standing with my mum?

JOSH

That’s just a family friend.

FINN

It looks like the psychiatrist an awful lot... why is he hugging my mum? They look happy together here.

JOSH

You don’t need to know. He’s gone.

FINN

Why won’t you tell me? Something is clearly wrong. You've stopped sessions with him and you're telling him to leave. What could he of done that’s bad enough for you not to like him that much?

JOSH

Do you really want to know?

FINN

Yes!

JOSH

He is your dad.

FINN

My, my dad?

Josh

Yes.

FINN

My mum told me when I was young that he died.

JOSH

Because he treated her wrong, okay? You're better off without him.

FINN

Why? What did he do? He's still my dad - the only bit of family I have left.

(Flashback starts)

JOSH

We grew up together, Finn. Our families were really close, they were all best friends. When we were babies, our parents would take us out, me, you, your mum and dad and mine, until one day, your dad got fired from his job.

FINN

What job did he have?

JOSH

He was a banker.

FINN

Why did he get fired?

JOSH

He got fired for stealing money from the bank. After a few weeks, he was going through a rough patch and started drinking alcohol and took up smoking. On a Tuesday night, there was a dinner we all had together. He started drinking a lot of alcohol. I remember going into the kitchen to get an apple juice. As I was walking in, I heard your parents arguing. As I opened the door he hit her.

FINN

He hit my mum.

JOSH

I went back into the other room. I never said anything, I was too young. Anyway, our parents started to drift apart and rarely saw each other. When your mum did come out, she appeared with scars on her and bruises clearly where he continued to beat her. My parents started to notice and spoke to her about it. They got her help and she later had the courage to finally leave him.

FINN

I'm going outside. He can’t get away with this, she was my mum.

JOSH

Just leave him. You don’t need him in your life.

(Finn storms off outside and approaches the car)

FINN

WHY DID YOU DO IT?

DAD

I take it he has told you. I’m not proud of what I’ve done but I’m a changed man now I have a new woman in my life. I’m a recovering alcoholic. 1 year without touching it. I have a new job.

FINN

You think it makes it better? I’ve hardly seen my mum! I have few memories of her... is that why she died, because of you?

DAD

No! Look, Finn, I just want a second chance. I want to show you that I’ve changed and I want to try and be the dad to you that I couldn’t be.

(10 years later)

(INTERNAL, FINN’S HOUSE)

FINN

Michael, come on we're going around granddad’s.

FINNS WIFE

Is everyone ready? I’ll be waiting in the car.

(Finn and Michael get in the car and they set off)

Granddad

Hello Michael, Hello Finn, merry Christmas

(The doorbell rings, Josh turns up at the door )

Josh

Merry Christmas guys

(they all gather around for dinner)

Josh

I would like to make a toast, from where we was 10 years ago to now, we’ve all made up and rebuilded our lifes.. Finn you have a family, Paul the physiatrist you still haven’t touched a drop of alchahol . For me my wife is pregnant

Finn

She’s pregnant.. Congratulations

Josh

I have one more announcement I want you to be the godfather

Finn

I will be honoured

(there’s a sense of excitement in the air as the family starts pulling crackers and starts to tuck into the food)

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jesssimmonds · 10 years

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Scriptwriting Proposal - Losing Days

Title: Losing Days

Genre: Romantic Drama

Logline: Two parallel lives collide after both losing the person they cared for most. The world carries on, but why should they have to?

Setting: A cemetery

Synopsis

Act 1: After losing an endless battle, Jake loses his mum to cancer and is living life on repeat everyday a year on after his loss. He cannot cope with the grieving period. He continuously visits his mother’s grave in a hope to still maintain the connection and relationship they once had.

We meet Jake laying a flower down on the grave where his late mother lays. He then takes a seat down on a bench that sits near to the grave stone. Jake daydreams and reminisces into the memories he once shared with his mum.

Since the death of her father in a motorbike accident 3 weeks ago, Emily’s grieving period is still very premature. She continuously visits her father’s grave and talks to him, almost as if he was still there.

We meet Emily walking into the cemetery where her father is buried which is the same cemetery where Jake’s mother is. Emily reads out letters to her Dad and tells him on a daily basis everything that is going on in her life since he’s not there to see it. In the letter it reads about her about to take exams and even jokes around which reflects just the type of relationship she had with her Dad.

Act 2: After the introduction of both the characters and the realisation that they both have similar lives in the way they feel about seeing their parents, we see the friendly side of Emily as she sees Jake in the distance, sitting on the same bench we saw at the start. She walks over to him and starts talking to him. She can immediately tell that he is shy and a bit of a recluse when it comes to other people and real life in general.

From meeting Emily, something changes for Jake. He becomes more relaxed in someone else’s presence and has not felt like that for a very long time. He starts opening up to her and to the audience as a character that has a story to tell. He tells Emily of the memories he has of Mum and how proud he was of her. He explains to her how his father left his mother when he was very young and she very much single-handedly raised two children on her own. He talks to her how he has never spoken to anyone like it before, from only knowing her for a couple of minutes. There was just something different about Emily.

Jake continues to tell Emily about how she was the perfect mother and how everything changed when she went downhill and started getting ill. Emily was the only person that had ever listened this long to Jake before, no one else seemed to want to know or even cared for that matter. But he carried on telling Emily all about his mother’s life because he just knew she wanted to be there. He also knew she had a story to tell.

It was the same with Emily; she herself had a story to tell her. She tells Jake of the perfect dad she had and how living with her mum was quite the nightmare.

Act 3: We start to see an emotional change in Jake. The realisation hits him that he's not the only one suffering from a form of depression and grief. He passes on kindness to Emily, just as she'd comforted Jake. Jake walks into the cemetery but looks around to see if he  can see Emily. There is no sign of her. He continues to lay  the flower down on his mum’s gravestone. He notices a piece  of paper folded in half with a stone put on it. He picks it  up and goes and sits on the bench. He opens it and smiles.  After reading it, he folds it back in half and puts in his  coat pocket. Jake continues to sit there.

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tvandfilmwriting · 10 years

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Proposal

Have you ever wondered how a professional golfer's life began? Nathan had high hopes for a career on the football pitch but after an injury his path took a turn and he looked to playing golf...but does having a dream as a boy necessarily mean it cannot become reality?

Synopsis

We follow Nathan's journey growing up through the struggles of being chosen to play for Kent and then on to England. As a young boy he always had his sights on playing football but would go to the local pitch and putt course with his dad for fun. Never did either of them realise that with the practise and dedication this would be the path that Nathan took. Finance was a little bit of a struggle for Nathan's parents, a growing boy constantly needing new club, shoes and membership fees all adds up! He could always strike a golf ball and had an eye for a putt, could he be the next Tiger Woods?

The narrative begins with Nathan and his son Josh playing on a pitch and putt course where Josh become curious as to how his dad got to to the top. Nathan then goes into a flash back where it all began. we start with seeing Nathan playing football, being quite like a mini Beckham on the pitch; however we then see how he gets an injury in which his football career suffers. Following this, after a rest to recover we see Nathan pick up his golf clubs and never look back. Winning competition after competition, him and his parents realise he hd something special. By the age of 15 he was a 5 handicap; but we all know what else comes with teenagers growing up...girls! Nathan meets a girl called Theodora and suddenly his vision becomes blurred. Although still practising his golf, Nathan becomes distracted and starts spending more and more time with Dora. Until one day Dora turns nasty, she does not believe in Nathan's ability to become a professional golfer and says to him he has to make a decision, it's either her or his golf. Nathan is young; he doesn't know quite what to do and ends up losing Dora due to her lack of patience and understanding.With this Nathan goes a little off the rails as he believes that he has lost what he really cared about. He takes things to the extreme, he stops playing golf, he doesn't want to eat his greens as this reminds him too much of the gold course and just stays in his room, curtains closed playing xbox. After weeks of this attitude and behaviour Nathan finally starts to calm down and gets talking to a girl called Lexi who he met through xbox online. They get talking and eventually decide to meet up, apprehensive that this could be a set up Nathan arrives late to see that this girl is true, through spending more time together Lexi begins to see Nathan for who he really is and manages to get Nathan back on track to where he is supposed to be heading...becoming a professional golfer. With Lexi's help and laid back fun approach, going to play crazy golf, helping Nathan with his eating habits, Nathan finally begins to see just how he has missed playing golf and how he began to love it in the first place. Hard work and dedication sees Nathn turn pro by the time he was 22 and play his first professional Golf Tournament over in America. All is going well until Dora decides to arrive back on the scene after seeing Nathan become something and earning money...something she is driven by, fame and fortune. Waltzing up to Nathan and trying to convince him that she was the one to make the mistake and that they belong together sees Nathan finally step out of his shell and kick her to the curb where she belongs, choosing Lexi over Dora as she was the one who helped him see was right and show him that it is alright to be different and follow what you believe in.

PROTAGONISTS

Nathan is this tall, groomed and attractive teenager that doesn't shy away from girl attention. Through this film the audience see two different sides to Nathan, he us a strong and ambitious boys who knows what he wants to achieve yet he is scared to be different or individual and he likes to follow his friends around to fit in and with Dora leaving him the audience see this strong boy turn into someone who is weak with a fragile state of mind taking his actions to the extreme.

Lexi is the underdog who sees Nathan for who he really is. Although she may not be the prettiest flower around, she has the personality that sees her inner beauty come shining through. She helps Nathan get back on track to where she knows he is supposed to be heading.

ANTAGONIST

Theodora is the girl that every boy thinks they want, the tall, slim, blonde barbie. A real trophy hunter, she only sees and believes what she wants and isn't afraid to crush peoples dreams in the process. She puts on a facade of the sweet and innocent angel, yet beneath that layer is the head strong women that she really is who is manipulative to get what she wants.

TARGET AUDIENCE

A film of this sporty and romantic genre can appeal to a range of people. It can stem from those who love Golf and aspire to become a golfer to those who like a film with a romanic essence. I would rate this as a 12A as a few choice words would be used with the odd scene that would also involve sexual references.

SUBTEXT

The additional meaning behind this film is that being a trophy hunter will not get you anywhere. going after people for what they have is shallow and is not a nice attribute to have. Being honest and seeing people for who they are is the best way forward. Don't be afraid to stand out from the crowd and do something different to achieve what you want, it's alright to make mistakes, we all need to live and learn.

INSPIRATION

For my title I tried to incorporate aspects from the film such as the football and golf side. Pitch from the football and putt from the golf. I think it is quite an enticing and catchy title as it makes the audience curious as to what could be involved. The names of my characters stem from their personality and what they stand for. Nathan means gift from god therefore being fitting with the gift of his talent for golf. Lexi means defender of boys being there for Nathan and leading him in the right direction. Theodora means strong and wilful being symbolic of her personality.

My Unique Selling Point is that this is not a typical sport film, there is a story within a story with the love side to it, Showing people they can be different and its alright to stand out and not have to follow the crowd to be successful.

In my opinion as far as practicality for filming goes I believe that it would be achievable as I have half based this idea on a true story with some added extras such as the love story that runs alongside.

In terms of how sellable the film would be, looking back at films such as Happy Gilmore in 1996 this film was hugely popular and I consider this film to be just as successful.

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bethanycaller · 10 years

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Scriptwriting Research

Primary

Throughout secondary school I was cyber bullied quite severely and feel that due to the increase in social media in the past couple of years it is fast becoming a popular issue amongst the majority of teens. Having been victim to this, I wanted to show how quickly and easily the taunting can escalate, as well as making the audience aware of how hard it can be for the victim to speak out about it. I also think the bullies themselves are not aware of the potential horrific outcomes of their words, and want to portray this.

Secondary

I found that an extremely popular film amongst teens, that gives out a similar message to what I want my film to, is the 2004 hit Mean Girls. It shows how a lonely new girl ascends into popularity by ruining the social life of a fellow class mate, however I want my storyline to show a more realistic and brutal version of this so that it is more likely to have a hard hitting effect on its audience.

Cyber Bullying Statistics of 2013

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miskinmunson · 10 years

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The first music video assignment that I am going to analyse is the track from well-known EDM and Dubstep DJ known as Zeds Dead – Demons. A young cinematographer Benjamin Millepied directed this for the music video project that is set up for aspiring directors and film makers. This music video has no voice or singing involved so just the beat of the track gives the theme of the video. With the title of the track being “ Demons" which is self explanatory about how the story of the video has interpretative dancing to have a theme of demonic and satanic meanings. With the shots being mostly pans and tracks it gives a better perspective of what the story and characters are being involved in.

With the colour scheme being very dark and fade in effects give the monotone feel to it, that the colours represent the nature of the dance routine. With the tracks constantly panning across each dancer it gives a better perspective of who each dancer or what they are portraying. The music choice has many different types of beats and sounds to include, which emphasises the theme and choreography.

Benjamin Millepied has used quite slow pacing with the dancing and the way it is shot because of how the beat is relatively slow. This gives each character a better way of portrayer there interpretative dance. The pace often speeds up when it comes to heavy drops and different sound effects to tie in with the story.

with the locations constantly changing and how the cameras are constantly following the dancers, it shows the effect of what location can have on lighting and themes. The lighting is always based on the character to give different effects and moods on what they are dancing for. For example the last dance is between the demon and the hero, each one has the dance and how they use the environment as props and effects to use as inner meanings I.E the water is used as a splash effect towards the demon and this could have the meaning of holy water and how the demon can be affected by this.

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loucunningham1-blog-blog · 10 years

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Foo Fighters - Everlong

For my favourite song and favourite video, I had to put this as my number 1. It's just so great, everything about it. Directed by Michel Gondry. The film is a parody of the film 'The Evil dead'. The music itself, is of the 'rock' genre.

Everlong is a love song. It's about loving someone and holding onto them at all costs. As the chorus shows. The song shows lead singer, Dave Grohl and drummer, Taylor Hawkins at night having nightmares. Each of them are entering each others dreams to save them from what it is attacking them.

The video is predominantly colour, but sometimes uses black and white. The camera quality isn't great but it's 1994. It's shot weirdly to go with the style of the video.

The pacing of the video is slow when it needs to be and fast when it needs to be. However I do feel at times there are great parts of the song but a slowish clip playing. It rarely does this but on the rare occasion it does do it, it's annoying to see and I feel it could of been better.

When colour is used, it's very bleak. Michael Gondry has directed some other videos in his career that are similar to this video in the sense that it is shot weirdly but is very effective.

Overall I think the video is fantastic along with the music. Foo Fighters always put effort into their videos which is one of the main reasons i will always respect them.

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alexridgleymga-blog · 10 years

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Hills of Chaos research

Primary research

I chose the location when I was inspired by it while on a walk; I came by this hill and was listening to classical music at the time, also while there was a beautiful sun set occurring behind the hill. I thought that all three wonderfully complemented each other and could be the main focus of a story or screen play.

The main protagonist’s name is a name that I use in most of my personal screen plays and was the name that I was going to be called had my mother and father not gone with "Alex".

Secondary research

The idea of events happening to music was inspired by what I heard about A Clockwork Orange. Where the main character who is also called Alex is tortured with images of people being beaten up and raped to Beethoven music. The events however are different in the fact that instead of witnessing violence to music, my main protagonist imagines violence to music.

The idea of going to the big city was somewhat inspired by an anime that I saw called Spirited Away where the main character is forced to change her life and go somewhere new, she is not happy with it which is similar to what my character Robin has to go through and the visions of beautiful things are also somewhat inspired by Spirited Away.

The creation of the script

This screen play did not require a whole lot of planning. There were the spider diagrams for the characters but even they did not always reflect the main result. Most if not all of it was made up as I was writing which is how most of my screen plays and stories come about.

The commissioning process

For my commissioning process essay I used these two sites liked bellow as my main source of information which revealed to me that if I wanted to get my script published then I would have to look into sites similar to these in order to do so.

http://www.pact.co.uk/home

http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/

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conorellicott · 10 years

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Music Video Essay

Time To Dance By The Shoes

Unfortunately I was unable to find who exactly directed the music video but I could clearly see just by watching it that the director was focused on story.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays a mentally ill psychopathic serial killer and his daily routine. It’s an poetic Love letter to Bret Easton Ellis ( Author of American Psycho ) the music video captures The raw animal nature That we all have and how some people succumb to it. The cinematography Is very Complex and at the same time Intense, the colours of the chaotic Clubs and nightlife of the modern era, and the colours of the dark alleys and silhouetted Figures In the night. The director did an impeccable Job creating a sharpe, nightmarish tone which sucks the audience In. The shoes are a French techno Band who have just recently caught the publics eye, and this video was a big help to that, the way the editor cuts the gruesome scenes of unspeakable horror with the beat tone of a typical club song, there is a lot of repetition In the video. How the killer is stuck in an loop in life same routine day in and day out, the video show him trapped in a way by his own demons.

This music video has the right blend of horror, repetition and creepiness mixed with an unique style and a bold strong native which you don’t see in music videos now a days.

Yonkers By Tyler The Creator

A complex modern day masterpiece in; tone, style, shots, camera techniques and colour. This video Directed by Wolf Haley is a controversial war cry to the brain washed patrons of today lost society. Shot in Black & White only two shots in the entire music video, the style stands out more then anything, constantly going in and out of focus to the how unstable the mind can be. The camera is never still constantly moving round to create an uneasy feeling for the audience. The only cut in the video is where Tyler throws his shirt on the camera. But that was only so they could put the black lenses. There is no CGI in the video and that is impressive expressly as he was eating a live (fake) bug and at the end hang I’m self. The tone is a harsh realty and the symbolism that Wolf Haley put in is very powerful. This music video is more then an art piece then a music video because more or less music video have an native to follow. But that is a bad thing Yonkers is a fantastical music video which I think will inspire a lot of future directors.

Video Games By Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey directed and edited this music video her self and it shows, the stylish tone and colours the old retro feel to it and the use of stock footage. Now the video is roughly 80% stock footage but there are some shots of Lana Del Rey that have been colour corrected to look old and retro, and it does work it matches the quality of the stock footage really well and gives off a poetic and ghostly tone. The video dives into the world of love and fame while keeping a natural feel, and that is Lana Del Rey’s strong suit, a naturally echo, a simple lust. The colours are mixed in, nothing looks duel and boring. It’s a simple video but has an odd beauty that draws you in. Lana Del Rey is an artist there no doubt about much like Wolf Haley is but in different ways when it comes to the tone. The realism of the music video fits in so well. Lana Del Rey has now gone on to direct some short films and if they hold the same, beauty, style, tone and realism then I will be sure it check it out.

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chloehobbsmedia · 10 years

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Research

Primary research

The inspiration for my plot was a very close friend of mine. I wanted to incorporate an event that happened in her life which could have changed her life forever; my main protagonist is loosely based on her. I witnessed my friend become infatuated with a man she barely knew from the internet, so much so that she was willing to go and meet him on her own. Luckily she told us before she did anything drastic, a group of my friends went with her to see if it was true. To cut a long story short, unfortunately the man was actually an imposter but we were able to get her away from the situation quickly. This is the best kind of primary research I could have got.

Secondary research

For this type of research I began to watch many thriller/horror movies to see all the different conventions. I watched movies such as Gone and the Resident where they similarly become obsessed with the woman protagonist. The production company that produced Gone was Summit Entertainment; they have produced many thrillers such as Mr & Mrs Smith and Man on a Ledge. Therefore I would like to get in contact with them to see if they would commission my script as it is similar to the films that they have produced so far.

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rosiewillson · 10 years

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Research- No Way Out- ScriptWriting

Primary:

For my primary research I took upon my own experiences. Me and a friend were out hiking one day and we began talking about horror stories and this whole idea that there are these settlements in Australia such as featured in the film Wolf Creek. And that fact that what we would do if someone was following us.

Secondary:

I took ideas from three films; Wolf creek, The Descent and The Blair Witch Project as they all have similar ideas to mine.

The Descent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptSdzdUhzKg

Wolf Creek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvJNfwNicrU

The Blair Witch Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D51QgOHrCj0

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hollyjvr · 10 years

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Script (Trailer)

(Trailer will start with old home video footage of Sam and his brother when they were little)

Voiceover of Sam: Ever since I was little, I have always been second best.

(Old home footage of Sam when he was a baby with his mum and dad holding him and his brother next to him)

Voiceover of Sam: It was just me, my mum, my dad and my older brother growing up. He is 3 years older than me and needless to say, the favourite child.

(Footage of Sam and his older brother playing together)

Voiceover of Sam: I know parents shouldn’t have their favourites but you see, growing up in our family was hard.

(Goes dark and music stops)

(Old footage of Sam’s brother in hospital)

Voiceover of Sam: My brother was very ill at the age of 7; I was only 4 and didn’t understand what was going on.

(Footage of Sam’s brother getting better)

Voiceover of Sam: I got neglected a little by my parents because they were so focused on making sure my brother got better.

(Old footage of Sam sitting in his room with all his inventions)

Voiceover of Sam: The only thing that made me happy was inventing things. I used to sit in my room for hours just thinking of things to make and eventually trying to make them out of the resources I had!

(Old footage of them both growing up and measuring their height on the doorframe)

Voiceover of Sam: As the years went by, my brother got stronger and stronger. Which was great of course but anything my brother wanted, he would get and anything he did wrong wasn’t wrong at all. It started to really get to me to the point where i used to get upset and angry and i would always get blamed for things.

(Old footage of Sam’s brother going off to university)

Voiceover of Sam: And then it all changed, my brother went off to university and I was left at home with my parents.

(Footage of Sam and his family waving his brother off to university)

(Fades dark again, music change)

(Pictures of awards and certificate Sam’s brother has won for his business)

Voiceover of Sam: My brother was slowly on the way to becoming a millionaire and i was still at home inventing things, not knowing what to do with my life.

(Sam packing and leaving home saying goodbye to his parents)

Voiceover of Sam: So I decided to move to London to try and get a better chance of a job as the tiny village we lived in didn’t really have much available.

(Camera cuts to Sam walking out of his flat onto a street in London)

Voiceover of Sam: And this is where I am now, in London and guess what? I have a job.

(Sam walking on the way to work)

Voiceover of Sam: Not just any normal job, I work for my brother. Of all people, my brother is my boss. I work for my older brother, how sad is that? I spend 20 odd years trying to get away from him but yet here I am, working for him. And what makes it even worse is that he is now a millionaire.

(Building that Sam’s brothers business building in London)

Voiceover of Sam: He owns a million pound business that creates things for the rest of the world to use, and guess what, they’re all MY inventions.

(Sam’s brother shaking hands with business people whilst Sam watches through the office)

Voiceover of Sam: My own brother used MY inventions to make money, which is great but he kept all the money himself. It’s my fault really, I should’ve patented them, it’s always my fault and it always has been my fault.

(Camera slow zoom into Sam sitting in his office staring into where the camera would be)

Voiceover of Sam: And then it all changed…

(There is a heartbeat sound and the screen fades to white)

(Faint white screen with faint blue and red flashing lights, voices but no footage, from Sam’s point of view)

Paramedic: Hello, young man, can you hear me? What’s his name? Does anybody know his name?

Sam’s work colleague: SAM! SAM! IS HE OKAY? SAM! HIS NAME’S SAM!

Paramedic: Sam, can you hear me? Sam, stay with me, don’t shut your eyes, can anybody tell me exactly what happened? Sam, come on stay with me.

Member of the public: He was crossing the road and someone jumped a red light and I don’t know, it all happened so quickly, is he going to be okay?

Sam’s work colleague: IS HE GOING TO BE OKAY? WHY ISNT HE AWAKE?

Paramedic: Okay, I need you to go over there and tell that to the police please. Sam, come on Sam, stay with me. CAN EVERYONE CLEAR THE AREA PLEASE? Sam…. Sam…. Sam…. SAM…

(Fades completely white with a faint heartbeat sound)

(Sam waking up in hospital from his point of view, blurry until everything starts to come into focus)

Sam: W…w…where am I? H….h….hello?

Nurse 1: He’s awake!!!!

Nurse 2: Oh thank goodness for that, it was quite a nasty bump to the head you had young man.

Sam: Where am I?

Nurse 2: You’re in hospital sweetheart.

(Sam tries and sits up)

Nurse 2: Don’t sit up! Stay lying down for now; I’ll get you some water and the newspaper to read.

Sam: oh….oh…okay…

(Nurse hands Sam the newspaper)

(Sam looks at the front page and frowns looking confused)

(He looks at the date, it reads Friday 18th March 1979)

Sam: W…w….why does the newspaper say the date is 1979? Its 2014….

Nurse 2: Erm….

Nurse 1: Should I get the doctor?

Nurse 2: Yes, tell him to come quickly, it’s an emergency.

(Music suddenly gets faster and more intense)

(Cuts to lots of shots of Sam in 1979, in 70’s clothes etc., no dialogue but shows him meeting people, telling the rest of the story without giving too much away)

(Shots are in time to the beat of the music)

(Music starts to slow down as the end of the trailer approaches)

(Whilst all these shots are happening, there is a VoiceOver of Sam)

Voiceover of Sam: I wished I could go back in time and change everything, my wish came true.

(Close up of Sam’s face laying on a hospital bed)

VoiceOver of Sam: Sometimes in life, you have to hang onto every last bit of hope.

(Fades to black)

(The title Interval comes up on screen)

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spicerliam · 10 years

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Film Research Package

The Scary Reality – Research

Inspirations

Reality ‘Paranormal’ Television

For scenes in my idea where it is in the ‘haunted’ house I have been looking at reality television shows about haunted buildings and places. I am looking to use the same style of filming as these as they work well with the tenseness of the scenes, for example when something ‘paranormal’ is happening it builds up until it's really tense and then whatever it is makes you (the audience) jump.

One of these is Most Haunted. In the first couple of series of Most Haunted there were many complex shots set up in a kind of theatrical style. For example, often locations were illuminated with blue and green colours, and they used dry ice for a smoke effect. This could look good in my film as it is a TV show, and it would make the audience wonder if there is something taking the people or if it is actually part of the show.

Haunted Films

An example of the sort of horror films I have been looking at is Paranormal Activity. It is all shot like a documentary with the cameras set up. This is how I would want my film to look, with the cameras obviously being set up by the TV crew.

Also, the style in which the paranormal activity happens is something I may look to use. For example, when people get dragged from beds, and random things banging and crash, weird things happening etc. I think these would be the best kind of shots to use as it is set as a reality TV show.

Real life haunting

I have been looking at real life stories of haunting, mainly in America. I am considering using the general basis of real life paranormal stories for the reasoning of my haunted house being haunted. One example I looked at was a story of the Lamont family. Robert Lamont built a getaway mansion for him and his family in 1916 and believed that it was haunted. During the 1930’s the family abandoned the mansion after the basement shook itself and ghostly figure appeared. The mansion was then unoccupied for many years.

The only thing I’m not sure about when considering using this idea is the ghostly figure aspect. I don’t think using ghosts would look as good in the syle of reality TV show.

Locations

I have been looking at a few different locations, some of which may not be possible to use but they do provide ideas for a location if I have to look elsewhere.

Pluckley Village

Pluckley village has been named the most haunted village in the England by the Guiness World Book of Records. According to their results, the village is home to around 12-16 ghosts. Using a house from this village would be great for the film because not only would the location be made to look how I want to show it as a reality TV Show, it ill already have haunted aspects about it, making it look more realistic. If I can’t use this location I will go and visit anyway getting ideas to expand on.

Larkfield Priory Hotel

The Hotel stands on the grounds of an old priory, and is supposedly haunted with the ghost of a maid who apparently killed herself on the grounds. I will try to visit this location to educate myself on how a haunted place should feel and look if you were looking at it through security cameras.

Offices

I have been considering trying to get permission to film in an office block for the scenes that will include the TV Crew. I would use different props and stands out things that make it look like the office of a TV Production, to make it look like the TV show is as real as possible. Also the contrast from the scenes with these people being safe in this TV production office compared to the contestants in a haunted house will be interesting. I will use different colour schemes and style of shots/editing, to show a real difference between them.

TV production companies

By looking at different TV production companies, and the way they work, I can get inspiration for how to betray my TV Company. I have also been looking at behind the scenes of some of these companies’ reality shows, to see how they go about directing and working on them. Obviously not everything they do will be easy to mimic, however I will try to make it look as similar as possible.

An example of this is the way in which Channel 4 produce Big Brother.

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bethanycaller · 10 years

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PERSONA Script (10 Minute Short)

(It’s a miserable day. Alex is walking down the street; hood up, expressionless face. The sky is grey and murky puddles dot the pavement. The street comes to an end as she makes her way towards college.)

ALEX *Voiceover*

*I don’t remember my dad, or many of my mum’s relationships come to think of it. They never hang around long enough for me to get to know them. Kind of like us really. Mum gets heart broken and becomes convinced that all men are scum and that we need to move away to make a fresh start, but truth is no man likes a woman with baggage, so I guess it works out for the best that I’m not all that great at making friends, I never get to stay long enough to even remember their names.*

(Alex crosses the road and enters the college gates. She continues to walk along across the college grounds, through the corridors and into her classroom.)

*I’m hoping this time might be different, although I highly doubt it. I’ve only been here a week, but I don’t know anyone, I’ve got no friends.*

(Alex enters her classroom, keeping her eyes on the floor, and sits at a desk on her own. She glances over to a blonde girl perched on the desk a couple of rows across from her, she’s surrounded by people, chatting and laughing.)

*That’s Natasha. We’ve never spoken but she takes the same route home as me everyday.*

(The teacher enters the classroom and everyone moves to their seats.)

*Everyone wants to be like Natasha.*

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(Alex is walking down a busy corridor; the hustle and bustle of college students surrounding her. She spots Natasha at the other end of the corridor swiftly walking towards her. As the two reach within touching distance, Alex purposely pretends to trip, crashing into Natasha; knocking her over and spilling her books across the floor.)

ALEX

Oh my god I’m so sorry! I just didn’t see you there! I’m so sorry, here let me help!

(She bends down to help Natasha gather up her spilt belongings and helps Natasha back to her feet. Alex notices a reading book amongst Natasha’s things as she hands them back to her. She pauses for a few seconds before speaking.)

Ah wow I love that book!

NATASHA

Its good isn’t it, this is like the third time I’ve read it now.

(She laughs and smiles at Alex)

ALEX

Yeah yeah same! I can’t get enough of it.

NATASHA

I was kind of disappointed in the film version of it though. I was so looking forward to it as well!

ALEX

Oh really? I, err, haven’t seen the film.

NATASHA

No way! I’ll bring the DVD in for you to borrow. I wouldn’t get your hopes up too much for it though.

(She giggles)

But still, I guess it could be worse.

ALEX

Oh, err, yeah sure that’d be great, thanks.

(She smiles at Natasha. A hint of desperation crosses Alex’s face as she wants to keep the conversation going but doesn’t know what to say.)

NATASHA

Well anyway I best get going, don’t want to be late! It’s Alex right?

(Alex nods as Natasha smiles and turns away to continue her journey down the corridor to her classroom; dodging in and out of the busy flow of pupils.)

ALEX

Yeah…yeah. Bye Natasha!

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(In the following montage there is no speech. Cheery music plays over the footage.

Alex is sitting in the classroom, at a desk on her own. She sees a pair of hands holding a DVD in front of her, taking her by surprise. The hands belong to Natasha who leaves the DVD with Alex before returning to her desk to sit with her friends. The next day Alex is once again sitting at desk on her own, she pulls two DVDs out of her bag and leans over to Natasha’s desk; returning the DVD she let her borrow and also suggesting another DVD that she thinks she would like. Natasha looks extremely grateful and thanks Alex; causing Alex to smile. A week later Alex and Natasha are sat next to each other in class, laughing and smiling. The next day they are walking home together, messing about and having fun with the rest of Natasha’s group of friends. At the weekend they have linked arms walking around a shopping centre, laughing and chatting. The evening they are sat on Natasha’s bed in her room; Natasha is painting Alex’s nails.)

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(Natasha is sitting at her desk surrounded by her friends. Alex walks in and sits in the seat next to her.)

ALEX

Heeeeeey!

NATASHA

Oh h-hi…

(A puzzled look appears on Natasha’s face as she notices the lipstick that Alex is wearing. Alex notices the funny way in which Natasha is looking at her.)

ALEX

Errrr, what?

Natasha

You don’t usually wear lipstick?

ALEX

Yeah I know, I just thought I’d try something a little different, I quite like it.

NATASHA

Yeah… where’s it from?

ALEX

Oh I don’t know, I’ve had it ages, completely forgot about it actually.

(Alex tries to laugh it off as she starts to sense a tension between Natasha and herself.)

NATASHA

Ah okay…it’s just because that’s the exact shade I bought at the weekend and couldn’t find on my dressing table this morning.

ALEX

Oh, r-really? I-I…

(Alex is cut off by Natasha)

NATASHA

Can I see it?

(Alex stutters not knowing what to do. After a few seconds of deliberation she starts rummaging around in her bag looking for the lipstick.)

ALEX

It must have fell into my bag or something when I was leaving yours yesterday.

(She sheepishly reveals the lipstick from inside her bag and hands it back to Natasha. Natasha takes it and puts it in her pocket, frowning.)

NATASHA

If you wanted to use it you only had to ask.

(Conversation between the group starts up again as Alex sits back feeling humiliated.)

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(Alex storms upstairs on her return home from college, chucks her bag in the corner of her room and slumps onto her bed. She drags the laptop from the bottom of the bed onto her lap and logs into her social media sites; Facebook, Twitter, Youtube. Hours pass and Alex is still sat alone in her room with only the laptop for company. She scrolls though her Facebook feed for what feels like the hundredth time, passing a post from Natasha; a photo of Natasha pouting with her new lipstick on. The photo has seventy three likes. Alex pauses on the photo for a few seconds before continuing to scroll. A notification pops up telling Alex that a girl from college has liked her profile picture. She clicks on the notification revealing that she now has a total of four likes on her photo. She sits there analysing every detail of the picture of her own face. After a while she rolls her eyes and clicks back onto the homepage. A new post appears, Natasha’s ask.fm link.)

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(A few days have passed. Its lunchtime and everyone has been dismissed from class. The students pour out of the classroom; Natasha is waiting outside the door for Alex, an anxious expression on her face. As Alex spots Natasha as she squeezes out of the crowd, a big grin appears on her face before she is pulled aside by Natasha and dragged into the toilets.)

ALEX

W-woah! What was that for?!

(Alex stands there confused while Natasha inspects all the cubicles to ensure no one else is in there.)

Tash what are you doing?

NATASHA

Okay its fine we’re alone.

(Natasha stands in front of Alex; eyes wandering around the room and unable to stand still)

ALEX

Errrr okay? Can you just tell me what’s going on please?

(Natasha stares at Alex for a few seconds, tears spring to her eyes. A look of concern appears on Alex’s face.)

Oh my god Tash, what?!

NATASHA

You’re going to think I’m being pathetic about it, b-but, someone’s been sending me loads of abuse online, and I have no idea who it is or why they’re doing it. But it’s been constant for nearly a week now and its just really starting to scare me.

(Tears start to pour down Natasha’s face. Alex pulls her into a hug and Natasha sobs into her shoulder.)

ALEX

Oh Tash, it’s just some idiot looking for a thrill. Please don’t let it get to you; you’re just giving them what they want otherwise.

(Both girls stand in an embrace; Natasha crying and Alex rubbing her back, looking sad.)

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(Alex and Natasha are walking home from school, Natasha is still feeling quite down and there isn’t much conversation happening between the two.)

NATASHA

Alex, do you want to, err, stay at mine until my parents get back?

(Alex can see the desperation on Natasha’s face of not wanting to be home alone. Alex smiles warmly towards her.)

ALEX

Yeah course I will.

(The girls continue their journey along the street to Natasha’s house. As they approach the front door Alex gives Natasha a reassuring smile. They both enter the house; Natasha locks the door behind her.)

NATASHA

You can go on up to my room, I’m just going to go let the dog out.

(Alex smiles at Natasha and goes upstairs. Natasha takes a deep sigh and walks into the kitchen where her dog is sitting by the back door. She opens the door to let the dog out and leans out as if to check that no one is there.)

Rosie! C’mon Rosie! Quick inside now!

(The dog runs inside and Natasha locks the back door as well as the dog flap. She goes upstairs and into her bedroom where she finds Alex sitting on her bed. She pulls her laptop out from under her bed and sits down next to her. She turns it on and goes onto ask.fm.)

Promise you won’t tell anyone?

(Natasha turns to Alex.)

ALEX

Promise.

(Natasha logs into her ask.fm account; intending on showing Alex all the anonymous messages she’s been receiving. Confusion draws upon Natasha’s face as an empty inbox is revealed on the screen.)

NATASHA

W-what?! Where are they?! T-they’ve got to be here somewhere! How have they just disappeared?!

ALEX

Huh? What?

NATASHA

The messages! They’ve just gone! They were there I promise! I wouldn’t make something like that up!

(Tears start to fall from Natasha’s eyes.)

ALEX

They can’t just suddenly disappear Natasha, that’s impossible.

NATASHSA

I’m being serious Alex! I’m not doing this for attention you know!

ALEX

I never said you was…

(Alex doesn’t seem completely convinced with Natasha’s reaction.)

NATASHA

They’ve got to be here somewhere!

(Natasha frantically clicks all over the screen and bashes her keyboard desperately trying to make the messages reappear. Alex hears a car pull up outside and looks out the window.)

ALEX

Look, your dad’s back now. Perhaps it would be better if I left so you could talk to him about it instead.

NATASHA

I can’t! You know I can’t! They’re always lecturing me about internet safety! If I tell them they’ll confiscate my laptop and will never trust me on the internet again!

(Alex stands up to leave but Natasha grabs her wrist; forcing her to sit back down.)

Please don’t go! I need you to believe me!

(Alex snatches her arm from Natasha’s grip.)

ALEX

I’ll see you tomorrow Tash.

(Alex picks up her bag and leaves Natasha’s room. Natasha chucks the laptop from her lap and sinks down to the floor; curling up in ball of tears and self-pity.)

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(It’s the early hours of the morning; Natasha is tossing and turning about in her bed as if having a nightmare.)

VOICES IS NATASHA’S HEAD

You look like you’ve put on loads of weight recently. You’re getting uglier every time I see you. Why do you flirt with so many boys? You’re such a slut. Please believe me Alex! You best sleep with one eye open. They can’t just suddenly disappear Natasha, that’s impossible.

(Natasha shoots upright in her bed, out of breath, sweating, tears running down her face. Natasha sits there for a few moments panting. Behind her is her bedroom window, where a dark figure is standing on the street outside staring into Natasha’s room. Natasha does not notice the figure.)

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(It’s the next morning. Natasha warily enters the classroom and walks straight over to her seat next to Alex and sits down. Her eyes are blotchy from crying all night and dark circles hang beneath her eyes from lack of sleep. She is very on edge and speaks to no one. Alex and the rest of their friends all glance between each other, not knowing what to say. The teacher stands up from behind her computer and begins the class.)

TEACHER

Right, pens and paper out please!

(Alex and Natasha both reach down into their bags and take out a pen and a notepad. In the background you can hear the teacher talking about assignment deadlines. Alex discretely whispers to Natasha.)

ALEX

Hey, you okay?

(Natasha doesn’t move from her position. She continues to scribble down notes; not even looking up from the page.)

NATASHA

Yeah. Fine.

(Alex frowns at Natasha’s shortness with her before turning back to the front of the class and taking down some notes. Natasha is finding it extremely hard to concentrate due to the vicious circle of thoughts controlling her mind. A boy sitting at the desk behind Natasha reaches forward and shakes her shoulder.)

BOY AT DESK

Hey Tasha you got a…

(Natasha flinches, screams and falls from her chair.)

BOY AT DESK

…spare pen?

(Natasha is sprawled on the floor next to her desk. The entire class is staring at her. She slowly raises her eyes to look at Alex; confused and humiliated. Alex is staring back at her, not really sure of what has just happened.)

TEACHER

Natasha! What are you doing?! Remove yourself from the classroom, now! I will not put up with this disruptive behaviour.

(Alex pulls herself up from the ground; keeping her eyes on the floor as she exits the classroom. She shakily opens the classroom door; gently closing it behind her as she leans her back up against the corridor wall. Natasha stands there alone; the corridor eerily quiet. Her eyes dart all around the open space in front of her; frantically twiddling her thumbs as she doesn’t know where to place her hands. She is struggling to deal with the suspense of thinking someone is going to jump out on her. Repetitive voices in Natasha’s head start again.)

VOICES IN NATASHA’S HEAD

You best watch out in college. Ha you’re such an embarrassment to yourself. I’d hate myself so much if I were you. Please believe me Alex! I’m always watching you. They can’t just suddenly disappear Natasha, that’s impossible.

(Natasha’s eyes fill with tears and breathing quickens as she becomes more and more anxious with every second. The voices come to a sharp end. Natasha’s heavy breathing is the only thing to be heard. Not being able to bare it any longer, Natasha darts from the spot she has been standing in and sprints down the corridor.)

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(Arriving at her front door, Natasha’s hands are trembling as she frantically tries to get her key in the door; so much so that she drops the keys before she is finally successful. She slams the door behind her, bolting every lock. She rushes into the kitchen, grabs a chair and stands it up against the front door. She then makes a dash upstairs to her bedroom. Sliding down her bedroom door and ending up in heap on the floor, Natasha lays in a hysterical mess. Through her sobs the sound of Natasha’s mobile phone ringing is heard. It rings three times before Natasha grabs it from her bag and hurls it across the room.)

NATASHA

SHUT UP!!!

(Natasha stays slumped up against her door; chest pounding, breathing heavy, tear stained cheeks. The ringing stops for approximately 10 seconds before starting up again. Natasha stares at the phone before dragging herself over to it. She continues to stare at it until it rings off, noticing the call is from a blocked number. It begins to ring again, this time Natasha answers it.)

NATASHA

H-hello?

(There is a pause of about three seconds after she says hello, before an unrecognisable voice starts to speak.)

VOICE ON PHONE

You think running away is going to help you. God you’re more stupid than you look. Nowhere is safe for you now Natasha. Nowhere.

(Natasha cuts off the call, not giving it a chance to finish. She rips of the back of the phone, removing both the battery and SIM card. Pushing the pieces of phone away from her, she sits back leaning against her bed and tries to catch her breath. A few moments later the sound of banging at her front door is heard. Panic sets in as Natasha fears the worst. She scrambles to get under her bed, attempting to find a place of safety. She pushes her hands against her ears as hard as she can, trying to block out the repetitive sound. Squeezing her eyes shut and repeatedly whispering to herself.)

NATASHA

Please leave me alone, please leave me alone, they won’t believe me, please leave me alone!

(A hand grabs Natasha from underneath the bed, causing her to freak out; screaming and bashing her head. She opens her eyes to see it is just her older sister. Natasha calms slightly when she sees it’s her but is still in a state of shock.)

GEMMA (Natasha’s sister)

Tash what the hell are you doing?! And why was the chain guard across the door with a bloody chair stuck in front of it?! I was stood there ages banging the door for you to come and open it, I had to climb over the fence and use the back door instead!

(Natasha stares at her sister for a few seconds, not knowing how to react.)

NATASHA

S-sorry Gem, I-I just thought I heard a weird noise and got a little scared.

(Natasha puts on a fake smile and tries to laugh it off. Her sister finds this amusing and laughs too, saying no more on the matter as she ruffles Natasha’s hair and exits her room. Natasha is left alone sitting on the floor of her bedroom, a single tear escaping down her cheek as she realises she’s starting to lose sanity.)

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(In the following montage there is no speech. Dark music plays over the footage.

It’s been three days since Natasha received the phone call. She hasn’t left the house. Natasha is lying in bed, a pile of tissues surrounding her; pretending to be ill in front of her mum, who is stood next to her bed, so that she doesn’t have to go to college. That night Natasha is constantly tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep. The next day she is slumped over the toilet, being sick from where she has hardly eaten over the past week. Later that day she is in the shower, eyes squeezed shut and standing extremely uptight as the water falls over her. She anxiously opens her eyes; scared to open them as she is paranoid that someone is going to be standing there when she does. She makes herself jump as she forces her eyes open and frantically searches the space in front of her to ensure she is alone. After her shower, Natasha takes the time to make sure all doors and windows in the house are locked. She then takes herself to her room and shuts herself in the bottom of her wardrobe until someone returns home from work.)

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(It’s early morning, around the time Natasha would usually be leaving for college. She is dressed and her hair is scraped up into a messy ponytail. She is extremely pale and frail looking. She slowly makes her way into the kitchen where her mum, dad and sister are all getting ready to leave for work. Natasha flinches slightly as her dog brushes past her.)

NATASHA

I’m, err, going to go in today. I’m feeling a lot better and Alex said we’re starting a new assignment today so I want to be there for it.

NATASHA’S MUM

Are you sure? You’re still looking a bit green around the gills, why don’t you just get Alex to drop it in and go through it with you instead?

(Natasha’s mum strokes Natasha’s face, tucking a piece of stray hair behind her ear.)

NATASHA

No no it’s fine, I think the fresh air will do me good.

NATASHA’S MUM

Okay hun, but only if you’re sure. I’ve got to go now though so I’ll see you about five-ish.

(Natasha’s mum kisses her forehead as she leaves the kitchen.)

NATASHA

I’m going to go get my bag and stuff together, so, err, bye.

GEMMA

Yeah have a good day kiddo!

(Natasha runs upstairs and into her bedroom, slamming the door shut and standing there to catch her breath. She rests her head against the door waiting to hear her parents and sister leave the house and drive off. She stands there for a while, taking deep breaths in and out. A long while passes as Natasha stands in the exact same position, psyching herself up to leave the house. She squeezes her eyes shut and takes in one last deep breath. She flings open her bedroom door and races down the stairs. She yanks open the front door, letting it slam behind her as she paces towards the front gate. Her hands are violently shaking as she ensures her hood is pulled far down over her face in order to preserve as much of her identity as possible. Tears stream down her face, her arms are crossed tight across her chest. Quickly pacing down the street, Natasha trips on the uneven pavement, sending her crashing to the ground; grazing both her hands. Pain seers through her body as she takes in the sight of her blood smeared hands. So weak she can hardly lift herself off the ground, she manages to force herself up, desperate to reach her destination.)

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(In the following montage there is no speech. Eery/dramatic music plays over the footage.

Natasha’s feet are shown walking through a train station. A pair of hands painting their nails red are then shown, the same colour that Natasha always paints hers. A flashback appears of the same pair of hands typing the abusive messages to Natasha on ask.fm, and then another flashback of the hands pulling out Natasha’s laptop from under her bed and deleting all the messages. Again Natasha’s feet are shown now walking onto the platform. A pair of lips are shown, applying lipstick, the same colour Natasha always wears. Another flashback appears of the lips talking on the phone, making it obvious that this was the anonymous phone call Natasha received. Returning to Natasha’s feet, which are now stood on the very edge of the platform. The pair of hands are then shown placing a hair slide in their hair, just like the one Natasha always wears. The reflection of this person in their mirror is then shown, revealing that it is indeed Alex, whose obsession and desire to be like Natasha, created a need to destroy her. For the last time returning back to Natasha, showing her face this time; a single tear escaping down her cheek as we see a train come into light in the background and hear her whisper.)

NATASHA

Why didn’t she believe me…

(The screen shuts to black as the sound of a train shooting past is heard.)

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