1. Film Pre-Production
My script will be about horror because I sort of like how the murder appears out of no where, for example the babysitter and the
man the upstairs. The story is about a teenage girl is babysitting at night. The children have been put to bed upstairs and the
babysitter is downstairs, watching television. The phone rings; the caller tells her to "Check the children." The adolescent
dismisses the call and goes back to watching television. The anonymous caller dials back several times. Eventually the babysitter
calls the police, who inform her they will trace the next call. After the stranger calls again, the police return her call, advising her
to leave immediately. She evacuates the home and the police meet her. They explain that the calls were coming from inside the
house, and that the unidentified prowler was calling her after massacring the children upstairs.
I’m going to make a change to the story though, instead of a teenage girl it will be me to play as the main character and the rest
will be playing the caller and the children.
Act 1: The babysitter will put the children to bed and go to the living room to watch TV, the phone rings then the babysitter
answers it and the caller says ‘’Check the children’’ and the caller hands up, then the babysitter ignores the call and goes back to
watch the TV. (1m and 10sec)
Act 2: 15 minutes later, the caller calls her for the second time and asks the babysitter again “Check the children’’ by this point,
the babysitter starts to panic and phones the police. (2min)
Act 3: The babysitter called the operator to see if it was one of her classmates trying to frighten her. The operator asked her to
hold while she traced the calls then, the operator came back on the line, she told the babysitter: “Get out of the house now! I’ll
send the police. The calls are coming from inside the house!” (2min)
2. Characters
The babysitter (Jane): The babysitter is the main focus of this film, she is babysitting for the first time to take care of the Miller’s
children, Bobby and Tiffany. She will be the one to answer the phone and calling the operator for help to trace down the strange
call.
The man upstairs: The man upstairs is the main villain in this film, he will be the one who will call Jane and say “Check
the children’’ and eventually he will be caught by the police at the end.
3. Film Treatment
Jane was babysitting for the Millers for the first time. The Millers’ kids, Bobby and Tiffany, were already asleep when Jane arrived. She was
doing her homework at the kitchen table when the phone rang. “Hello?” Jane asked, but heard only heavy breathing in return. She hung up
the phone and walked to the front door to make sure it was locked.
The phone rang again. Jane picked up and said “Hello?”
“Have you checked the children?” said a low voice from the other end. Confused, Jane asked who was calling, but the caller was gone.
Fifteen minutes later, the phone rang again and the caller asked the same question: “Have you checked the children?” Jane knew she should go
upstairs to check on Bobby and Tiffany, but her legs were too weak to safely climb the stairs. She called the Millers several times, but couldn’t
get ahold of them.
Next, Jane called the operator to see if it was one of her classmates trying to frighten her. The operator asked her to hold while she traced the
calls.
When the operator came back on the line, she told Jane: “Get out of the house now! I’ll send the police. The calls are coming from inside the
house!”
4. Who is your envisaged audience?:
My audience will be for adults and teens because, they can watch movies that are to graphic and horror.
How do you know this?:
The nature of the subject matter is for the older audience.
How can you justify that your project fits well with the interests of this demographic?:
My project will fit well to the interests because horror movies are one of the most popular genres, which attracts a
lot of audience due to the extreme horror and drama.
What is your Unique Selling Point that helps your project stand out from the crowd?:
My unique selling point will be changes into the movie that I will make and I think these few changes will help make
my project to stand out from the crowd.
5. "A married couple were going out for the evening and called in a teenage babysitter to take care of their three children. When she arrived they told her they probably wouldn't be back until
late, and that the kids were already asleep so she needn't disturb them.
The babysitter starts doing her homework while awaiting a call from her boyfriend. After a while the phone rings. She answers it, but hears no one on the other end — just silence, then
whoever it is hangs up. After a few more minutes the phone rings again. She answers, and this time there's a man on the line who says, in a chilling voice, "Have you checked the children?"
Click.
At first, she thinks it might have been the father calling to check up and he got interrupted, so she decides to ignore it. She goes back to her homework, then the phone rings again. "Have you
checked the children?" says the creepy voice on the other end.
"Mr. Murphy?" she asks, but the caller hangs up again.
She decides to phone the restaurant where the parents said they'd be dining, but when she asks for Mr. Murphy she is told that he and his wife had left the restaurant 45 minutes earlier. So she
calls the police and reports that a stranger has been calling her and hanging up. "Has he threatened you?" the dispatcher asks. No, she says. "Well, there's nothing we can really do about it. You
could try reporting the prank caller to the phone company."
A few minutes go by and she gets another call. "Why haven't you checked the children?" the voice says.
"Who is this?" she asks, but he hangs up again. She dials 911 again and says, "I'm scared. I know he's out there, he's watching me."
"Have you seen him?" the dispatcher asks. She says no. "Well, there isn't much we can do about it," the dispatcher says. The babysitter goes into panic mode and pleads with him to help her.
"Now, now, it'll be okay," he says. "Give me your number and street address, and if you can keep this guy on the phone for at least a minute we'll try to trace the call. What was your name
again?"
"Linda."
"Okay, Linda, if he calls back we'll do our best to trace the call, but just keep calm. Can you do that for me?"
"Yes," she says, and hangs up. She decides to turn the lights down so she can see if anyone's outside, and that's when she gets another call.
"It's me," the familiar voice says. "Why did you turn the lights down?"
"Can you see me?" she asks, panicking.
"Yes," he says after a long pause.
"Look, you've scared me," she says. "I'm shaking. Are you happy? Is that what you wanted?"
"No."
"Then what do you want?" she asks.
Another long pause. "Your blood. All over me."
She slams the phone down, terrified. Almost immediately it rings again. "Leave me alone!" she screams, but it's the dispatcher calling back. His voice is urgent.
"Linda, we've traced that call. It's coming from another room inside the house. Get out of there! Now!!!"
She tears to the front door, attempting to unlock it and dash outside, only to find the chain at the top still latched. In the time it takes her to unhook it she sees a door open at the top of the
stairs. Light streams from the children's bedroom, revealing the profile of a man standing just inside.
She finally gets the door open and bursts outside, only to find a cop standing on the doorstep with his gun drawn. At this point, she's safe, of course, but when they capture the intruder and
drag him downstairs in handcuffs, she sees he is covered in blood. Come to find out, all three children have all been murdered.
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