Finished script for my short film

1. “LOST”
By
Tom CUTLER
Parsonage Barn lane
Ringwood,BH24 1SE
Phone
Hopper25.student@ringwood.hants.sch.uk

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Fade In:
SCENE 1: EXT LOCATION 1 - THE FOREST - DAYTIME
Two males are seen laying on the floor of a forest,
the two of them then wake up and look around the area in
a disorientated manner.
JACK
Where am I?
(Jack whispers)
Sounds of ambient environment around Jack
TOM
Hello.
JACK
(Modestly)
Anyone here?
TOM
Starts to walk around and explore his surroundings.
JACK
Examines the area fruitfully.
Our two characters start to explore their surroundings
while trying to discover more about why they are in their
situation and how they can try and escape it.
JACK
Walks cautiously around.
Hears the sound of leaves rustling and the breaking of
twigs.
TOM
(Softly)
Hello?
More rustling of leaves and noises of the ambient
surrounding.

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Jack starts to move towards the sounds.
Tom starts to move out of the area he is in after hearing
what seems like whispering.
TOM
(Softly)
What is this?
SCENE ENDS
SCENE 2: EXT LOCATION 1 - THE FOREST – DAYTIME
Our two characters begin to move deeper into the forest
trying to discover more about where they are and why they
are there.
Finds a broken mirror on the floor and lifts it up and
looks into it with half his face showing and the other half
missing, Jack starts to hear voices in his head and begins
to question about himself and his past.
Jack hears the breaking of twigs and hastily turns
around to see there is nothing there, after this he
starts to question if anyone or anything is there of if
he is just hearing things.
Similarly to Jack starts to hear the breaking of twigs
and the movement of something and turns around to
inspect his area.
TOM
(Loudly)
Is anyone there?
After no response Tom moves closer to the source of the
sound.
TOM
(Shouting desperately)
Anyone?
After moving closer to where he heard the sound Tom finds
an old Teddy bear, he picks it up and inspects it and while

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doing so starts to hear the voices children screaming in
his head and hastily puts the Teddy back onto the ground.
End of the scene.
Having both found objects that prompted memories of their
past our two characters journey deeper into the forest
trying to discover more about themselves and try to realize
whether or no they are alone or someone else or something
else is with them.
Jack and Tom start hearing more and more voices which make
them question whether they are dreaming or whether this is
there reality.
JACK
(Softly)
Why am I here?
Jack puts his head into his hands while kneeling
onto the ground. As he does this he starts to hear more
and more whispering and instantaneously opens his eyes and
sees nothing.
TOM
(Shouts)
Anyone?
Jack faintly hears someone shouting and decides to shout
back.
JACK
(Shouts)
Hello?
SCENE ENDS
SCENE 3: EXT LOCATION 2 - THE FOREST – DAYTIME
Tom and Jack come across each other and start to question
why they are here, they start to hear noises and begin to
approach it.

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Tom like Jack can hear a voice shouting and begins to run
towards the noise and shouts back.
TOM
(Shouts jubilantly)
Hello!
Tom spots a person in the distance and hesitantly moves
towards them.
JACK
Who are you?
TOM
I don’t know.
JACK
Why are you here?
TOM
I don’t know, I just woke up here in the forest. I don’t
know why or how I got here.
JACK
What is this place, I keep hearing noises,
Voices of people screaming.
Jack and Tom hear the loud noise of rustling leaves in the
distance and together they start to move towards it.
JACK
Hello?
Jack moves closer towards the sound and as Tom and he reach
the bush where the sound appears a large animal jumps out
at them.
The screen goes black, the end.

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