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Fade in:
BEDROOM SCENE
Begins with an establishing shot of a bedroom with Character A stood
in the centre, looking at the floor. She is dressed in baggy
clothing with messy hair. The camera zooms in to become a close up
shot of the character and as the camera zooms in, Character A looks
up from the floor and looks directly down the camera. At this
moment, violin/horror music starts to play. Character A now begins
to scream and the shot moves out to show the character in the centre
of the shot seemingly having a mental breakdown.
Cut to:
HOUSE
We see a wide shot of a house. The Friend walks into shot. She is
about the same age as Character A but looks much neater and well put
together. She walks towards the house. She goes to open the gate in
front of the house.
Character A:
(Shouting)
Hey!
The Friend turns and smiles at Character A who runs to her.
The Friend:
Hey, you alright?
They both walk through the gate and into the house whilst chatting.
Cut to:
BEDROOM SCENE
Return to the shot of Character A in the bedroom having a mental
breakdown.
Cut to:
OUTSIDE DARK
A shot where it’s dark and Character A is dancing with The Friend.
The camera pans to follow them.
Cut to:
BEDROOM SCENE
Return to the shot of Character A in the bedroom who is becoming
increasingly catatonic.
Cut to:
OUTSIDE DURING DAY
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An aerial shot of both characters laying in grass on a sunny day.
They are chatting and laughing.
Cut to:
BEDROOM SCENE FINAL
Shot of Character A in the bedroom who is becoming more and more
catatonic and now starts to throw things that are in the bedroom.
She is completely catatonic.
The music begins to get more frantic as previous shots are repeated
and flash across the screen much faster, interspersed with Character
A getting more and more frantic.
Cut to:
This section ends with a close up shot of The Friend smiling but the
smile begins to turn into confusion and then anger.
Cut to:
Character A stood in the bedroom completely still apart from heavy
breathing and looking directly down the camera. There is no music
now in order to accentuate Character A’s heavy breathing.
Dissolve to:
GOING TO FRIEND’S HOUSE
Character A walks into a different room, picking up a rucksack and
walking out of the room. She leaves the house and gets on a bike.
Cut to:
A tracking shot follows the character as she cycles down a low lit
road. Although it’s a nice day, due to heavy tree coverage, there is
low light as Character A cycles down the road. A voiceover is
playing over the top of this scene in Character A’s voice. Quiet
violin music plays over the voiceover to add atmosphere.
Voiceover:
I am your friend; the person who stands by you no matter what and
would crush anyone who dared to cause you to shed a precious tear.
During long summer nights when blood runs thin and youth feels as
though it could last for eternity, I hold you as your sorrows eat
you alive and hold you tighter as you lie and tell me that it will
all be ok. Gently, I brush away the tears that stain your cheeks and
fill your ears with reassurance.
Cut to:
Character A comes to a gate and gets off of her bike. She leaves her
bike on the floor and takes off her rucksack. She gats something out
of the rucksack but we can’t see what it is. She opens the gate and
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walks through. She seems to have no emotions and is very direct with
her actions with no hesitation. Voiceover continues over the top of
this.
Voiceover:
I know exactly what words to say to make you feel good again. I know
you, I understand you, and I would do anything for you.
Cut to:
AT FRIEND’S HOUSE
The Friend is sat on a chair in the garden drinking a drink. She
turns around at the noise of Character A entering and she looks
surprised.
Cut to:
The Friend:
Over the shoulder shot of The Friend who begins to stand as she
speaks. Her voice is confused and nervous.
What are you doing here? Who even are you?
Cut to:
Character A:
The camera cuts to a low angle shot of Character A who is holding a
gun and looking directly down the camera. She has no expression on
her face.
I am your friend.
Character A shoots The Friend and, as the gun shot is heard, the
screen cuts to black and there’s complete silence.
The title sequence appears and the music from the beginning starts
to play again.
