Script

Script

Main company logo.

Fade to black.

Fade up: (Red Chillers font):

You hurt the ones you love the most

1) Int. Bedroom (Day)

a) HA MS over the shoulder Bethany laying on her bed, drawing pictures of her mum on a sketch pad, with several attempts already torn off.

MUM (VO)

Bethany, I told you to come and help me set the table!

b) LS Bethany collecting the sketch papers up.

MUM (VO)

Don’t make me come up there again!

c) Mid Over the shoulder shot of Bethany looking at the door

BETHANY (Shouting)

Coming now, OK?

d) Bethany rushes to collect her drawings up now, as she is threatened by her mum’s arrival.

MUM (VO)

5 ... 4 ...

2) Int. Kitchen

a) CU mum putting down knife on chopping board, staring to go towards the hall.

MUM

3 ... 2 ...

3) Int. Bedroom

a) LA MS Bethany stuffing sketches under the bed.

b) LS Bethany leaving the bedroom, revealing that there is still some sketches in view.

c) CU sketches, showing death scenes.

d) MS Bethany bumps into her mum just as she is closing the door.

e) CU mum’s impatient face.

MUM (SHOUTING)

Oh Bethany, look at this room! It’s a mess!

f) POV shot of the messy room, ending on Bethany.

MUM (VO)

Young lady, why don’t you tidy things up as you go along?  I want all that to wash. 

g) LS mum starts tidying up the bed, putting away the colouring books and crayons etc. She spots the sketches sticking out from underneath the bed.

MUM (picking up pile of clothes)

Washing machine.  Now!

h) Bethany leaves the room with the pile of clothes.

4. Int. Landing

a) CU sock falling on landing floor.

5. Int. Bedroom

a) MS Mum looking down at semi-revealed sketches.

MUM

         What the ...?

b) LS LA underneath the bed as arm reaches towards the pile of screwed up papers in the middle.

c) Reverse angle MS Mum holding the picks out the papers from underneath the bed. She turns to look more towards camera at one of them.

d) BCU sketch of death scene in park, with the words “Little Miss Perfect” on.

e) CU look of concern on mum’s face.

Flashback dissolve to:

6. Ext. park

(Negative effect)

a) Tracking POV shot LS of mum pushing Bethany on swing.

b) MS brother walking towards them, with another boy and a girl.

c) LS the three of them together at the swings (SRS sequence).

                                                                            BROTHER

 I’m going now, OK?  Got to meet Courtney in twenty, remember?  She’ll kill me if we’re late.

MUM

But you promised to get some sweets and a drink for Bethany.

BROTHER

Got em here (taking out from jacket).  Little Sweeties for Little Miss Perfect ....

(Giving to Bethany, who snatches them)

You haven’t seen half the things she does when you’re not around.

Flash forward dissolve to:

7. Int bedroom

a) CU of mums shocked face.

b) CU of mums hands flicking through papers

c) BCU Mum’s face.

d) BCU bedroom scene on paper ....

Flashback dissolve to:

8. Int Mum’s bedroom (Night)

a) LS Bethany standing by her mum’s double bed holding her pillow and teddy bear.

b) Close up of mum’s face sleeping.

c) MS Bethany creeping strangely towards her mum.  

d) CU Bethany’s hand stroking her mum’s hair.

e) MS Bethany steps back, suddenly forcing her pillow onto her mums face with anger, the mum shocked into being awake ...

f) BCU Bethany’s face grimacing, overpowering her mother with a strange force.

g) Graphic match of the eyes as she snaps back to reality.

Flash forward dissolve to:

9. Int bedroom

a) POV MCU mum looking down at papers, dumbfounded.

b) LS mum walking out of the bedroom, carrying the papers and shutting the door behind her.

10. Int Kitchen (Night)

a) Establishing shot Bethany by the window.

b) MS mum walking into the room (from behind).

c) MS Bethany, tilt down to reveal knife in her hand.

d) MS mum looking at the knife, and then Bethany.

MUM

What is that?  What are you doing with that knife?

e) MS of Bethany walking towards her mum slowly.

BETHANY:

I’m here to save you mummy.

f) (Canted angle) CU Bethany’s face as she slowly moves toward her mum.

f) (Canted angle) BCU Bethany slowly lifting up the knife and smiling.

Fade to black.

VO MOTHER

Scream .... (as knife is plunged into her)