Contents of the Script
A script for Media Studies will be broken up into around six scenes - the same number of scenes present in the storyboard.
The script must contain enough context for the audience to discern just enough to understand the threat of the antagonist, but not quite enough that they are able to fully understand what the villain is, and what their motivations are, in order to keep them threatening.
The script should introduce the main setting and the characters involved, and should entice the audience to continue watching the rest of the film.
The Script Itself
SCENE ONE
Character A sits in the back of a car - his face is reflected in the window, which the camera looks out of. Unnamed Character A's face is visibly disturbed. His head turns
C-A: "Look, man, I.. I believe you, I really do, but.. Can't we at least save this for the morning, yknow..?"
The shot changes - the back of Character B's seat can be seen - muffled music plays in the background. Character B looks frustrated, as he turns his head slightly
C-B: "Dude, I already TOLD you we HAVE to do it at night; It's CLOSED every morning. it's always closed; I checked twice, thrice, four goddamn times; IT'S ALWAYS CLOSED IN THE MORNING!"
Character B turns his head back to the road. He sighs deeply.
C-B: ".. Look, I just.. I just need to make sure I'm not going crazy, alright? We'll.. We'll check it, yeah? Take a look around, five minutes tops, and if we see ANYTHING, we'll book it. Okay?"
The shot pans back to C-A. He's slightly disturbed by his friends' outburst, but he turns back to the window, and grabs the door handle.
C-A: "Alright, Fine.."
He seems not to think that what Character B is saying is real, there's a hint of annoyance in his voice.
SCENE TWO
The two stare at a house outside of the parked car. The headlights are the only source of light, it's almost pitch black outside. A sign says 'FOR SALE' in the front yard. The garage door is wide open. Character B runs up to it, pointing
C-B: "SEE?! See?! Look; LOOK! THE DOOR'S OPEN!"
C-A: "I.. I dunno man, maybe you just left it open when you-"
C-B: "Nooo Nonononono.. I know for a FACT I closed that door. A-And look, I can PROVE it to you! Here!!"
Character B digs through his pocket and pulls out his phone, he taps the screen a few times while walking over to Character A. He shows him the screen - one of the cameras. It shows Character B closing the Garage door, dated at 9:36 - Only an hour beforehand
C-A: "Well, wait, if the cameras work, why dont you just..?"
C-B: "I DID! Just.. Keep LOOKING!"
Character B goes to another clip from the camera footage, where it detected movement. An ominous figure in all-black, whose face cannot be seen, opens the door. The camera footage cuts out immediately after the Garage door begins opening. Character A looks scared, and his speech reflects it
C-A: ".. I.. I dunno about this man.. It's.. It's probably just some crazy homeless dude or whatever - maybe a squatter.. I-If we just call the cops, they'll just arrest him or whatever, and that'll be the end of it.."
C-B: "HELL no! This house's got, like, twenty windows and a backdoor! Plus, it's ten, maybe eleven in the morning! Even if that old coot sticks around long enough for the cops to show up, AND if the cops believe us , he could just book it when he hears sirens, the cars, the police coming in through one of the doors.."
C-A: "But isn't that what we want? Yknow.. the guy to leave?"
C-B: "What? You think i'm just gonna let him leave?! After all the grief I'VE been getting over a bunch of buyers getting cold feet from this head-empty wacko breaking in every night? Yeah right - you're funny! I'll have him swallow a few teeth first, THEN we'll let him go."
Character B walks up to the garage, but Character A lags behind. The camera turns to the inside of the Garage and Character B's back.
C-B: "What, you wanna wuss out on me now?.. Look, if you're so worried about it, then just get something from the garage to whack the old guy with if he gets too uppity.."
C-A: "Yknow, I'd rather NOT whack the guy at all if I can help it!"
C-B: "Yeah right; you're just SCARED that you'll get overpowered by some rotten old lunatic who hasn't eaten in three days! Just get in here before I decide that maybe I wanna start tearing you a new one, too!"
Character B goes inside. Character A looks around, debates going inside with himself for a moment, and then runs in behind him, grabbing a wooden plank from off the wall as he does so. The scene cuts
SCENE THREE
The two are walking down a hallway into the Living Room. It's dimly-lit.
C-B: "Where'd I put the lights..?"
The sound of the Garage Door closing is heard. Then a door slamming. Both characters turn - Character A looks scared, and jumps, clutching harder onto the plank of wood. Character B turns and turns on his phone's flashlight
C-B: "I HEARD HIM! HE'S MAKING A RUN FOR IT!! THAT SLICK PIECE OF - CMON! GO GO GO!"
Character B rushes Character A out, back from the way they came. the Camera tracks them shakily as they run back through the house, but when they open the door to the Garage, it sets on their faces. They look confused. The camera cuts back to the room - It's the living room, not the Garage
SCENE FOUR
C-B: "What the..?"
Character A is scared, very scared. He goes behind Character B, who looks more confused than anything
C-A: "M-Man, I swear to god, I-If this is a joke or something, I'm gonna KILL YOU!"
C-B: "No.. No wait a minute.. It.. No this is.. I.. Wha..?"
The camera cuts away from the two; It pans around and circles them. They scan the room as it does. It then cuts again - under a table.
SCENE FIVE
A man drags a chainsaw outside, across the grass. Only his boots and the saw itself are seen, and he walks and the camera follows.
MURDERHOBO whistles a tune to himself, the lyrics cannot be heard. The music increases in intensity, as he approaches one of the windows. Character A can be seen, his back to the same window. It cuts to his point of view; a pair of red dots glance at him from under the table. He clutches the wood, as Character B backs up as well, to the opposite wall. The music cuts out, and zooms in on Character A's face.
C-A: "W-What is that thing..?! WHAT-"
MURDERHOBO knocks on the window. Character A freezes and begins to turn around
C-B: "WAIT! GET AWAY FROM THE WIND-"
MURDERHOBO'S Hand breaks through the window and grabs Character A by the neck. The camera cuts to black; the sounds of a chainsaw can be heard, and then dripping.
SCENE SIX
Cut to the morning; Cops are inside of the house, staring at a pot left on the stove. A doll, with the pot's contents - a blood red soup - poured all over it's mouth and wearing a bib, sits on the counter. The police take a ladle, and sift through the soup in the pot. The camera does not show whats in it, but the officer's eyes widen in horror as he looks into the pot. He screams, and it cuts to the titlecard.
END OPENING
Character A sits in the back of a car - his face is reflected in the window, which the camera looks out of. Unnamed Character A's face is visibly disturbed. His head turns
C-A: "Look, man, I.. I believe you, I really do, but.. Can't we at least save this for the morning, yknow..?"
The shot changes - the back of Character B's seat can be seen - muffled music plays in the background. Character B looks frustrated, as he turns his head slightly
C-B: "Dude, I already TOLD you we HAVE to do it at night; It's CLOSED every morning. it's always closed; I checked twice, thrice, four goddamn times; IT'S ALWAYS CLOSED IN THE MORNING!"
Character B turns his head back to the road. He sighs deeply.
C-B: ".. Look, I just.. I just need to make sure I'm not going crazy, alright? We'll.. We'll check it, yeah? Take a look around, five minutes tops, and if we see ANYTHING, we'll book it. Okay?"
The shot pans back to C-A. He's slightly disturbed by his friends' outburst, but he turns back to the window, and grabs the door handle.
C-A: "Alright, Fine.."
He seems not to think that what Character B is saying is real, there's a hint of annoyance in his voice.
SCENE TWO
The two stare at a house outside of the parked car. The headlights are the only source of light, it's almost pitch black outside. A sign says 'FOR SALE' in the front yard. The garage door is wide open. Character B runs up to it, pointing
C-B: "SEE?! See?! Look; LOOK! THE DOOR'S OPEN!"
C-A: "I.. I dunno man, maybe you just left it open when you-"
C-B: "Nooo Nonononono.. I know for a FACT I closed that door. A-And look, I can PROVE it to you! Here!!"
Character B digs through his pocket and pulls out his phone, he taps the screen a few times while walking over to Character A. He shows him the screen - one of the cameras. It shows Character B closing the Garage door, dated at 9:36 - Only an hour beforehand
C-A: "Well, wait, if the cameras work, why dont you just..?"
C-B: "I DID! Just.. Keep LOOKING!"
Character B goes to another clip from the camera footage, where it detected movement. An ominous figure in all-black, whose face cannot be seen, opens the door. The camera footage cuts out immediately after the Garage door begins opening. Character A looks scared, and his speech reflects it
C-A: ".. I.. I dunno about this man.. It's.. It's probably just some crazy homeless dude or whatever - maybe a squatter.. I-If we just call the cops, they'll just arrest him or whatever, and that'll be the end of it.."
C-B: "HELL no! This house's got, like, twenty windows and a backdoor! Plus, it's ten, maybe eleven in the morning! Even if that old coot sticks around long enough for the cops to show up, AND if the cops believe us , he could just book it when he hears sirens, the cars, the police coming in through one of the doors.."
C-A: "But isn't that what we want? Yknow.. the guy to leave?"
C-B: "What? You think i'm just gonna let him leave?! After all the grief I'VE been getting over a bunch of buyers getting cold feet from this head-empty wacko breaking in every night? Yeah right - you're funny! I'll have him swallow a few teeth first, THEN we'll let him go."
Character B walks up to the garage, but Character A lags behind. The camera turns to the inside of the Garage and Character B's back.
C-B: "What, you wanna wuss out on me now?.. Look, if you're so worried about it, then just get something from the garage to whack the old guy with if he gets too uppity.."
C-A: "Yknow, I'd rather NOT whack the guy at all if I can help it!"
C-B: "Yeah right; you're just SCARED that you'll get overpowered by some rotten old lunatic who hasn't eaten in three days! Just get in here before I decide that maybe I wanna start tearing you a new one, too!"
Character B goes inside. Character A looks around, debates going inside with himself for a moment, and then runs in behind him, grabbing a wooden plank from off the wall as he does so. The scene cuts
SCENE THREE
The two are walking down a hallway into the Living Room. It's dimly-lit.
C-B: "Where'd I put the lights..?"
The sound of the Garage Door closing is heard. Then a door slamming. Both characters turn - Character A looks scared, and jumps, clutching harder onto the plank of wood. Character B turns and turns on his phone's flashlight
C-B: "I HEARD HIM! HE'S MAKING A RUN FOR IT!! THAT SLICK PIECE OF - CMON! GO GO GO!"
Character B rushes Character A out, back from the way they came. the Camera tracks them shakily as they run back through the house, but when they open the door to the Garage, it sets on their faces. They look confused. The camera cuts back to the room - It's the living room, not the Garage
SCENE FOUR
C-B: "What the..?"
Character A is scared, very scared. He goes behind Character B, who looks more confused than anything
C-A: "M-Man, I swear to god, I-If this is a joke or something, I'm gonna KILL YOU!"
C-B: "No.. No wait a minute.. It.. No this is.. I.. Wha..?"
The camera cuts away from the two; It pans around and circles them. They scan the room as it does. It then cuts again - under a table.
SCENE FIVE
A man drags a chainsaw outside, across the grass. Only his boots and the saw itself are seen, and he walks and the camera follows.
MURDERHOBO whistles a tune to himself, the lyrics cannot be heard. The music increases in intensity, as he approaches one of the windows. Character A can be seen, his back to the same window. It cuts to his point of view; a pair of red dots glance at him from under the table. He clutches the wood, as Character B backs up as well, to the opposite wall. The music cuts out, and zooms in on Character A's face.
C-A: "W-What is that thing..?! WHAT-"
MURDERHOBO knocks on the window. Character A freezes and begins to turn around
C-B: "WAIT! GET AWAY FROM THE WIND-"
MURDERHOBO'S Hand breaks through the window and grabs Character A by the neck. The camera cuts to black; the sounds of a chainsaw can be heard, and then dripping.
SCENE SIX
Cut to the morning; Cops are inside of the house, staring at a pot left on the stove. A doll, with the pot's contents - a blood red soup - poured all over it's mouth and wearing a bib, sits on the counter. The police take a ladle, and sift through the soup in the pot. The camera does not show whats in it, but the officer's eyes widen in horror as he looks into the pot. He screams, and it cuts to the titlecard.
END OPENING
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