Screen play draft 1

INT. ATTIC - MIDDAY

ZOOM IN ON ROCKING CHAIR IN ATTIC FULL OF MISCILANIOUS OBJECTS, CLUTTERED AND DISORGANISED. WHILST THE CHAIR IS ON ITS OWN NOT SURROUNDED BY THE CHAOS. THE ROCKING CHAIR MOVES SLIGHTLY.

INT. HALLWAY IN FAMILY HOME

LOWERED STEPS MAKING IT ABLE TO GET TO THE ATTIC AND BACK, AN OBJECT IS THROWN DOWN THE ATTIC STAIRS.

CAMERA TRACKS AND ZOOMS ON OBJECT ON THE CARPET.

CUT TO LONG SHOT OF HALLWAY

The girl Grace is pale and messy with tangled hair and dark circles under her eyes.

GRACE IS NOW STOOD ON THE STEPS.

TRACKING SHOT OF GRACE WALKING DOWN THE STEPS, SHE WALKS SLOWLY WHILE LIMPING.

INT. BEDROOM

CUT TO CLOSE UP ON RADIO – THE BARS ON THE SCREEN ARE VISIBLY MOVING AS THE RADIO PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND.

FADES TO LONG SHOT OF SAMMIE AND RUSSEL ASLEEP

The bedroom is her parent’s and still shows signs of being lived in recently with half open books on bed side tables and clothes still waiting to be put away. In the centre of the room is a large double bed.

Curled up on the edge of a bed is a black haired, attractive young adult, Sammie. Whilst Russel who has fallen asleep on the floor propped up by the edge of the bed is a tall, skinny young male.

SLOW PACED CHILDLIKE EERIE HUMMING IS HEARD OVER THE RADIO PLAYING THE TOP HITS.

CUTS TO BEDROOM DOOR OPENING

CLOSE UP ON GRACE’S FACE

CUTS TO GRACE STANDING IN THE DOORWAY WITH ONE HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME LEANING SLIGHTLY

SWITCH TO CUT OF CLOSE UP OF RADIO SCREEN SHOWING THE BARS NO LONGER MOVING AS THE ROOM FALLS SILENT EXCEPT FOR THE HUMMING.

GRACE BEGINS TO MOVE TOWARDS RUSSEL AS HE MOVES SLIGHTLY IN HIS SLEEP

CLOSE UP ON RUSSELS FACE

CUT TO TRACKING SHOT OF SOME SCISSORS BEING LIFTED

SAMMIE WAKES UP, QUICKLY SITTING UP ON THE BED

PANS ROUND TO SHOW NO ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM BUT RUSSEL AND SAMMIE

THE DOOR SLAMS SHUT AS THE RADIO BEGINS TO PLAY.

SAMMIE:

Wake up Russel!!

Her voice is quiet but panicked

SAMMIE BEGINS SHAKING RUSSEL UNTILL HE WAKES UP. GROGGILY LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM.

BANG! LOUD CRASHES AND BANGING ARE HEARD COMING FROM THE ATTIC

RUSSEL:

What the hell is that?!