Friday, 28 November 2014

SCRIPT

FADE IN

INT. LANA’S BEDROOM/GRAVEYARD #1 - DAY
Close up shot of the characters phone as her hand comes into
the frame to play music from the phone.
                    LANA:
          Hey what shall i pack for this
          camping trip?
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF LANA THROUGH THE MIRROR
                    INAYA:
          Only the essentials, like some food
          maybe.
WIDE SHOT OF INAYA WALKING INTO THE FRAME
                    LANA:
          Okay, Well i think i might just
          pack an extra pair of jeans;
          camping can get really messy
               (Walks towards dressing table)
          Do you think i’m gonna need any
          hairspray?
PANNING SHOT TO FOLLOW LANA
                    INAYA:
          It’s ony a camping trip Lana, no
          body cares how you look. Just hurry
          up and get here already!
                    LANA:
          I can’t believe we’re going on with
          this stupid dare!
                    INAYA:
          I know right
               (Inaya looks around curiously
               as she hears a twig break)
                    LANA:
          Alright, i’ll see you there in a
          bit.
               (Cross cuts into Inaya’s
               scene)
                    INAYA:
               (Cautiously)
See you soon.
FADE IN
EXT. GRAVEYARD #2 AFTERNOON
Wide shot of Inaya as she walks around searching for the
source of the sounds.
                    INAYA:
          Is anybody there?
CAMERA FOLLOWS HER FROM BEHIND
                    SALIHA AND ZAHRAH:
          BOO!
MID SHOT OF BOTH AT EYE-LEVEL
                    INAYA:
               (Screams in fear)
          Oh my God! Why would you do that?
          Ugh you guys are so annoying!
CLOSE-UP OF INAYA’S FACE
                    SALIHA:
               (Laughs hysterically)
          If you could see your face right
          now.
                    ZAHRAH:
          Remember when you said how it’s
          absolutely impossible
CUTS BACK TO MID SHOT OF INAYA’S FACE ROLLING HER EYES AT
THE COMMENTS
                    ZAHRAH:(CONT’D)
          to scare the great Inaya
                    INAYA:
               (Frustrated)
          Yeah yeah whatever,Anyways i’m glad
          you guys are here, I was just on
          the phone to Lana who is still
          packing.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
                    SALIHA:
               (slightly amused)
          Well it is lana. She’d rather
          attend late than ugly. I can’t
          believe we’re actually going
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
2.
CONTINUED:
3.
                    SALIHA: (cont’d)
          through with this. Why are we doing
          this again?
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
                    INAYA:
          Because we wanna prove to those
          trolls back at school that we can
          do this. Besides we don’t have to
          look at it as a dare. It’s like a
          camping trip. We can complete the
          dare and have fun at the same time
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Shouts happily)
          Yeah, I bought marshmallows and
          blankets for us to gather around
          the campfire and tell spooky
          stories.
CLOSE UP OF HER BAG AS SHE PULLS OUT THE MARSHMALLOWS
Twigs break
                    INAYA:
               (Shrieks)
          Wait! Did any of you’s hear that
          sound?
CLOSE UP OF HER FACE THEN CUTS TO HER POINT OF VIEW PANNING
SHOT
CAMERA CUTS TO ALONG SHOT OF THE GIRLS FROM BEHIND
                    LANA:
               (Cheerfully)
          Hey everybody, I’m here!
               (Drops bags)
LONG SHOT OF THE GIRLS AS THEY JUMP AND TURN
                    LANA:
          When does it all start!?
CAMERA IS AT A LONGSHOT AS SHE POSES
                    SALIHA:
               (Walking towards her)
          Yeah about time, You’re always late
          to everything!
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
4.
                    LANA:
               (Flicks hair)
          Uh fashionably!
CUTS TO A HIGH ANGLE LONG SHOT OF SALIHA LOOKING THROUGH
LANA’S BAG
                    SALIHA:
               (curiously)
          Why the hell have you got this with
          you?
CAMERA TILS UP AS SALIHA PULLS OUT THE DOLL FROM THE BAG AND
STANDS UP AND PANS TO LANA
                    LANA:
               (Confused)
          What? I didn’t put that in there.
          It was on my bed when i was getting
          ready. How did it get in my bed?
                    INAYA:(CONT’D)
          Why did you even keep that thing?
          It gives me bad memories just
          thinking of it. Put it away now so
          we can get back to this trip.
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Rolls eyes)
          Well C’mon then. Lets sit around
          the campfire, i’ve got so many
          stories to tell you guys.
CAMERA PANS AS THEY GO TO SIT AROUND THE FIRE
                    SALIHA:
               (Finding a spot to sit on)
          Yes! Let’s get comfy, these stories
          better be god Zahrah.
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Looking up at Saliha)
          Trust me, their good.
WIDE SHOT OF THE GIRLS
                    ZAHRAH:(CONT’D)
               (In a slight whisper)
          Okay, so it all started when a
          little girl went into a charity
          shop,she saw a doll there sitting
          on the rusty cracked wooden shelf
          behind the counter. She could not
          take her eyes off of it.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
CAMERA CUTS TO A WIDE SHOT OF THE GIRLS FROM A HIGH ANGLE
                    ZAHRAH:(CONT’D)
          She refused to leave the shop
          without the doll, it was almost as
          if she was compelledinto buying it
          with the dolls freakishly black
          eyes. That day she left the store
          with that same porcelain doll in
          her hand and never let it out of
          her sight. Wherever she went, the
          doll followed.
CLOSE UP OF LANA
                    LANA:
               (Covers her face in fear)
          I don’t like where this is going.
CUTS TO A POINT OF VIEW SHOT FROM BEHIND TREES
                    NAILA:
               (Breathing heavily)
          These girls don’t know what’s
          coming for them. Bitter Revenge.
                    ZAHRAH:
          She slowly walked up the stairs as
          the floor boards creaked. It was so
          dark she could see nothing, but she
          kept going, afraid the doll could
          be behind her.She had to get to her
          room before the doll did.
CAMERA PANS AROUND TO REVEAL EACH OF THE GIRLS’ EXPRESSIONS
AS THEY LISTEN TO THE STORY
                    ZAHRAH:(CONT’D)
          As she got to the door she slowly
          turned the door knob, the door
          squeaked as she pushed it
          hesitantly and...
CAMERA CUTS TO A MIDSHOT OF INAYA AND ZAHRAH
                    INAYA AND ZAHRAH:
               (In an abrupt manner)
BOO!
GIRLS SCREAM OUT LOUD AS THE CAMERA IS AT A HIGH ANGLE ABOVE
THEM.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
6.
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Laughs hysterically)
          Got you!
CAMERA CUTS TO MID SHOT OF SALIHA
                    SALIHA:
               (grabbing onto her shawl)
          Oh my God Zahrah! Why would you do
          that!?
CAMERA CUTS TO MID SHOT OF LANA
                    LANA:
               (puffing, with her hand on Per
               heart)
          Feel my heart beat, i thought i was
          gonna die.
CAMERA CUTS TO MID SHOT OF ZAHRAH AND INAYA
                    INAYA:
               (Laughing mischeviously)
          That was a good one!
               (high fives Zahrah)
          You can’t trick the trickster and
          exoect to get away with it!
CAMERA CUTS TO A WIDE SHOT AS THE GIRLS LAUGH
Sounds of wailing comes from inside the woods
CAMERA CUTS TO A HIGH ANGLE CLOSE UP OF SALIHA
                    SALIHA:
               (Whispering)
          Huh? What was that sound? Almost
          like an old woman wailing!
CUTS TO A CLOSE UP OF LANA
                    LANA:
               (Biting her nails)
          This story might be coming true
          Zahrah.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF ZAHRAH
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Panicking)
          Where’s that sound coming from?
CAMERA PANS TO INAYA
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
7.
                    INAYA:
               (standing up)
          Guys relax,
CAMERA TILTS UP WITH HER
                    INAYA:(CONT’D)
          we should go check, someone could
          be in trouble.
CAMERA TILTS DOWN ON TO SALIHA
                    SALIHA:
          Puff, you go, i’m staying right
          here.
CAMERA CUTS TO A MID SHOT OF LANA
                    LANA:
          Yeah, have you never watched those
          movies.
CAMERA CUTS BACK TO INAYA
                    INAYA:
               (Rolling eyes frustration)
          Oh fine! You guys stay here.I’m
          gonna go on my own. I’ll be right
          back
CAMERA TILTS DOWN TO ZAHRAH
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Worried)
          What? How can you go wondering
          around all alone in the dark?
CAMERA CUTS BACK TO INAYA
                    INAYA:
               (Walking away)
          Don’t worry, we need to find out
          who’s causing these sounds!
CAMERA IS AT A LONG SHOT AS SHE WALKS OUT OF FRAME AND THEN
FOCUSES ON THE OTHER GIRLS.
The girls look at each other in confusion
FADE OUT
FADE IN
EXT. CAMPSITE #3 EVENING
The girls pace around, still waiting for Inaya to return
CAMERA CUTS TO AN OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF SALIHA’S WATCH
                    SALIHA:
               (Looks down at her watch in
               worry)
          What the hell’s taking her so long?
EYE-LEVEL SHOT FROM BEHIND LANA’S HEAD AND SLOWLY MOVES
AROUND TO THE FRONT OF HER HEAD
                    LANA:
               (Tying hair up)
          I know it’s been like 15 minutes.
          Do you guys think we should go look
          for her?
CAMERA CUTS TO AN OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF ZAHRAH
                    ZAHRAH:
          Yeah it has been a pretty long
          time. I tell you what, lets split
          upand see if we can find her.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF SALIHA
                    SALIHA:
          Split up?! Are you mad? What if we
          get lost too?
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF ZAHRAH
                    ZAHRAH:
          Oh we won’t. We all have our
          phones.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF SALIHA
                    SALIHA:
               (Hesitantly)
          But...
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT OF LANA
                    LANA:
               (Cutting of Lana)
          Guys, we don’t have all the time in
          the world. Let’s go now.If i stay
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
8.
CONTINUED:
9.
                    LANA: (cont’d)
          up for too long i’ll get dark
          circles.
               (Flicks hair)
          I need my beauty sleep you know.
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Snickering as she walks into
               the woods)
          Come on then.
CAMERA IS AT A STILL SHOT AS THE GIRLS WALK PAST
FADE IN
          SALIHA:
     (Reluctantly following the
     others)
Oh i’ve got a bad feeling about
this.
EXT. GRAVEYARD #4 NIGHT
Wide shot of Lana as she paces the pathway
Scraping sounds
CAMERA CUTS TO A CLOSE UP OF THE BACK OF LANA’S FACE AS SHE
TURNS TO FACE THE DIRECTION OF THE SOUND
                    LANA:
               (Looking around in worry)
               What was that?
Voice over of Saliha screaming
CAMERA IS AT A HIGH ANGLE AS LANA RUNS TOWARDS THE SCREAM
                    LANA:
               (Fearfully)
SALIHA!
CAMERA IS AT GROUND LEVEL AS LANA RUNS TOWARDS SALIHA’S BODY
AND KNEELS DOWN
                    LANA:(CONT’D)
          Get up! Please, open your eyes!
CAMERA CUTS TO A LONG SHOT OF ZAHRAH
FADE OUT
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
10.
Voiceover
          ZAHRAH:
Inaya!Where are you? If this is
some kind of joke you better stop
it right now!
          LANA:
     (From a distance)
          Help! Somebody please help me!
CUTS TO CLOSE UP ZAHRAH’S FACE
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Confused)
          That’s Lana’s voice. Lana?!
               (Waits in silence for reply)
          Lana, tell me where you are! Oh god
          i hope she’s okay.
CAMERA IS AT A STILL SHOT AS ZAHRAH RUNS PAST
                    ZAHRAH:(CONT’D)
               (Hears leaves rustling)
CUTS TO A MID SHOT
          Lana? Is that you? Who’s there?
          Inaya?
               (Starts to get frightened and
               stumbles back)
Saliha?
CAMERA AT HIGH ANGLE AS LEAVES RUSTLE LOUDER AND ZAHRAH RUNS
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
Suspenseful music plays in the background as she runs and
then trips on something to fall over
CAMERA DOES A TRACKING SHOT FROM BEHIND
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Whispers fearfully looking
               down)
Oh my God.
CAMERA CUTS TO HIGH ANGLE OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT TO REVEAL
THE BODIES
                    ZAHRAH:(CONT’D)
               (Screaming)
          No! No! No!
CUTS TO AN EXTREME CLOSE UP OF HER FACE
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
11.
                    ZAHRAH:(CONT’D)
          Please, you have to be alive
          please! Why aren’t you breathing?!
          Open your eyes.
CAMERA CUTS TO A MID SHOT SHOW NAILA SLOWLY WALKING TOWARDS
THE GIRLS
                    NAILA:
               (Calmly with head tilted
               slightly)
          Did you miss me?
Zahrah turns around swiftly
                    ZAHRAH:
               (Shocked)
          Who are...? Naila? But i thought
          you were dead. We went to your
          memorial. How are you here?
CAMERA TILTS UP AS ZAHRAH STANDS UP
CUTS TO AN OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
                    NAILA:
               (Slowly walking toards her)
          Well i had to come back. You 4
          still have something that belongs
          to me.
CLOSE UP OF ZAHRAH’S FACE
FADE IN
INT. CLASSROOM #5 DAY
FADE OUT
Zahrah has a black and white flashback of 4 children
surrounding Naila as they run around in a cirlce bullying
her.
                    GIRLS:
               (Running in cirlces around
               Naila singing simultaneously)
          Naila is a loser! Naila is loser!
CAMERA IS AT A HIGH ANGLE
                    MINI LANA:
               (Snatching the doll from
               Naila, pushing her to the
               ground)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
12.
          That’s mine now!
                    NAILA:
          Stop! That’s mine give it back!
                    MINI ZAHRAH:
          Nobody likes you! I bet the doll
          couldn’t wait to get rid of you
          either.
CLOSE UP OF EACH GIRL AS THEY SPEAK
                    SALIHA:
          Yeah! Why don’t you just leave and
          make everyone’s life easier.
                    INAYA:
          Exactly, just go back to where you
          came from. Nobody will even notice
          you’re gine. We’ll take better care
          of your doll.
CUTS BACK TO LONG SHOT AS GIRLS SKIP AROUND AGAIN SINGING
NURSURY RHYMES
CUTS TO A CLOSE UP OF NAILA
                    NAILA:
               (Rocking with hands on her
               ears)
          Stop it! Stop it! Please!
                                FLASHBACK ENDS BY FADING OUT
FADE IN
EXT. GRAVEYARD #6 NIGHT
Camera is at Zahrah’s point of view shot as Naila walks
closer and grabs her by the neck
                    ZAHRAH:
               (slowly walking back)
          Please don’t hurt me! Look we’re
          really sorry. We’ve been feeling
          guilty ever since we found out you
          committed suicide. We never meant
          for that to happen. I swear.
(Cries)
                    NAILA:
          Oh you never meant for it to
          happen? I begged for you stop! But
                    (MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
13.
                    NAILA: (cont’d)
          you didn’t! You feel guilty do you?
          Well why dont i get rid of that
          guilt for you?
CAMERA STAYS STILL AS BLOOD SPLATTERS ALL OVER NAILA’S
FACETHEN DROPS DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR
                    NAILA:(CONT’D)
          I never meant for this to happen
          either. But you forced me, now you
          will all pay!
               (Takes a deep breath)
          3 down, 1 more to go.
CAMERA CUTS TO A HIGH ANGLE WIDE SHOT AS NAILA DRAGS THEIR
BODIES AWAY
FADE OUT
FADE IN
EXT. CAMPSITE #7 NIGHT
Camera is at a wide shot as Inaya comes out of the woods
                    INAYA:
          Guys did you hear all those
          scre...?
CAMERA CUTS TO A MID SHOT OF HER
                    INAYA:(CONT’D)
          Hey guys where are you? Okay i
          know, you’re gonna jump out at me
          again! You can come out now.
               (Looks around until she spots
               the bodies then runs towards
               them)
CAMERA FOLLOWS HER THEN CUTS TO A CLOSE UP OF HER FACE AS
SHE KNEELS DOWN
                    INAYA:(CONT’D)
               (Weeping)
          Guys wake up! This can’t be
          happening! Oh please wake up.
CAMERA CUTS TO AN OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT AS SHE PICKS UP THE
NOTE AND KNIFE FROM THE GROUND
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
14.
                    INAYA:(CONT’D)
               (Reads note in a shaky tone)
          You play with me, I play with
          you... Naila. Naila?
               (Gasps)
CLOSE UP OF HER FACE
FADE IN
EXT. OUTSIDE SCHOOL #8 EVENING
FADE OUT
Voiceover plays in the background of a black and white fast
paced flashback scene. Along with slow music.
                    MR PATRICK:
          Class, I have very important news
          to share with you today. As you may
          have noticed, our fellow classmate,
          Naila Malik, is not present here
          today. This morning we have
          recieved the news that Naila is no
          longer with us after the tragic
          accident that took place last
          night. This has been a great loss
          for us and to show Naila’s family
          some support, i would like to
          requestyou to please attend her
          memorial which will be held this
          afternoon. And keep her family with
          you in you in your prayers. May her
          sould rest in peace.
                              FLASHBACK ENDS WITH A FADE OUT
FADE IN
EXT. CAMPSITE #9 NIGHT
The camera is at a ground level still shot of Inaya’s feet
as she drops the note and knife. Distant police siren sound
plays in the scene and gets louder then stops. Another pair
of legsappear behind Inaya.
                    POLICE OFFICER:
               (Firmly)
          Inaya, I am arresting you in
          suspicion of murder.
CAMERA CUTS TO AN EYE LEVE MID SHOT
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
15.
                    POLICE OFFICER:(CONT’D)
          You do not have to say anything but
          it may harm your defence if you do
          not mention when questioned
          something which you later rely on
          in court. Anything you do saymay be
          given in evidence.
                    INAYA:
               (Screaming)
          It wasn’t me! It was Naila, she’s
          still alive. She’s trying to get
          revenge from us. Please, you’ve got
          to believe me!
FADE IN
EXT. PARK #10 NIGHT
FADE OUT
Panning establishing shot of the park which stops at Naila
sitting on a swing with the teddy bear. Camera cuts to along
shot of her from behind then slowly moves towards the doll.
                    NAILA:
               (Quietly in a dull tone)
          Ring-a-ring-a-roses. A pocket full
          of poses, a tissue, a tissue, we
          all fall down.
CLOSE UP SHOT OF THE DOLL THEN CUTS TO A CLOSE UP OF NAILA’S
AS SHE SCREAMS IN TO THE CAMERA.

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