SCREENPLAY
ACT ONE.
FADE IN.
EXT.
EMPTY STREET.
EMPTY STREET.
FADES OUT.
FADE IN.
EXT. EMPTY STREET.(progressively getting closer to the boys house)
FADE OUT.
FADE IN.
EXT. EMPTY ALLEYWAY
FADE OUT.
CUT.
INT. HALLWAY IN BOYS HOUSE.
Close-up of the boy putting his shoes on.
CUT.
FADE IN.
EXT. IN FRONT OF THE BOYS HOUSE.
FADE OUT.
CUT.
Shot of the boy putting his coat on, from the back.
CUT.
FADE IN.
EXT. SHOT OF THE HOUSE’S BACK GARDEN
FADE OUT.
CUT.
Tilt up as boy zips his jacket up.
FADE IN.
Shot of tire swing in the back garden.
FADE OUT.
CUT.
Shot of boy walking by a window.
CUT.
Walks by another window.
CUT.
INT.IN BOYS HOUSE.
Boy walks to the back door.
CUT.
Shot of him picking up the door keys.
CUT.
Boy turns the key in the lock.
CUT TO BLACK (briefly)
Boy steps out of the door.
CUT.
Boy shuts the door fully.
CUT.
POV of the monster watching the boy.(Distorted image)
CUT.
Boy takes the key out of the door.
CUT.
Walks towards the corner.
CUT.
Walking around the corner.
Cut.
POV of the monster.
Cut.
Three quick shots of the garage door opening.
CUT.
POV of the boy looking at the open garage.
CUT.
Tilt up to reveal the boys face.
CUT.
Over-the-shoulder tracking shot of the boy walking towards the garage.
CUT.
Shot from inside the garage as he walks towards it.
CUT.
Shot of the boy through the motorcycles mirror.
CUT.
Low angle shot of the boy looking around.
CUT.
Shot of the light torch on the side table, boy picks it up.
CUT.
Boy looks at the torch and puts it in his pocket, then closes the garage door so the camera is left in the dark.
ACT TWO.
CUT.
Shot of the house as the boy walks out into the street.
CUT.
Garage door opens again slightly.
CUT.
Tilt tracking shot of the boy as he’s walking past the camera.
CUT.
Shot of him walking around a corner.
CUT.
Low angle as he stops walking and turns around.
CUT.
Extreme close-up of his turning around.
CUT.
POV of looking around.
CUT.
Low angle shot again as he turns around and walks on.
CUT.
Long shot as he’s walking around a corner.
CUT.
Long shot as he crosses the road.
Cut.
Slow zoom from an alley way as he walks by.
CUT.
Tracking shot as he crosses the road again.
CUT.
Camera facing an alley way, the boy stops and looks towards it.
CUT.
Close-up of boy looking towards the alley.
CUT.
Long shot POV of the long street ahead.
CUT.
Close-up as boy looks towards the alley again.
CUT.
Shot of the alley again.(eye line match)
CUT.
High angle of the boy stood next to another shadow.
CUT.
Extreme close-up of the boy as he turns around.
CUT.
Long shot POV of the empty street.
CUT.
Long shot of the boy crossing the road to the alley.
CUT.
Slow zoom into the alley way.
CUT.
Zoom out from in the alley way.
CUT.
Long shot of the boy walking around a corner.
CUT.
Low angle as the boy almost walks on some blood.
CUT.
High angle of the blood.
CUT.
Camera moves as the boy touches the blood with his hand and examines it.
CUT.
High angle of the boy stood near the blood trail.
CUT.
Boy walks around the corner.
CUT.
Extreme close-up of the boys eyes widening.
CUT.
Zolly zoom medium shot of the boys reaction.
CUT.
Dutch angle of the dead body.
CUT.
Dutch angle (closer) of the dead body.
CUT.
Long shot of the boy and the body.
CUT.
Medium shot of the boy as he walks towards the body.
CUT.
Low angle tracking shot as his feet are seen walking towards the body.
CUT.
Low angle shot of the boy as he looks over the body.
CUT.
Pan of the body until it reaches his face.
CUT.
Close-up as the body moves away (Shocked expression)
CUT.
Long shot POV of the monster (Distorted image)
CUT.
Low angle of the monsters feet.
CUT.
Medium shot of the boy turning around.
CUT.
Distorted Dutch angle of the monster.
CUT.
Quick cuts back and forth of various angles of the monster like a distorted TV channel.
CUT.
Monsters hand holding ???????????????????????????????????????
CUT.
Extreme close-up of the boys eyes widening.
CUT.
Quick pan as the boy turns around and see’s the monster behind him.
CUT.
Low angle as the boy falls to the ground.
CUT.
Low angle as the monsters hand reaches towards the camera.
CUT.
Boy gets up and runs (Shot from the side).
CUT.
Quick close-up of the monster touching his foot.
CUT.
Series of quick blurred/distorted shots of what the monster has previously seen.
CUT.
Low angle shot that slowly rotates to Dutch angles as the boy runs past the camera.
CUT.
Log shot of the boy running.
CUT.
Hand held over-the-shoulder tracking shot of him running.
CUT.
Low angle hand held tracking shot of his legs as he’s running.
