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Film Script: Distress - Horror Scene

This document contains a film script for the short film "Distress". It follows three characters - Hannah, Aiden, and Jakey - who are exploring the myth of the "black-eyed people" for a school assignment. While in the forest, Aiden disappears and strange noises are heard. Later, Jakey is attacked by an unseen antagonist. Aiden and Hannah are then chased through the forest by the antagonist. The script ends with a black flash and the characters screaming as loud music plays, followed by the film's logo and credits.

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Film Script: Distress - Horror Scene

This document contains a film script for the short film "Distress". It follows three characters - Hannah, Aiden, and Jakey - who are exploring the myth of the "black-eyed people" for a school assignment. While in the forest, Aiden disappears and strange noises are heard. Later, Jakey is attacked by an unseen antagonist. Aiden and Hannah are then chased through the forest by the antagonist. The script ends with a black flash and the characters screaming as loud music plays, followed by the film's logo and credits.

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Ben Fellows

Person

Adobe Hebrew font in capitals (HANNAH)

Film Script Distress

Actions

Asterisks mark actions (*Runs quickly*)

Key:

Audio

Adobe Gothic Std B font (Intense music starts)

Dialogue

Italic text (We shouldnt do this)

Setting the scene

Brackets (The characters walk towards the forest)

Camera directions

Underlined (Camera moves closer to victim)

Effects

BLOCK CAPITALS IN BOLD - (FADE IN)

Hannahs lines =
Aidens lines =
Jakeys lines =

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CUT IN with intense drop


(Characters walk towards Ogden Water on a small road) Evening
(The characters talk about the myth of the black-eyed people, and view a Facebook page about it on
Hannahs iPhone)

Camera is in front of three actors as they walk / Opposite POV


TITLES START TO SHOW

HANNAH
*Talks nervously*
Guys, I really dont think we should be doing this, there are so many other topics we can choose for the
assignment

Camera switches to a mid-shot at only Hannah and Aiden in conversation

AIDEN
*Speaks with confidence*
Why not, dont you think it will be fun? And well get a good grade
Just imagine us discovering what the black-eyed people actually are

Close-up on Jakey

JAKEY
*Speaks loudly, like he doesnt know what theyre talking about*
Yeah!

Back to opposite POV of the three walking (Mid-Shot)


Shot of iPhone as it glitches

*Aiden and Hannah both look at Jakey with confusion*

Camera turns and creates an establishing shot, and then finishes by getting closer to the Ogden Water sign
FADE OUT

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CUT IN with another tense drop


(All three characters are walking towards the forest)
Camera tracks the characters, and has a mid-shot on forest
Camera then cuts to mid-shot of characters walking down the path from the front

HANNAH
*Looks at Aiden*
*Speaks in an annoyed tone*
So where are we supposed to be going, as it doesnt look like were getting anywhere!

*Aiden starts to run and turns around a corner*


*Hannah & Jakey follow Aiden around the corner*
(Aiden is nowhere to be seen around the corner)
*Hannah & Jakey both look at each other with a worried expression*
Camera switches places for 4 seconds showing the characters looking around

BOTH HANNAH & JAKEY


Where did

HANNAH
Where did he go?

JAKEY
I have no idea He cant just disappear

HANNAH
We cant just leave him; we have to look for him
Ill try to ring him
*Hannah pulls out her phone and tries to use it, however the phone starts to glitch*
*Jakey looks at Hannah, and is wondering what is going on*
Yeah, no signal

Camera transitions from tree to tree into the new shot

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Establishing shot of area and the characters walking into the middle
(Hannah & Jakey walk into the middle of the trees)
Intense jump scare music plays concurrently with Aidens next action
Close-up on Hannah/over the shoulder so Aiden will be visible
*Aiden quickly approaches, and scares the other characters*
*Hannah & Jakey are both frightened*

AIDEN
Rargh!

HANNAH
Agh! Dont ever, ever, do that again, or I swear, itll be the last thing you do
*Aiden laughs to himself in the background*

Eerie music fades in slowly (main action song)


Mystery noises occur (twigs snapping, leaves rustling like someone is running upon them)
*Aiden suddenly stops laughing, and appears to look scared*

AIDEN
What was that?

HANNAH
To be honest with you, I dont want to know. But you do dont you?!
More noises are sounded
*Aiden runs off down one of the paths*
*Hannah shortly follows Aiden down the path, quickly running*
Camera switches to close-up of Jakey picking up a large stick
Point of view shot from Jakeys behind, as the camera quickly gets closer to him
Switches to a close-up in front of Jakey
*Jakey gives an expression which would represent being stabbed, and his body will also jerk forward*
Cry of pain from Jakey when phased
Camera moves to Jakeys side, so that you may see the phase from the antagonist

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CUTS TO BLACK
CUTS TO CHASE
Overhead shot of Aiden and Hannah running further into the forest
*Hannah looks back towards the camera, and then turns towards a tree. She then hides behind the tree*

Antagonists POV chasing Aiden


AIDEN RUNS SLOWER BUT ANTAGONIST STILL MOVES IN REALTIME
*Aiden is tripped up and falls forwards. He then turns onto his back*

AIDEN
Ple, please Dont hurt me; Ill do anything, please!

*Hannah runs over to Aiden from behind the tree, and crouches with him*
HANNAH
Aiden, cmon, get up, now!

*Antagonist comes around the corner, stops and looks at the two characters*
Antagonists point of view
*Antagonist runs towards the two characters*

BLACK FLASHES ON SCREEN


Characters scream
Loud and intense song plays
SWITCHES TO LOGO AND COMPANY NAME / TITLES
FADES OUT TO BLACK

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