Shooting Script

ALL HAND HELD CAMERA

MID SHOT OF THE HOUSE, SHAKEY – CLOSE UP OF CAR BOOT

OUTSIDE SARAH’S HOUSE, PREPARING FOR THE TRIP, LOADING THE CAR – DAYLIGHT

GRACE WITH THE CAMERA FIRST

CLOSE UP OF GROUND AND GRACE’S FEET

GRACE
I can’t get the camera to work...... is it on??? AHHHH SARAH!!!!

CLOSE UP OF SARAH’S FACE – ZOOMING IN AND OUT OF SARAH’S BODY
SARAH

WOOOO ROAD TRIP * sings* were all going on a summer holiday......

SARAH AND GRACE LAUGH

MID SHOT OF CAR AND ROAD – CLOSE UP OF THEIR BELONGINGS

GRACE
Well more like winter!

MID SHOT OF SARAH’S FACE.

SARAH TAKES CAMERA

SHAKEY TAKE OVER – CLOSE UP OF THE GROUND.

FILMING GRACE PACKING THE CAR, TENT ON HER BACK ETC

MID SHOT OF GRACE PACKING UP THE CAR – ZOOMING IN AND OUT OF GRACE’S BODY AND FEET

CAMERA GOES BLANK

CAMERA TURNS OFF

INSIDE THE CAR, GRACE IS DRIVING SARAH IS FILMING

SARAH

CLOSE UP OF GRACE’S HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. MID SHOT OUT THE WINDOW DRIVING – BLURY

So you excited Gracey?

GRACE
Of Course ‘OF’ course I am, Shall I go and get petrol?

SARAH TURNS CAMERA TO HER FACE, PULLS FACE ZOOMING IN AND OUT

SARAH
Yes, yes, we need to.......

FILMING OUT OF THE WINDOW, ZOOMING IN CLOSE UP OF PETROL STATION
SARAH FILMING GRACE GOING INTO THE PETROL STATION AND OUT AGAIN
LONG/MID SHOT OF GRACE WALKING INTO THE PETROL STATION, CLOSE UP OF GRACE WALKING BACK INTO THE CAR WITH SARAH SAYING ‘I HATE HER’
FILMING GRACE GETTING BACK INTO THE CAR

ZOOM INTO GRACE’S FACE AS SHE SMILES

TURN CAMERA OFF

TURN CAMERA ON

ALONG THE MOTORWAY SARAH IS FILMING THE JOURNEY
MID SHOT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF GRACE’S CAR.

SARAH
Look at this traffic, its goanna take flipping ages to get there in this rate..... erughhhhh how annoying

MID SHOT OF CAR INFRONT

GRACE
Put some music on to past the time yerrrrrrr boy I love this song wooooo!
MID SHOT OF GRACE WHEN SHE IS SAYING PUT SOME MUSIC ON
FILMING GRACE DANCING AND SINGING ALONG TO THE SONG

SARAH
Ha I think you should concentrate on the driving more than the singing

GRACE
Excuse me I’m so good at singing

SARAH
Of course you are

SARAH STARTS TO TURN THE CAMERA ROUND, MID SHOT OF SARAH WHEN SHE SHAKES HER HEAD

SARAH TURNS THE CAMERA ONTO HER AND SHAKES HER HEAD

TURN CAMERA OFF

TURN CAMERA ON

SARAH AND GRACE ARE STILL IN THE CAR. GRACE IS DRIVING.

SARAH STARTS TWITCHING AND SHAKING HER HEAD

GRACE
SARAH IS HOLDING THE CAMERA. THE CAMERA STARTS SHAKING AS SHE TWITCHES
Are you alright Sarah?

SARAH
SARAH MOVES THE CAMERA AS SHE SPEAKS MOVING IT ONTO GRACE, THEN THE ROAD, BUT NOT HERSELF

Yeah I’m Fine, nothing wrong with me, shut up your really starting to bug me

GRACE
What’s your problem, why you being so weird for?

SARAH
For fuck sake Grace, you’re really starting to piss me off!!!

SLAMS THE CAMERA DOWN AND OFF

TURN CAMERA OFF

TURN CAMERA ON

SARAH STILL WITH THE CAMERA, GRACE IS STILL DRIVING

SARAH
Look at the time; we need to hurry if we want to get to the campsite on time! Its 4pm it’s starting to get dark already.

MID SHOT OF OUTSIDE

SARAH TURNS OF THE CAMERA BUT THE CAMERA IS STILL LEFT ON
GRACE

Right we are not far away now, I say about 30 minutes, but we can do it in 20 minutes at this speed

CAMERA SHOT IS ON FLOOR OR RADIO, ANYTHING IN THE CAR

SARAH
Nice one, it’s quite freaky driving through the woods, but not actually if you get me?
SARAH AND GRACE BOTH LAUGH

GRACE
I hope I don’t run over anything like an animal......

SARAH
Well that would be well funny if you did that

GRACE
That’s really horrible to say that Sarah! Why would you even say that?

SARAH
CAMERA STILL FACING DOWN

You what?

GRACE
Right, I have had enough of this. Turn that camera off for a bit, we are nearly there I think, some help would be good Sarah!

CAMERA GETS TURNED OFF

THE CAMP HAS BEEN SET UP AND GRACE AND SARAH ARE SITTING AROUND A FIRE TALKING

GRACE IS FILMING THE CAMPSITE – LONG SHOT, GOING TO A CLOSE UP
GRACE WITH THE CAMERA

FILMING SARAH WHILE SHE IS PULLING FACES ETC

SARAH

MID SHOT OF SARAH

Hey do you know what we should do?

GRACE
Urm eat?

SARAH

MID SHOT OF SARAH

No Grace, no.... you are always hungry!

GRACE
True.... BOTH LAUGHS

SARAH

STARTS TO ZOOM IN TO SARAH AS SHE GETS UP

Nah we should go for a little adventure ey?

GRACE
What out there in the woods? Are you stupid?! We only have one torch and it will be friggin’ scary out there!

PANNING OF THE WOODS

SARAH
Don’t be pathetic Grace, you can have the only torch, you big baby!

CHUCK THE TORCH AT GRACE AT THE CAMERA

GRACE
FINE, but I’m taking all precautions... WALKS WITH CAMERA INTO THE TENT AND PULLS OUT A KNIFE

ZOOM CLOSE UP OF THE KNIFE

SARAH
Are you serious? Hahahaha

CAMERA GOES BLANK

CAMERA BACK ON, GRACE STILL WITH THE CAMERA

WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS IN THE DARK

CAMERA IS SHAKING

GRACE
Yeah, because this is really fun isn’t it!?

SARAH
IGNORES GRACE Oh my God, give me the torch, is that a man in the bush?!?!

MID SHOT OF THE CONVERSATION
GRACE

WHAT!?

MOVES THE CAMERA ALL AROUND THE WOOD, LOOKING TO SEE IF SOMEBODY IS THERE

SARAH
HAAAAAAA, only joking! You’re so gullible Grace!

GRACE
Why do you have to be such a dick Sarah, this is a stupid idea......

MID SHOT

Sarah
Cheer up, cheer up, we are on our holidays! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP

RUNS OF IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA CHEERING AND SINGING

LONG SHOT

GRACE
TO THE CAMERA Idiot!

TURNS THE CAMERA ROUND MID SHOT TO A CLOSE UP

SARAH
CAN HEAR HER BUT NOT SEE HER, LAUGHING AND SINGING IN THE DISTANCE GRACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

GRACE
Sarah!! Wait up; I don’t like being all alone back here!

MOVING THE CAMERA AROUND THE WOODS TRYING TO LOOK FOR SARAH
NOTHING

SARAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....SARAH! Urgh, that girl!

STILL PANNING THE CAMERA AROUND THE WOODS

GRACE HEARS FOOTSTEPS AROUND HER, TURNS THE CAMERA ALL ROUND LOOKING FOR SARAH.

MID SHOT

GRACE SCREAMS, DROPS CAMERA, CAMERA GOES FUZZY

HEAR SARAH CALLING GRACE IN THE DISTANCE

SARAH
GRACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

SHOT OF SARAH’S FEET WALKING TOWARDS THE CAMERA

SARAH PICKS UP THE CAMERA, SEE GRACE IS NOT THERE

SARAH
GRACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Grace?!

PAN OF THE WOODS LOOKING FOR GRACE

SARAH GETS REALLY SCARES, HOLDING THE CAMERA LOOKING ALL OVER WITH IT FOR GRACE, HEAVY BREATHING

MID SHOT ZOOMING IN AND OUT

NEXT THING SARAH KNOWS, ITS MORNING, AWAKES TO THE NOISE OF BIRDS TWEETING – ALL ALONE

PICKS UP THE CAMERA, GRACE T-SHIRT AND THE KNIFE IS LAYING NEXT TO HER COVERED IN BLOOD. SHE LOOKS DOWN AT HER HANDS AND CLOTHES AND SEES HERSELF COVERED IN BLOOD

CLOSE UP OF BLOOD AND KNIFE

SARAH
What have I done?

LOOKING AT THE CLOTHES

SARAH REWINDS THE CAMERA

SARAH
Oh my god, no, no, this can’t be...............................................

SARAH RUNS AWAY FROM THE WOODS, DROPPING THE CAMERA AS SHE DOES THIS.
ANGLED AT HER FEET RUNNING AWAY INTO THE DISTANCE