1. PEEK A BOO SCRIPT
LOCATION TRANSITION CHARACTERS TYPE OF DIALOGUE
SHOT
1.
Cut to:
(CEMENTARY IN BEESTON – FRONT GATE)
ESTABLISHING LONG SHOT
The area is deserted - silence – suddenly CHILDREN run past the gate
screaming and laughing in Halloween costumes – the area becomes silent
once again
Dolly shot/zoom towards the inside of the graveyard:
Cut:
2.
(from here onwards - INSIDE OF THE CEMENTARY, ON THE PATH)
CAMERA HEIGHT & TRACKING
Legs/feet of Lauren shown – she walks up the path slowly
Cut:
3.
LONG SHOT
Lauren walks up the path – keeps looking around – surroundings shown – the
gate creaks and slowly closes – trees rustle
Cut:
2. 4.
POV - EXTREME LONG SHOT
Lauren is shown walking up the path, looking around and shouting ‘EMMA!’
from Larry’s POINT OF VIEW – shaky camera - hides behind a tree – shuffles
feet – snaps a twig
Cut:
5.
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
Lauren suddenly stops – holds her breath – looks in the direction in which the
sound came from
Cut:
6.
Lauren shown panicking – looking around in circles
Cut:
7.
POV + TRACKING
Lauren is shown facing away from Emmas direction
Cut:
8.
3. CUTAWAY
When Emma is an arm length away from Lauren she jumps out from behind a
grave and screams at Lauren, providing a false scare for the audience
Cut:
9.
BACK TO POV – REACTION SHOT
Lauren jumps, turns around and shrieks – shock and terror seen on her face
she SCREAMS
Cut:
BLACK SCREEN
CREDITS PLAY
(short creepy clips merged with text - burning photos of the family – mothers face
burned out with a cigarette, chainsaw shown, playground in the dark – swings
squeaking strange noises) font/names fading.
10.
BACK TO OVER THE SHOULDER REACTION SHOT
Emma's hand is shown reaching to her face and taking off the mask and she is
laughing - Laurens face goes from shock to relief – she smiles and lightly
pushes Emma away
Lauren – ‘Emma! You scared the hell out of me!’
Cut:
11.
LONG SHOT
Both Lauren and Emma are shown together in the gravegard
4. Cut:
12. A FEW SHOT REVERSE SHOT CLOSE UPS (180
DEGREE RULE)
Dialogue between Emma and Lauren
Emma – ‘HAHA, got you! You should have seen your face!’
Lauren – ‘Hahaha, it’s not that funny, you really scared me! My heart practically
stopped, haha, anyway, come on, those lads from the party want to meet up with us’
Emma – ‘OOO, then what are we waiting for? Hahaha’
Emma is smiling and laughing and so is Lauren
13.
CLOSE UP & ZOOM of Emmas face
Her face expression changes – she stops smiling, she freezes and stares into
the space behind Lauren
Cut:
14.
CLOSE UP of Lauren
Lauren - ‘Whats wrong Emma’
(Larry is stood behind her – just see a shadow/outline, not much detail)
5. Cut:
15.
CLOSE UP/EXTREME CLOSE UP of Emma
Lauren -‘whats happening’,’Whats wrong?’
Emma is still frozen – she manages to whisper ‘Beee….beehhinddd yo…’
Cut:
16.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP of Lauren
Larry is obviously standing behind – Laurens face changes to terror–
Antagonist whispers -
Larry - ‘Peek a boo’
Cut:
17.
QUICK ZOOM OUT – SLIGHT LOW ANGLE in front of Lauren
Antagonist is standing behind Lauren – chainsaw in one hand which he lifts
up and turns on
Cut:
18. SCREEN GOES BLACK
(chainsaw sound & screaming)
19. TITLE
(fades onto the back screen)