Script (Horror trailer)

Parasocial By Adrianne, Lauren and Laila

CHARACTER(DEVELOPMENT) 

Dr. Johnson Therapist - (smartly dressed and glasses) inquisitive in nature.  

Paige (protagonist)- popular, confident (self-assured), friendly and very trusting. 

Emma (villain)- shy, quiet and isolated from her peers, Psychotic tendencies (ostracised) – called a weirdo and freak 

Paige's Friends – Two Friends  

·         Friend 1  

·         Friend 2 

Scene 1 

(Emma and Dr. Johnson -Therapist sitting in a therapy session, a tense dialogue between Emma and Dr. Johnson. Emma is hesitant to disclose information) In color. The present 

Dr.Johnson: 'why don't we start from the beginning' ( legs crossed ; getting ready to make notes) 

Emma: … (sitting quietly in the chair looking down at hands with bandage? looks up) 

 – cut on action (flash and camera sound)  

Scene 2 

(Emma and Paige are in in the dinner hall, Emma is sitting alone at a lunch table nibbling at a sandwich)- gloomy / dim lighting 

Emma – (sitting eating a sandwich alone - watching Paige/ trying to hide it) -  audience is watching from Emma's perspective. 

Friend 1 – why is she staring at us (she's such a freak)  

Paige – who? 

Meanwhile Emma hears the word freak and it hits a cord, she abruptly gets up.  

Paige – (facing away from Emma) - nonchalant turns around and no one (Emma) is there. 

Scene 3 
(school bathroom – artificial lighting)  

Emma – 'they all think you're a freak' (hears this in her head) (squeezing her nails in to her palm – causes bleeding)  

Looking at herself in the mirror) - starts washing hands (birds eye view shot) 

Paige - (Enters in to bathroom)  

Paige – Are you okay Place hand on Emma's arm – close up on physical action (focus) 

Scene 4 

Emma – sends a request on snapchat (only see the phone) 

(Paige is in her bedroom – laptop open doing and music/ receives and alert on snapchat (1 new friend) 

Paige – accepts the friend request (adds back) 

Scene 5 

(morning) 

Paige  (walks to local coffee shop/ shop) 

Enters – orders her coffee (goes to hand money over) 

Staff – it's already been paid for  

Paige – by who  

Staff – your friend over there (points)  

No one is there. 

Paige (is confused but accepts the coffee) 

scene 6 
(Dr. Johnson therapy and Emma) 

DR. J – What was going through your mind  

Emma – (looks as DR. Johnson) 

Flash sound.  

Scene 7

(on school grounds) 

Emma taking pictures of Paige who is unknowing 

(over the shoulder – circle crop) 

Scene 8 

(cut to Emma's room – panoramic view of photos of Paige across her bedroom)  

Scene 9 – 
Paige (front of home) 

Places her key in the door, steps on something and looks down. A thorny rose and a note (...)  

(Emma watching from the distance) 

Scene 10 

Emma at a desk – scratching a friend out the picture with red marker. Cutting images of herself out and sticking it next to Paige. 

Scene 11 
(field)"park"  

Friend 1 – screaming (scared face) fading  

dead laying in the grass with blood)  

Body is dragged by unknown character. (black glove) 

Scene 12

Paige receives text message (picture of herself sleeping) 

Checks room for cameras.  

Calls the number it's not recognise 

Scene 13 

Emma looks at snap maps – sees that Paige is not home. 

Breaks into Paige's home – (back door) 

  
Scene 14

Emma is in Paige's room -  

Actions- 

·         Smelling t-shirts 

·         Spraying perfume  

·         Lipstick (Smearing make-up) 

(key sound – someone coming through the front door -) 

Paige enters her room – looks around and no is there (getting ready for bed)  

Final cut to Emma (breathing heavily) under bed – looking directly at the camera.