1. THE SWARM
By
LUCY-ANNE RICHARDSON
18TH JANUARY 2013
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2. Scene 1
EXT. It’s day time (around 12 o’clock). (LS) The camera tilts from the
gravel to a full view of the lane towards the cottage at the end. (CU,
MS) A car pulls in and parks on the gravel. The girl and her mother
get out of the car and lock it. The camera tracks them, walking to the
front of the cottage (holding cardboard boxes and a map/pictures in
hand). They are quiet as they evaluate Amy’s new home. (CU) She puts
the key in the door, looks behind to her mum and walks in…
Fade to black. Eerie music.
CUT TO.
INT. Match cut from the inside of the house –(LS) It is dark and quiet
inside, a few boxes are sat in the room.
AMY
(MS) girl and mother walking in through the door. Walks around, puts
the boxes down, takes her jacket off and begins to unpack.
Guess this is it, I’ve almost unpacked. Thanks for everything Mum.
MUM
(MS) Hugs Amy
You’ll be fine darling, call me if you need me.
AMY
(CU) Looks lovingly at her mother. Smiles as her mum closes the door
behind her.
Drive safe; I’ll see you tomorrow.
CUT TO.
INT.
AMY
(CU) Her mobile rings, she answers.
Hello. (Megan answers)
Oh hey Rhi (pauses) Yeah sure, come over tonight, you can see the new
place. (Pauses) Okay, okay, bye.
CUT TO.
INT.
AMY
(MS) Unpacks the boxes, has a look around, bends down to the
fireplace, blows the dust away and find a ring hiding in the corner.
Picks it up, dusts it off. Hears a bang upstairs. Looks at the
ceiling.
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3. (CU) What the…
CUT TO.
INT. fade in. Room is darkened as it turns to evening/night time.
Camera looks at the bed as the duvet starts to be pulled away from the
bed (string).
AMY
(MS) She climbs the stairs, looks worried, walks into the bedroom and
looks around. Turns to look out of the window. Knock at the door, cuts
to answering the door.
Oh it’s you!
MEGAN
Who else would it be? (Hugs)(Match up of Megan walking through the
door)
AMY
No one, I’m just getting use to place, come in.
CUT TO.
INT. (MS) It’s dark outside. CU (on faces for emotion) They look at
each other, scared.
MEGAN
(MS) The girls sit down and Megan notices the earring on the table.
She picks it up the ring and drops it when she hears a second bang
upstairs.
What was that?
AMY
This happened earlier, please help; I don’t know what to do.
MEGAN
Come, quiet.
INT. quick cut to the stairs. The camera pans to the right to look out
the window, smoke/steam begins to rise as the music becomes lower
creating a mysterious atmosphere.
AMY
(MS) They walk into the room to find changes (candles are lit, the
duvet has moved, old papers are everywhere. Picking an old bit of
paper from the bed, it reads “Your beginning will not be my end”.
Megan.
MEGAN
CU on the article she is holding. “Remains found in cottage”.
Amy, we need to leave, now!
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4. MEGAN
(LS) They look around, as the screen turns black.
Run!
MEGAN
They run down the corned stairs to find the rings on the table
rattling. (CU) on the ring. Cuts quickly to the door as they run and
find its locked.
Where’s the key Amy? (shouts) Amy where is it?
Screen goes blank and words appear (editing afterwards). A scream
sounds (Megan).
AMY
Amy turns to search for it and finds the old, archaic key hanging in
the air. She slowly reaches out to get it and the lights switch off.
The lights come back on to find Amy standing alone as she screams for
Megan.
Megan! Megan!
AMY
(MS) She runs to look for her as she hears slow loud steps coming down
the stairs. She looks up, into the mirror to find a black-cloaked
figure standing on the bottom step. (CU)She whispers.
Please
The screen turns to black as the credits appear.
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