1. ANCESTORS
by
CHARLOTTE PAGE and JAMIE WHITBREAD
Friday 18th January 2013

2. INT. Scene one is set in the past. The living room has a
dull and gloomy atmosphere where two children are playing
happily with their toys on the living room floor.
Black screen appears with the sounds of children playing
and laughing in the background. Fades into the next shot.
CHILDREN
(LS) Happy and excited, children are playing with their
toys.
Camera pans across to the right to show old photographs
placed on the fireplace.
CHILDREN
(CU) Continue playing with toys
Camera pans back to the left to show the same photographs
along the fireplace yet this time the doll has appeared
in one of the photos.
TOYS
(CU) Children’s hands are seen to show a close-up of them
playing with the toys.
CHILDREN
(LS) Doll from the photo appears in between the two
children.
(ECU) Dolls face accompanied with eerie sounds.
Tracking shot of the MOTHER’s feet walking towards an
open door.
MOTHER
(POV) Looking at the children through the doorway.
MOTHER
(CU)Shot of mother’s feet standing together at the door.
Shot cuts to the doorway where MOTHER, screams before the
shot cuts to a black screen featuring the company logo
for PERPLEX PRODUCTIONS. Her scream is still heard, but
becomes distant.

3. EXT. Scene Two switches to the present day. A long shot
is used to show the setting, a modern day street, where
the main character is first introduced.
ASHLEIGH
(MS) Character is seen walking down the street. Close-Up
shot of her legs show her approaching the front door.
ASHLEIGH
(MOA) Uses a key to open the door from the front before
switching to the door opening from on the inside.
INT. Setting switches to inside the home where the
character is standing in the hallway. The stairs are
located to the right, the kitchen straight ahead and the
door way to the living room on the left.
ASHLEIGH
(POV) Camera is from the perspective of the character
whereby she starts to walk from the hallway to the living
room.
A long shot is used from the door frame to show a box
which appears on the table in the living room.
ASHLEIGH
(MS, TRACKING) Camera follows the character’s feet
walking towards the box which appears on the table.
Camera PANS up and over the box that is on the table and
ZOOMS IN to a CLOSE-UP show the phrase “do not open”
scratched on the top of the box. Eerie, suspense sounds
accompany the panning movement.
Cuts to a shot with text featuring the ANCESTORS slogan
that is written in a ghostly style, “every family…”
ASHLEIGH
(OTSS, HIGH ANGLE)Hesitantly opens the box.
Shot shows old items from previous generations inside the
box including old ornaments and the photographs that were
seen in the previous scene. Faint scream can be heard in
the background.
Sharp cut to an EXTREME CLOSE-UP of the dolls eye which
is visible in between all of the objects.
Cut to a shot, which continues the ANCESTORS slogan,
which is written in a ghostly font “…has their secrets.”

4. INT. At nighttime, the house is dark and gloomy. A light
is flickering.
Cuts are quick and show the doll gradually getting
closer.
(MS) Doll appears to be thrown on the floor.
(CU) The photos that previously featured are now
scratched and torn. Photo frames appear smashed and
broken.
Camera zooms in and pans across the photos. Faint scream
can be heard in the background.
(CU) Dolls face.
ASHLEIGH
(MS) Door slams, character looks scared.
(ECU) Dolls eyes
(CU) Cuts to a mirror where, “I know your secret…” has
been written.
(LS) TV has white noise
ASHLEIGH
(CU) Phone rings, the character answers the phone however
no one is there, just a white noise sound.
Cuts to the release date, “This Halloween”
ASHLEIGH
(CU) Character is visibly scared, breathing heavily. The
torch she is holding lights up her face.
(CU) Doll appears to be behind the shoulder of the
character.
Cuts to the film title, ANCESTORS
Cuts to social networking details, for Twitter
#Ancestors,and the film’s official website address
www.ancestors-film.co.uk is shown underneath.