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Script Video Audio
Scene One: The scene begins with a
young girl walking down the road to
school by herself.
Emily:
I never used to feel like this,
so alone, so isolated…
and yet that is my issue. I
am not alone.
Close up of the young girl. Shows she looks
worried. The girl is dressed in her sixth form
clothing with a bag slung casually over her
shoulder. She looks up from her feet to
speak.
Medium shot as she returns to looking
down at her feet.
Medium shot to show she looks to the side,
then gradually looks further around until
she can see behind her. Another shot (a
long shot) is used to show various groups of
other students are walking around her but
nobody else is walking alone – just Emily.
Unbeknown to Emily, Harry is shown in a
long shot, also walking alone further behind
her.
Medium shot to show one of the groups
beginning to laugh.
Soft and quiet background music plays.
Pace of the music begins to get slightly
faster.

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I can feel something
pursuing me.
Whenever I walk alone I feel its
presence, almost like it’s watching me
and waiting for the right moment
{pause} to pounce.
Scene two: Emily is entering the school
grounds and can feel the presence
following her on her way. She feels
unsafe. Other teenagers are entering
the school around her, but they are all
laughing and whispering.
Nobody else seems to understand. I am
isolated and afraid.
Emily looks back down at her feet in one
sharp motion in a medium shot.
She readjusts her bag and rubs nervously at
the strap. This is her first sign of a nervous
mannerism.
Emily continues to walk until she reaches
the school gates where the scene cuts to
her entering.
Emily turns to see the stalker lurking over
her shoulder. The camera shows one of the
other students staring at Emily with a
confused expression. POV changes to the
other student to show Emily reacting to the
stalker. She is shocked/scared, her eyes
widen.

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{pause} And they simply do not
understand.
(End voice over)
Harry:
Hi Emily! You okay?
Emily:
Camera turns back to Emily. She begins to
walk faster to get away from the stalker.
She appears panicked. Emily enters the
school’s reception. While she is entering the
school, the stalker disappears for a
moment, the relief is visible on Emily’s face.
She walks to the common room of her sixth
form.
Emily goes to open the door of the common
room, as her hand touches the door handle
she is startled. Her hand flies off the handle.
Harry looks concerned for Emily, she is
alarmed. Her nervous mannerisms are
present again. She meddles with her bag
strap.
Emily goes to open the door again, her hand
hovers for a second before she lets out a

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{pause} Yeah thanks Harry, I’m fine.
Liberty:
Hi Em, how’s your day going?
Emily:
Hey, it’s going okay, {pause} so far.
Jake:
You sure? You seema bit off today Em.
Emily:
Yeah don’t worry, just a little tired.
deep breath and throws open the door. Her
friends are already in the room and are
happy to see her. They don’t know about
the stalking, but it is clearthat they worry
about her. Harry goes to sit at a table
nearby.
Liberty is sitting down at a table with Jake,
another friend of Emily’s. She stares up at
Emily who is starting to take off her coat
and places her bag on the floor in a hurry.
Emily sits down at the table with Liberty
and Jake. She bends underneath the table
to get out a drink from her bag.
Jake touches Emily’s arm in a
consoling/caring way.
Emily smiles back at Jake to help reassure
him that she is okay. She is then alarmed by
what she thinks is the ska at the window,
she squints to see further, her body leans
over the table slightly. Her eyes widen as

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Liberty:
Are you still not getting much sleep?
Emily? {pause} Emily!?
Emily:
Sorry, what did you say?
Liberty:
she stares at the window behind Liberty’s
head.
Liberty leans to the left to line up with
Emily’s line of vision as she is still staring at
the window. Emily’s face is struck with fear,
she doesn’t move or respond to Liberty’s
question, she remains staring out the
window at what she thinks is the stalker.
Liberty looks at Jake confused and
concerned by Emily’s lack of response. She
sees that he is doing the same thing back at
her.
Emily doesn’t respond when her name is
first called. Liberty touches Emily’s arm as
she says her name again. Emily breaks focus
and jumps from shock. Liberty looks even
more concerned. Emily’s eyes close and she
shakes her head slightly.
Emily looks at Liberty.
Jake leans in and puts his elbows on the
table, interested in Emily’s answer.

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I asked if you were still struggling to get
some sleep.
Emily:
Oh, {pause} no I’m sleeping fine I just
had to stay up late last night that’s all.
Jake:
You know we are here for you if you
need to talk, {pause} about anything.
Emily:
I know Jake, thanks.
Time to go guys. It’s almost 5 past.
Adam:
Guys you’re going to be late, come on!
Emily smiles at Liberty to reassure her, she
then turns her head back to the window
and begins to bite her fingernails. Liberty
looks to Jake.
Jake looks to Emily and smiles. She smiles
back.
Emily presses her phone to and sees the
time, she reaches for her coat and bag.
Jake and Liberty both gather their things
and get ready to leave the common room.
Emily turns from the table to face the door.
She feels the stalker lurking behind the
door. Emily freezes. The door handle begins
to turn slowly. Emily is visibly scared.
Tension builds as the door handle gets
further down. The door flies open – Emily
gasps. It’s not the stalker, it’s another
student - Adam enters.
The tense music builds as Emily looks at
the door. The longer she stares the
louder it gets.

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Liberty:
Thanks.
Scene three: Emily is now entering her
classroom with the rest of her peers.
They take their seats as they wait for
the lesson to begin. There are tables
and chairs all around the room.
Lewis:
Good morning class I hope you are all
ready to learn today.
Before we get started let’s check whose
here.
Adam holds the door open.
Emily exits the room. The scene cuts as the
door shuts.
Lewis begins to walk over to the laptop.
Lewis sits at the teaching pod and uses the
laptop to do the register.

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Liberty?
Liberty:
Here Sir.
Lewis:
Jake?
Jake:
Yes Sir.
Lewis:
Emily?
Emily:
Yes Sir.
Lewis:
Adam?
Adam:
Here Sir.

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Lewis:
Right then, let’s start.
Emily:
Sir?
Lewis:
Yes Emily?
Emily:
You forgot to call Harrys name.
Lewis:
Emily? You know Harrys hasn’t been
with us for a few weeks now, don’t
you?
Emily:
What do you mean?
Emily raises her hand, looking confused.
Emily still looks very confused.

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Lewis:
Harry is dead?
Emily is extremely confused and distressed
at this point as she does not understand
what Lewis is talking about, Harry is sat
right behind her? The other students in the
room stare at each other and Emily.
Lewis is concerned that Emily thinks Harry is
still alive.
Emily’s eyes widen. She slowly starts to turn
around to see Harry in the chair behind her.
He is looking down, then his eyes meet
Emily’s, he begins to smile then laugh. Emily
looks terrified.
The screen goes black.
A deathly silent tone is played as the
film ends