The Script for my Short Film...

Monday, 14 November 2011

The Script for my Short Film...

“SILENT NIGHT”
By
Nicole Rance
Fade in:
EXT. House on a small street. Night -

(Benny, Casper AND Jessica are looking up at a middle aged, working class women, Jackie)


                         Benny -

                         Thanks


(Benny, Casper and Jessica are walking away cheerfully from the house. They are looking at the coins they just received from Jackie, with a happy expression on their faces)


EXT.  – Dimly Lit Street. Night


                         Casper –

She was nice (they all laugh). So what have you asked for, for     Christmas?

INT. KITCHEN. Night -
(Old, Dirty kitchen, sweeping shot shows the kitchen being dimly lit with old wax candles, there is meat boards, knives and cooking tools on the work surfaces. There is blood on the walls and also on the work tops, with slabs of meat on the side and in a boiling pot. There are a few old, faded photographs on the side with a picture of an old lady, which the old man, Barry looks at a number of times and smiles sweetly. He grunts and sniffs the meat, and begins stirring the boiling pot of meat.)



EXT. Dark Street. Night –
(Benny, Casper and Jessica are still walking along the dark street. Jessica bends down to tie her shoe lace up as Benny and Casper remain walking ahead. Jessica feels a sudden breeze upon her face and turns round. A howling noise can be heard. Jessica quickly finishes tying her lace and runs to catch up with Benny and Casper.)



INT. Kitchen. Night –
(Barry’s face begins to sweat, as it trickles down his forehead. He licks his lips and his eye’s gleam with excitement. The candles are gradually melting and the wax spills onto the sides.

     
                        Barry –

                      That’s better.

(He sniffs the boiling meat in the pan, and looks up at his cat and smiles. The cat is perched on the work top. Barry then grabs a rolling pin and starts whacking the slab of meat with it, bits of blood and flesh fly everywhere. The radio suddenly tunes in and the Christmas song, ‘Silent Night’ begins to play. He starts to sing and whistle along with the radio as he remains playing with the meat and adding herbs and spices to it.)


EXT. Dark Street. Night –
(Benny, Casper and Jessica are now walking along a gravel drive towards an old, dark house.)


INT. Kitchen. Night –
Doorbell rings. Barry slowly raises his head; with a smirk expression on his face.

                        Barry

                    – More Visitors?


(Barry rushes to the dirty sink and washes the blood off his hands; he then takes his apron off over his head and rushes over to a cupboard which he then pulls open. Children’s toys and belongings such as a wrist watch and a toy car are shown within the cupboard. Barry glances at the objects and quickly flings his apron into the cupboard and rushes towards the kitchen door whilst wiping sweat off his face and trying to straighten out his clothes and hair.  


                       

                        Barry –

                        Coming!


EXT. Outside Barry’s House. Night -
(Casper, Jessica and Benny all look up at an old wooden door, which has cobwebs in the corner and a couple of candles in the small windows either side. Casper looks at Benny and Jessica with a slight hesitation.)


INT. Kitchen. Night -
(Barry walks out of the kitchen door, slowly pulling it shut as he leaves.)


EXT. Outside Barry’s House. Night –
(The front door opens. Casper, Benny and Jessica look up at Barry, who is smiling back at them.)


                Benny, Casper & Jessica – (SINGING)

         Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way….

(Barry is looking down at the three children, Benny, Casper and Jessica and see’s their three faces singing joyfully.)


EXT. Outside Barry’s house. Night –
(The camera moves further away from the house and rises above them , where we can still see Barry and hear the children singing ‘Jingle Bells’ faintly in the background. Barry feels his front, then back pockets for change with a dazzled and disappointed look on his face then opens out his arm, and ushers them into his house, Benny, Casper and Jessica each look at each other, an give an approving nod. One by one they all enter the house, with Barry holding the door open for them. As they all disappear inside, Barry stretches out his arm for the door, with a very happy expression on his face. He slams the door shut)

The shot fades out. The tune of ‘Silent Night’ is being whistled slowly by Barry.

END.