Friday, 20 March 2015

Monster Project Pitch - 'Umbra' Script Extract

EXT. CORNFIELD - EVENING

We see a vast cornfield as SAVANNAH stands within it. The crops are up to her knees, just long enough to be noticed and make her feel detained. She stands motionless, almost catatonic as she stares out. The camera cuts to her point of view where we see her staring towards a lone tree centered. BLAKE runs up to the wooden, slightly dilapidated fence.

BLAKE
SAVANNAH!

BLAKE climbs over the fence and leaps into the abundance of yellow crops. As he runs towards her, she recoils and screams at him.
BLAKE
Wow wow! What is it?

SAVANNAH
The walls...the walls...

BLAKE
What?

BLAKE looks at her in confusion as she collapses onto her knees into the crops. BLAKE moves closer towards her but stops when he realises what's happening. As the conversation had progresses, the area had grown darker as a shadow had been cast across the field. BLAKE looks around before getting closer

BLAKE
It's the shadows! They're making everyone go nuts!

SAVANNAH
NO! NO! GET BACK!

BLAKE
Savannah...fight it!

SAVANNAH clutches her head as she stands back up and steps backwards in an unpredictable and erratic way.

BLAKE
I know you. You wouldn't let this stop you.

SAVANNAH stops, still holding her head.

BLAKE
You still have MAYA to care for. She needs someone.

The shadows darken and intensify around her. As BLAKE waits for a response, SAVANNAH turns to him, crying.

SAVANNAH
No...

She grasps her holster and pulls her pistol out before quickly pulling it up to her head.

BLAKE
NO!



We see BLAKE's reaction as a bang is heard off screen, followed by SAVANNAH collapsing to the floor. BLAKE slowly starts walking towards in horror unaware that he's crossed the shadow's threshold. As he mourns, lighting strikes the tree, setting it ablaze and spreads quickly. He panics and instantly sprints away and clambers over the fence. Out of the shadow, he looks back and sees the tree as normal.

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