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    Strife - Teaser Trailer Script

    Third/Final Draft

    1. EXT. FARM FIELD - EARLY EVENING

    The sound of the wind fades in, blowing quietly, as

    bits of old grass on the field flicker gently in the

    breeze. The scenery is flat but picturesque.

    Faint music echoes and blends in with the sound of

    the wind when five pairs of feet walk through the

    soil. (The music will be a backing track that only

    the audience can hear - non diegetic sound).

    The group of young people, who the feet belong to,

    can be seen from afar walking down the field. They

    appear to be good friends as their body language

    suggests camaraderie.

    The wind and music, which are still faint in the

    background, trail off slightly.

    The group are closer now, with the music alone, loud

    and upfront. The five friends are seen laughing and

    joking around whilst walking.

    KYLE has his chin slightly raised in an over

    confident manner, drinking a beer. OLI looks

    straight ahead whilst smoking a cigarette. SHAUN

    puts his arm around BETH who rolls her eyes andsmiles slightly as she drinks from a beer bottle.

    RYAN walks with a cigarette in hand. The friends

    don't have a destination to go to and their evening

    has been uneventful at their local pub, but this

    does not seem to bother them.

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    2. EXT. CITY STREET - NIGHT

    Suddenly, BETH is running down an empty street lit

    by the orange glow of the street lamps. She is in

    panic and looks back over her shoulder, as if being

    chased or followed. Blood and another strange, dark

    substance stain her face.

    3. EXT. FARM FIELD - EARLY EVENING

    Back on the field, BETH is looking over her shoulder

    with a clean face; the look is casual and aimless.

    She then turns back to face straight ahead, giving a

    playful nudge to RYAN, who in turn smiles and lights

    up another cigarette with a lighter he pulls from

    his pocket.

    4. EXT. WAREHOUSE BACK LOT/CAR PARK - NIGHT

    RYAN can be seen from a distance covering a car with

    a clear liquid in a shady and empty back lot/car

    park. He makes a trail of the liquid further back

    where he stands still for a moment. There is

    movement in the car as the headlights flash, and the

    faded sound of a car horn (diegetic sound) surfaces

    through the music.

    RYAN then takes a lighter from his pocket; the same

    dark substance that covered BETH'S face now covers

    RYAN'S hands and neck. He lights up a cigarette, to

    then release it from his grip.

    5. EXT. FARM FIELD - EARLY EVENING

    RYAN blows smoke towards, but not directly at, the

    camera with a grin on his face.

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    OLI pushes KYLE over for a laugh and the two fall

    and proceed in having a play fight. SHAUN, BETH and

    RYAN all stop, laughing and pointing at the boys

    rolling around on the floor.

    6. EXT. SECLUDED WOOD - MID EVENING/NIGHT

    The wood is dark and dank with closely grown trees

    surrounding a clearing. OLI and KYLE are on the

    floor fighting, but there is deep aggression and

    anger on their faces as they hurl punches at each

    other over and over. The fight is much more serious

    and hostile. OLI, with blood, dirt and the dark

    substance on his face, pins KYLE and begins to

    strangle him. OLI'S face lights up with a crazed

    enjoyment. KYLE reaches his bloodied hand in the

    air, as if reaching for someone to grab it.

    7. EXT. FARM FIELD - EARLY EVENING

    OLI grabs KYLE'S clean hand which is in the air to

    pull him to his feet. Both brush off dirt from their

    clothes and pat each other on the back, smiling.

    BETH takes SHAUN'S arm off her shoulder, shaking her

    head whilst smiling. SHAUN laughs and shrugs at

    BETH.

    A low humming (diegetic sound) begins to fade in.

    8. EXT. BACKGARDEN OF A HOUSE - LATE EVENING

    Curtains blow in the wind as a body lies slumped

    over a doorstop. The body is BETH'S, with traces of

    blood on the floor.

    SHAUN can be seen in the distance with a gun in his

    hands.

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    A garden table and chairs have been upturned, and

    spread across the patio floor. Hand prints of the

    dark substance and blood can be seen smudged on the

    outdoor furniture. Some kind of struggle has taken

    place.

    SHAUN proceeds to stand there frozen and breathing

    heavily. He puts the gun to his head.

    9. EXT. FARM FIELD - EARLY EVENING

    SHAUN glances to KYLE as he makes a gun sign at his

    own head, as if to say "my bad" to hide his

    embarrassment that BETH rejected his advances. The

    friends are still joking about.

    SHAUN bends his thumb with his mock "hand" gun to

    pretend shooting himself, a gun shot goes off (non-

    diegetic sound).

    (Inter-cut scenes become quickened)

    10. EXT. FARM FIELD - EARLY EVENING

    The low humming has become significantly louder as

    the friends finally come to a halt on the farm

    field; they have spotted something in the distance.

    An object covered in a dark, unpleasant substance

    can be seen poking out from disturbed soil. The

    substance has a toxic aura about it, and looks very

    unnatural.

    As the others stand back, BETH approaches the

    object. She covers his nose and mouth with his arm,

    as the object reeks of a foul odour. She then

    crouches down to touch the object, to only cover

    her hands in the dreadful substance. Straightening

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    herself back up to stand, staggering slightly, BETH

    looks at the camera with an empty, frightening

    stare. She smirks.

    END.

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