final draft of 'strife' script
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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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