S O U T H M E A D O W L A N E

bySteven Hance and Haseeb Khan

story bySteven Hance

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EXT. FOREST – AFTERNOON

Steven is wondering and exploring with his friend, Tom. Steven looks up to find the name of the road that they are going into and notices flies on the road name, from the display of his camera.

Steven This thing is covered with flies, hang on wait let me zoom in on this.. Look! It’s just disgusting.

He zooms and pans over the road name covered with flies

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There is a zoomed view of the trees with birds heard in the background.

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TomIt doesn’t seem right.

StevenHmmm...

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Tom making a silly face directly at the camera and then turns away. Steven laughs at him jokingly.

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A view of Tom walking further in with Steven.

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Steven, confused, is looking down to see if he has seen what appears to be a medicine bottle. Steven sighs. They continue to walk.

TomHaven’t you heard, apparently you can get high off of cough

medicine?

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Tom walking more forward. The battery is lowered.

StevenTry not to trip.

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Steven looking at the ground.

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He quickly turns around to where Tom is

PAN

StevenYou okay?

He is crouching.

TomYeah… Oh shit!

StevenWhat?

He is still crouching.

Looking at the floor, he has discovered something.

He calls Steven over to where he is, with a hand gesture while still looking at the floor.

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TOM (CONT’D)Come look at this!

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Steven has come to where Tom called him to.

They find a skeletal bone. They are startled. Tom pokes it around with a stick.

StevenOh no! Ah… Let’s get right up in there…

Steven homes in on the skeleton part they have found.

Look at that!

After poking and moving it around, Tom moves it up to Steven’s face as a joke.

STEVEN (CONT’D)No… Put it down, stop!

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Tom is moving the skeletal part around with his foot

He then pans up to his face.

Tom is looking down at it.

StevenSomething tells me we should head back.

TomNah, its fine… it’s just... It’s just nature, animals – you know animals

right?

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Steven is uncertain.

StevenHmmm…

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Tom is walking while Steven is behind him continuing to walk.

StevenHow long we been walking for?

TomYeah.

StevenErm… Err, couple of hours.

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Steven continues to walk with Tom in front of him.

The camera beeps as a sign of low battery.

StevenHey Tom!

He turns around.

TomYeah?

StevenThe camera’s about to die, just gotta change the battery, yeah?

TomYeah.

StevenAlright, sweet.

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Steven can see Tom in the distance.

Tom is far away as he has moved from Steven after changing the battery.

He sounds worried.

StevenTom! I said wait!

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Steven readjusts the camera and looks up. He talks to himself.

StevenRight… That’s sorted. Where’s he gone?

The camera is tilted and Steven progresses forward.

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Steven continues to look for Tom and looks around him.

StevenWhere’s he gone?!

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Steven still walking.

StevenTom!

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There is a dirty lake near him.

He looks to the right and is uncertain where Tom exactly is.

He still talks to himself to not feel alone.

StevenCouldn’t of gone this way, this is river. How would he have crossed

it?

Steven looks around the river.

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Steven back in the fields looking for Tom.

StevenTom?!

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There are feathers and wood on the floor. Steven is uncomfortable.

StevenThere’s all feathers around here.

He moves from feathers to logs.

That’s some more burnt logs.

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There is a sleeve on a leaf and branch.

It is confusing and making Steven increasingly uncomfortable.

StevenSome torn sleeve. What is going on here?

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Steven continues to try and find Tom in the woods.

There are trees everywhere.

StevenWhere are you?! Tom!

Steven is becoming more and more scared.

He is confused.

He makes a small grunt sound in nervousness. His voice has lowered in tone significantly.

StevenStarting to get worried… Toooooooommmmm!

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Steven is again, readjusting the camera.

His shoes are showing in the frame and looks up shakily.

StevenToooooooommmmmm!

The non-diagetic music gets eerie.

Steven begins to shake nervously.

He gets more worried and turns around in a quick motion to find Tom.

StevenTom!

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WHIP PAN

Tom jumps out and scares Steven

TomArghhhh!

StevenJesus!

Steven drops the camera.

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Steven picks up the camera. Assumingly he has fainted. He confronts Tom.

StevenYou shouldn’t do that, Tom!

Tom gives a smirk to Steven.

Steven pushes him annoyed while Tom is still continuing to grin/laugh.

STEVEN (CONT’D)You shouldn’t do that! Why did you do that?!

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StevenHave you got the map?

Tom turns around and looks at him.

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TomYeah.

Tom looks at his back and begins to open it and look for the map.

StevenBrilliant. So we need to start heading back.

While looking for the map, Tom suddenly looks up and to the left of Steven.

Non-diegetic music makes a sharp sound. Tom looks startled beyond belief.

He is utterly shocked and closes his bag without looking.

He slowly steps back without taking his eyes off the area next to Steven.

StevenErr, Tom?

Tom backs away more and more quickly.

StevenTom?

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“SOUTH MEADOW LANE”

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