Script

Script

River

Pan of river
Tense music- building up
Close up on a necklace
Tense music hits it climax.
'the gift' comes up on screen- title credits.

Boys house ext

CLOSE UP OF BATTERED GIFT, ZOOM OUT TO SEE BANNER, SAYING 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'.

 

                               DOUBLE EXPOSURE FADE OUT TO NEST SCENE

Front room INT


 

                                                                           GIRL 1

Thanks for inviting me to the party.

ARCHER

Thanks for coming.

GIRL 1

Bye



Girl leaves and Archer is left siting on the sofa alone.
Sister then enters the room.
 

SISTER

Hope you've had a good birthday. I'll just go and take the rubbish out.

 

ARCHER

ok.

Sister leaves room, then enters the room with the gift in her hand.

SISTER

you've got another one

ARCHER

who's it from

SISTER

It doesn't say

He pretends to smile, and slowly walks upstairs with the gift.

TILT SHOT UPSTAIRS

Bedroom int

Archer sits down on his bed and looks at the gift.

CLOSE UP OF GIFTTAG, THAT IS BLANK

Archer then opens the gift.

CLOSE UP OF INSIDE THE GIFT. PART OF DRESS.
archer lays down on his bed, with the gift by his side.

ARCHER

 really funny guy!

He sighs and falls to sleep

FADE TO LATE IN THE NIGHT

Archer opens his eyes, and looks around his room, his eyes stop at his mirror.

CUT TO MIRROR, TO SHOW FIGURE STANDING THERE.

She inches closely to Archer, he remains still in his bed. When she reaches then end of his bed she stands still, and slowly raises her hand. Her fingers remain outstretched as she gurgles, and blood dribbles out of her mouth.

GIRL

days

  She disappears instantly.

CLOSE UP: OF ARCHER'S ARM AND FIVE BRUISES