Movie / Script Plan

*Short opens with black screen, fading in to a Spearhead Productions logo*

Filmed at Donaghadee pier, Bangor:

SCENE 1

Establishing shot shows picturesque views of the beach, harbor and the pier, 3 different shots showing a dull early morning. Setting the scene of location.

Long Shot shows car pulling in to left of the shot. The car pulls right up to the camera but doesn't fill the shot, just under half the screen. 2 people get out of the car, they are characters 1 and 2. Character 1 is serious and almost aiming. Character 2 is annoyed and condescending looking at the location.

The next shot is a black screen with some muffled voices from 1 & 2 being heard in the background, the boot opens up to reveal a shot from inside the boot. We used this shot in Dropout. A bag of equipment, a packed lunch, props include cheap Halloween decorations (skeletons, costumes, masks) shots directed in similar style to Robert Yeoman POV shot.

Character 1 walks over to character holding the props in his hands

Character 1- ‘Here, you hold all this’  handing some props to character 2. character 1 

Character 2 looking at the props disheartened, and sighs ‘Why have we not just given up this movie's gonna be horrible’

Character 1 ‘well you could have actually done a bit of preparation for this and it wouldn’t be so horrible’

*Mid way through Character 1’s response, camera switches from a Mid shot from behind the 2 characters to a symmetrical Over the shoulder shot, with 1 and 2 in the middle of the screen filmed from the boot of the car, there is an unknown person walking towards the 2, tension builds as C1 and C2 bicker about how 2 did not prepare.

This is going to be a, popularly used in horror, 'false scare' where the viewer may expect it to be a monster reveal, but it is just Character 3 in a onesie. An anti-climax. 

The next shot is over the shoulder shot in the middle of character 1 and 2 reveals character 3, arriving to the set dressed in a pathetic monster pyjama onesie outfit.

Character 3 makes a loud 'monster' noise to scare 1 & 2

2 shot of C1 and C2. Character 1 is unamused and his annoyance is shown growing, while character 2 sees the funny side of it and starts laughing, the two shot shows the contrast between the two. 

C1- 'what is that... why are you a lion'

C2- *still sniggering*  'yeah where's your da's Freddie Kreuger costume'

C3- 'He's using it today'

The 2 just look at him in complete confusion again.

C3- 'Do we have everything?'

C1-'Have the props, shot list, camera, script etcetera etcetera...' *As he lists the accessories, shots show C1 from a POV angle grabbing them one by one. on 'etcetera, etcetera...' it will show character 2 holding said necessities for the film.

C3- 'right sorted, and... where's the boat'

SCENE 2

* 3 quick shots show the all over the boat, inside, front and side of the boat *

* A mid shot pans across the boys one by one standing together looking at the boat *

* Enter Captain Cooper, shot from outside the boat walking to the edge holding a mug of coffee*

Cooper- 'What are ya waitin' for! Jump on, we don't have all day!!' (He laughs a little and walks back in to the inside of the boat)

* The first shot on the boat, shows the 2 sitting together in boredom twiddling thumbs, while character 1 is at the edge getting some establishing shots for 'Monsters and Caves' *

Cooper- 'don't be lookin' all dull and spiritless, there's a lot in store for you today'

C3- im so cold and hungry, i'm just gonna eat now

walks over to C1, while he's filming outside of the boat

'what do you think of the islands, any good pictures'

'Well theres no lighthouse on lighthouse island and yeah I'm taking some video'

*Captain shakes head and walks to the middle of the boat to make an announcement*

Captain - "Have any of you boys ever heard of Samhain? Or better yet...

C1 - "What... chicken and samhain sauce?"

Captain looks at C1 with a serious expression, C2 looks at him with a blank look on his face and C3 sniggers.

Captain - ‘You think this is something to be joked about?’

C1- ‘sounds like it’

Captain - ‘Well we’ll see if youre laughing about it by the end of the day. I dont know what i expected from a bunch of kids, so naive to the ways of the world.’

C3 is beginning to look worried

C1 and C2 laugh at each other