Draft Script #2

FADE IN:

INT. BEDROOM - DAY

CHRIS is on the phone to a friend in his room. He is lying on his bed while doing so. He has a confident yet relaxed tone in his voice, and is resting one hand behind his head.

CHRIS

George, yeah, you can come over later since I'm home alone. Yeah. Bring some over if you want, we just can't smoke any inside.

CHRIS pauses to listen to his phone for a little while, taking in whatever the person on the other side of the call is saying. 

CHRIS

(Sarcastically)

Yeah, the smell is too noticeable. Alright I gotta go get a bite to eat, see ya later, bye.

CHRIS hangs up the phone and throws it to the side on his bed. He sits up and lets out a sigh, then stretches both of his arms out with a yawn.  He slowly rises to his feet and then steps out of his bedroom, leaving the door open. He crosses his landing, and walks downstairs. 

INT. DOWNSTAIRS - DAY

Downstairs, CHRIS walks down his hall and enters the kitchen, a bored expression on his face. He opens the fridge, then shuts it angrily. He opens a few cupboards, but has the same reaction. 

CHRIS turns and leaves the kitchen. When he turns, THE INTRUDER is revealed to the audience, and he is hiding behind the kitchen door with a knife in his hand. 

CHRIS then turns around and walks out. He walks down the hall and to the bottom of the stairs, opposite the front door, before a slight bang is heard.

CHRIS spins around to see THE INTRUDER stood in his kitchen and holding a knife.

CHRIS backs away in shock and ends up backed into a wall. THE INTRUDER slowly walks towards CHRIS, who slides down the wall to be sat on the floor.

When THE INTRUDER is close, CHRIS darts for the stairs and avoids a grab from THE INTRUDER. CHRIS dashes up the stairs, but THE INTRUDER grabs his ankle. CHRIS quickly shakes his foot off and runs up the stairs and off-screen.

THE INTRUDER slowly walks up the stairs, then makes his way to the landing. He walks straight to the bedroom door and kicks it open.

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

THE INTRUDER immediately sees CHRIS hiding down the side of the bed. CHRIS stands and goes to run at the door, but is tackled to the floor by THE INTRUDER.

The pair wrestle until THE INTRUDER pulls out the knife, but CHRIS knocks it out of his hand and onto the floor besides them. 

THE INTRUDER instead puts his hands around the neck of CHRIS and starts to strangle him. CHRIS gags and struggles, but then grabs the knife from besides them.

CHRIS stabs THE INTRUDER in the hand, making him let go of his throat. CHRIS pounces on THE INTRUDER and pins him to the floor, then stabs him in the stomach and falls down onto his back.

CHRIS stands, exhausted. Breathing rapidly, he lets out a sigh of relief.

CHRIS

(Tiredly)

I guess I'm not as alone as I thought...

 CHRIS lets out another defeated sigh, then turns and goes to leave the room. A noise is heard behind him.

CHRIS spins around, but the body of THE INTRUDER is gone.

CHRIS goes to run, only to be grabbed from behind by around the neck.

CHRIS is pulled back and has the knife swung down right into his chest by THE INTRUDER.

On impact, the screen darts to black, and a scream is heard. The credits then roll up the screen.

Personnel List

In my movie, I only used a few cast-members, as my script only required two. Here are there names and contact information, which I have partially blocked out to protect their privacy. I included the rolls that they perform also, so if anyone wished to know what they are doing in my movie i can jus show them this list.

Budget Planning

I needed the balaclava and prop knife as they are the two main props used in the movie. The balaclava helps identify The Intruder, the villain of the movie. He carries a knife throughout, hence the inclusion of the prop knife. I use this as a real knife would be far too dangerous due to the fact that in the script, the knife i supposed to be held close to people and swung at them. The knife being fake heavily decreases any risk of cast members receiving injuries.

I included the microphone as a DSLR on it's own doesn't pick up sound very clearly, and while there isnt much dialogue in my film, I still want it to be clear. I also need a microphone strong enough to pick up all the gasps, screams, bangs and bumps in the song.

Location Release Form

Here, I asked for permission to film in somebody else's home. I needed this permission as the household in question was ideal for what i wanted to film, and I also had nowhere else to possibly film. Luckily, I acquired permission and was also welcomed back to film anytime incase i needed to do any retakes or get extra footage.  

Genre

Genre

My movie will work within the horror genre. My main influences are going to be slasher films due to the way they create a tense atmosphere around a seemingly unstoppable killer. My main influence is the "Scream" franchise as it often follows a set of teenage characters fighting back against a masked killer who at the end of the day, is only human. However, I decided to try and make my movie more realistic by having it simply be a man in a mask committing a home invasion, like in "The Strangers". Due to the movie being a horror, I will give it a somewhat cold colour visual, like in "Halloween" and "Friday The 13th".

Man In The Night Storyboard

Rough Draft Script #1

FADE IN:

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

CHRIS is on the phone to a friend in his room. He is lying on his bed while doing so.

CHRIS
Yeah George, you can come over later since I'm home alone. Yeah. Bring some over if you want, we just can't smoke any inside. Yeah, the smell is too noticeable. Alright I gotta go get a bite to eat, see ya later, bye.

CHRIS hangs up the phone and throws it to the side on his bed. He stretches his arms and then steps off his bed. He leaves the room, walks downstairs, and goes to the kitchen. He searches the fridge and cupboards, different angles show a man in the distance, inside the house. 

CHRIS puts a slice of bread in his mouth, and goes to turn out of the kitchen. Suddenly he stops, and goes to look at where the man was. Nobody is there. He turns and to see the man, brandishing a knife. CHRIS yells and runs away, heading up the stairs.

Running up the stairs, CHRIS stumbles slightly, allowing the intruder to grab his ankle. CHRIS kicks away at the mans arm and manages to break free. He sprints upstairs and slips into his dark room, then hides down the side of his bed. The intruder enters the room and is heard walking around, until the footsteps suddenly stop. CHRIS slowly rises, then sees the intruder sat in the centre of the bed. He goes to run, but the intruder pounces. 

The pair wrestle until the intruder pulls out the knife, but CHRIS knocks it out of his hand and onto the floor besides them. The intruder instead puts his hands around the neck of CHRIS and starts to strangle him. CHRIS gags and struggles then grabs the knife from besides him and stabs him in the chest. The man struggles, and CHRIS stabs him again a few times before the intruder collapses.

CHRIS stands, exhausted.

CHRIS

I guess I'm not as alone as I thought...

 CHRIS lets out a defeated sigh, then turns and goes to leave the room. A noise is heard behind him. CHRIS spins around, but the body of The Intruder is gone. CHRIS goes to run, only to be grabbed from behind by around the neck. Chris is pulled back and has the knife swung down right to his chest, only for the screen to freeze before impact, and the credits to roll across the frozen image.