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THE SWARM

By

LUCY-ANNE RICHARDSON

18TH JANUARY 2013

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Scene 1

EXT. It’s day time (around 12 o’clock). (LS) The camera tilts from the

gravel to a full view of the lane towards the cottage at the end.(CU,

MS) A car pulls in and parkson the gravel. The girl and her mother get

out of the car and lock it. The camera tracks them, walking to the

front of the cottage (holding cardboard boxes in hand). They are quiet

as they evaluate Amy’s new home. (CU) She puts the key in the door,

looks behind to her mum and walks in…

Fade to black. Eerie music.

CUT TO.

INT. Match cut from the inside of the house –(LS) It is dark and quiet

inside, a few boxes are sat in the room.

AMY

(MS) girl and mother walking in through the door. Walks around, puts

the boxes down, takes her jacket off and begins to unpack.

Guess this is it, I’ve almost unpacked. Thanks for everything Mum.

MUM

(MS) Hugs Amy

You’ll be fine darling, call me if you need me.

AMY

(CU) Looks lovingly at her mother. Smiles as her mum closes the door

behind her.

Drive safe; I’ll see you tomorrow.

CUT TO.

INT.

AMY

(CU) Her mobile rings, she answers.

Hello. (Megan answers)

Oh hey Meg (pauses) Yeah sure, come over tonight, you can see the new

place. (Pauses) Okay, okay, bye.

CUT TO.

INT.

AMY

(MS) Unpacks the boxes, has a look around, bends down to the

fireplace, blows the dust away and find a ring hiding in the corner.

Picks it up, dusts it off. Hears a bang upstairs. Looks at the

ceiling.

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(CU) What the…

CUT TO.

INT. fade in. Room is darkened as it turns to evening/night time.

Camera looks at the bed as the duvet starts to be pulled away from the

bed (string).

AMY

(MS) She climbs the stairs, looks worried, walks into the bedroom and

looks around. Turns to look out of the window. Knock at the door, cuts

to answering the door.

Oh it’s you!

MEGAN

Who else would it be? (Hugs)(Megan walking through the door)

AMY

No one, I’m just getting use to place, come in.

CUT TO.

INT.(MS) It’s darker outside.CU (on faces for emotion) They look at

each other, scared.

MEGAN

(MS) The girls sit down and Megan notices the earring on the table.

She picks it up the ring and drops it when she hears a second bang

upstairs.

What was that?

AMY

This happened earlier, please help; I don’t know what to do.

MEGAN

Come, quiet.

INT. quick cut to the stairs. The camera pans to the right to look out

the window, smoke/steam begins to rise as the music becomes lower

creating a mysterious atmosphere.

AMY

(MS) They walk into the room to find changes (candles are lit, the

duvet has moved, old papers are everywhere. Picking an old bit of

paper from the bed, it reads “Your beginning will not be my end”.

Megan.

MEGAN

CU on the article she is holding. “Remains found in cottage”.

Amy, we need to leave, now!

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MEGAN

(LS) They look around, as the screen turns black.

Run!

MEGAN

They run down the corned stairs to find the rings on the table

rattling. (CU) on the ring. Cuts quickly to the door as they run and

find its locked.

Where’s the key Amy? (shouts) Amy where is it?

Screen goes blank and words appear (editing afterwards). A scream

sounds (Megan).

AMY

Amy turns to search for it and finds the old, archaic key hanging in

the air. She slowly reaches out to get it and the lights switch off.

The lights come back on to find Amy standing alone as she screams for

Megan.

Megan! Megan!

AMY

(MS) She runs to look for her as she hears slow loud steps coming down

the stairs. She looks up, into the mirror to find a black-cloaked

figure standing on the bottom step. (CU)Shewhispers.

Please

The screen turns to black as the credits appear.