Script –

Characters-

Mr Draper - Teacher

Girl (1), girl (2), girl (3), boy (1) & boy (2) – 6th Formers (teens)

Ghost Child – Year 7/8

Scene 1 - Centre court (playground), very wide shot taking up full frame and setting the scene

Sound of children, mid-day (break/lunch time) no dialogue

Scene 2 –

All 5-6 characters and Mr Draper (teacher) in the classroom The class sitting in their seats at the same table

Mr Draper- Right … so now I want you to work in pairs and discuss the gothic elements in both the texts

Girl 1 - (takes out her phone, looks at it under the table) Ahah look at this

Girl 2- What is it?

Girl 1- Its lyrics to that knife game song (zoom into phone screen- lyrics)

Boy 2- Shhh don’t mention that game, you do know a little boy kid was killed in this class because of that stupid game! (Smirk)

Girl 3- Whatever

Mr Draper- Put that phone away (girl 1)! (Point of view – girl 1 looks up at teacher)

Girl 1- Puts her phone away

Girl 3- Looks down onto the word ‘Blood’ (in focus – camera)

Scene 3 – At the library, all the characters sit together playing the knife game – sounds of laughter/giggling

Boy 1- Watch me go fast now (knife game) Girl 2- Let me have a go! Boy 2 – Why don’t we sneak back into school at night and play in Mr Draper’s class

Background

Boy 1- Oh my god yeah we might even see the ghost

Girl 1- Shut up! Ghosts don’t exist

Boy 2- Yeah they do, why don’t we come back at night and find out

Scene 4 – Walking up the stairs to the classroom

Sound of giggling from the girls, heavy sound of footsteps –walking up the stairs

Scene 5 – Outside the classroom

Boy 1- Opens the door of the classroom (slightly squeaky sound)

Ghost Boy – Runs by laughing, behind thhe characters

Scene 6 – Whos in the scene. Boy 2 – more chat, built up to be scared

All the characters now sit down at the same table; have their phones beside them with the virtual candle app running. Playing the knife game – close up on hands mainly with the sound of the ‘knife game song’ overlapping

Boy 2- That girl died here, those six formers played the knife game on her, they stabbed her hand to the table and left her to die...

Girl 1 & 3 – Shocked faces

Point of view shot - outside the window , terrible weather, sound of rain/thunder

Girl 1 - Looks down on the table and notices blood in the center of the table, stands up

Girl 1 - Im leaving!! (Walks towards the door however the door slams, girl 1 starts to cry) screaming

Boy more scared? Have the 2 boys look at eachother girl 1 believe its just a prank

Creaky sound of the office door in Mr Drapers class, door opening slowly

Ghost Child - (sound of the squeaking chair) Ghost Child on the chair (close up) flicker camera shots – quick

All characters run into the office and see no one on the chair

Reaction shots of Girl 3 and Boy 2

End of trailer