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 gamesong (zoom into phone screen- lyrics)

Boy 2- Shhh don’t mention that game, you know a 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 Girl (1), girl (2), girl (3), boy (1) & boy (2) – 6th Formers (teens)

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

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

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

Scene 5 – Outside the classroom Girl (1), girl (2), girl (3), boy (1) & boy (2) – 6th Formers (teens)

Ghost Child – Year 7/8

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

Ghost Boy – Runs by laughing, behind the characters

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

Ghost Child – Year 7/8

All the 6th formers 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 kid died here, those six formers played the knife game on her, and they stabbed

her hand to the table and left her to die over the summer holidays...

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 centre of the table, stands up

Girl 1 – I’m leaving!! (Walks towards the door however the door slams, tries opening the

door, it doesn’t open. Girl 1 starts to scream and cry)

Creaky sound of the office door in Mr Draper’s class, door opening slowly

Ghost Child - (sound of the squeaking chair and child crying) Ghost Child on the chair

(flicker camera shots –quick, not a close up)

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

Reaction shots of Girl 3 and Boy 2

(Telephone rings - Girl 2 picks up)

Ghost child - (On the phone) I see you

End of trailer