Characters

Adam - Young professional - Shirt, Black trousers, tie, Dirty/Scruffy hair and skin

Rachael - Adventurous - Average Height, Long Auburn hair, Tank top, cargo pants, boots

Sythe - Sadistic Murderer - Black Trench Coat, Dark Clothes, Leather Gloves, Insane/Crazed voice

The Script

Light comes on and reveals the hostages.

[Adam and Rachael thrash within their constraints as they regain consciousness.]

Adam [distressed]

Uuurghh! W…wh…where…am I? What’s going on here?!

Rachael [confused]

ADAM?! IS THAT YOU…?

Adam [relieved but still worried]

Wh…what is this place?

Rachael [Trying to rationalize]

Jus… Just calm down and do what the man wants

Adam [Worried]

What man?

Scythe [Deep, dark voice]

ME!

[Scythe walks into the light and backhand punches Adam across the face]

Adam [Sobbing slightly]

What do you want with me?

Scythe [Reassuring]

I want you to ask the dear Rachael here some questions about her work

Scythe [Walks around to Rachael and put his hand under her chin]

You see… She won’t tell me. So I thought one of her ‘dear friends’ might help to… persuade her.

Rachael [Angry, Wriggling her upper body to get Scythe’s hand off her face]

You’re a sick bastard!

[Rachael spits at Scythe]

Scythe [laughing and wiping spit off himself]

You see… this is where it becomes ‘fun’!

For every time neither of you tell me the answer to my questions… Adam here gets hurt.

[Scythe grins picking up a baseball bat, then swinging it at Adam’s opposite side of the face from where he was punched]

Rachael [Screaming]

Just stop it you sick fuck! Why can’t you just ask me?

Scythe [Laughing again]

Because you wouldn’t tell me would you?

Adam [Groaning in pain after being hit]

It’s okay Rachael. He won’t kill me if he needs answer from me.

Scythe [Grinning and picking up a knife]

…Of course not.

Rachael [Angry]

Don’t you dare!

Scythe [Serious]

I thought you knew I was… daring

Rachael [Yelling]

Just put the fucking knife down you bastard!

Scythe [Laughing]

But I don’t feel like it!

[Scythe spins the knife around and lunges toward Adam’s neck. Stopping just before and grabbing Adam’s head with his free hand]

Adam [Crying]

Please. No!

Scythe [Grinning]

Don’t worry. I’ll make it quick

Screen goes to black and Knife sound in made

[Rachael screams]

Screen fades back in

Rachael [Crying]

You’re a monster! You didn’t even get chance to ask him

Scythe [Serious]

Only because you made me into a monster…

[Scythe walks towards the door]

Scythe [Walking out the door]

…and we have plenty more to answer my questions

The End

Risk Assessment

Risks:

Broken glass - Can cause cuts

Hot pipes - Can cause burns

Loose Metal - 

Dirty Floor

Dust

Bag on Head

Sharp Objects  (e.g. Knives, Razors)

Heavy Equipment (e.g. Hammers, Bat)

Tying rope to people

Solutions:

Brush loose objects aside

Don't touch the pipes

Not full tie people up. Using camera positioning

Burlap Sack for Bag on head. Holes in it.
Only use the props needed for the filming

Logistics

Location:

-      Boiler Room/Cellar/Drying Room

-      Corridor

Cast:

-      1 Male Antagonist – Dark clothes: Gloves, Big Boots, Trench Coat

-      1 Female Protagonist – Light colored clothes: Feminine clothes

-      1 Male Protagonist – Formal Clothes, bit tattered

-      Side Characters – Male, bag on head.

Props /Set:

-      Knives

-      Burlap sacks

-      Hammer

-      Pliers

-      Chair

-      Rope

-      Duct Tape

Location/Set Ideas

Boiler Room

Dark Room with strip lights and clutter

Spot light on chair. Dull background

Storyboard

Openning

Blurred static/still shots to show setting

See adam in chair, first POV of bag on head

Bag is lifted off head

Rachael tries to reassure Adam 

Adam does not answer Scythes questions

Scythe goes over the top of kills Adam

Film Sequence Inspiration

Production Info

Film Title: Persuasion

Production Company: Blue-Pyre Productions

Genre: Horror/Action/Thriller

Certification: 15 or 18

Approximate Budget: $1,000,000

Target Audience: 16-27

Synopsis

• A man and woman is tied to a chair in a dark room, a light is flickering above them
• Man and woman ask why they are there
• Another man dressed in black appears from darkness and starts to interrogate the man while the woman watches
• Woman gets angry at the man in black
• Man in black takes out his anger on the other man
• Tied up man angers the man in black more
• Man in black kills other man and laughs
• Woman calls man in black a monster
• Man in black walks out the door

Brief

The Brief for the project is to create a 2 minute short film or short sequence from a film.

We must include:
Synopsis
Storyboard
Written Script
Recce Report
Evidence of casting consideration
Shooting/editing log
Risk assessment