My Film Opening Script

1. INT. HALLWAY. DAY

The film begins with a black screen. There is ominous background sound playing alongside the institution Logos to create suspense. While the logos are being shown, an argument between Jovelle and Krystal will be taking place.

JOVELLE
(Smirks)
Found you…

KRYSTAL
(Nervously)
Please, give me a chance to explain…

There is a long silence.

JOVELLE
And I loved you… loved you…

KRYSTAL
No… don’t say that… (Pause) Look, we can start again, please! Just… forgive me…

JOVELLE
(repeating Krystal’s words)
Forgive you…

There is a long silence.

KRYSTAL
(pleading)
No please, no…

JOVELLE
(angrily)
Enough!

KRYSTAL
(loudly)
No don’t!

The sound of a gunshot acts as a sound bridge into the scene, which shows blood being splattered against the wall. The camera cuts to a canted shot behind JOVELLE, showing KRYSTAL lying feebly on the ground. In JOVELLE’S hand, a pistol is shown. The camera cuts to a point of view shot, showing JOVELLE looking downwards at KRYSTAL, who is reaching up towards him. The camera pans upwards to a mid shot of JOVELLE, who is shown to stare at KRYSTAL for a couple of seconds, before raising the pistol. The camera cuts to a mid shot of KRYSTAL holding her arm up to JOVELLE. The sound of gunfire sounds out and KRYSTAL reacts to this by jerking upwards three times, before her arm falls deadly to her side. The camera cuts to a standard shot of the blood oozing slowly across the floor. The camera cuts to an extreme close up shot of JOVELLE’s mouth, on which a brief satisfied smile can be seen before quickly dissolving. The camera jumps to another close up shot of JOVELLE running her fingers through the blood. The camera quickly cuts again a long shot of JOVELLE scrawling “I’m sorry” on the wall in blood with her free hand. The camera jumps to a close up shot of JOVELLE raising the gun to her own head. JOVELLE takes a deep breath before the camera cuts to an extreme close up shot which shows JOVELLE’s finger pulling on the trigger. The screen quickly fades to black as the sound of the gunshot sounds out. The title screen will show during this black screen.

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2. INT. STUDY. NIGHT

The screen fades from black to an establishing shot of a youthful version of JOVELLE sat the study, typing on the computer. The camera cuts to an extreme close up shot of the computer screen, which shows Jovelle typing “I saw her again today…”

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EXT. FIELD. DAY

The camera cuts to a close up point of view shot of a youthful version of KRYSTAL, who turns around slowly and smiles cutely towards the camera.

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INT. STUDY. NIGHT

The camera cuts to a high angle shot of JOVELLE sat the study, taking a quick sip of her drink before placing the can down and beginning to type on the computer. The camera quickly pans around JOVELLE before cutting to a low angle shot of her face. She scowls at the computer, before resuming typing. The camera cuts to an extreme close up shot of the computer screen. On it, we see “And it’s all because of my father” The camera jumps to the same shot, however this time what is on the screen has been replaced with “I hate him…” The same sentence is copy & pasted beside the previous in a following frame. In the following frame, a much larger scale version of the previous phrase is pasted below the others.

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INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT

The camera cuts to a mid shot of JOVELLE, huddled in the corner, staring upwards at her father. Her eyes focus on the belt in his hand then her head falls between her knees.

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INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY

The camera cuts to a high angle establishing shot of JOVELLE laying in the living room, writing in her diary. She is flicking her feet backwards and forwards in a childlike manner and rocking her head from side to side. The camera cuts to an extreme close up shot of the diary. In it, the audience will see JOVELLE write “I can’t take much more of this…”

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INT. PARK. DAY

The camera jumps to a low angle shot of JOVELLE sat on a climbing frame, staring at her forearm, a knife in her other hand. The camera jumps to a point of view shot of JOVELLE’s wrists, where two jagged bloody gashes can be seen running along her forearm. The camera jumps to an extreme close up shot of her bloody finger. Then camera cuts to another extreme close up shot of JOVELLE placing her bloody finger in her mouth.

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INT. STUDY. DAY

The camera cuts to a close up shot of JOVELLE staring out of the window. The camera cuts to an establishing shot of RAVEN who is crossing the road. There is a series of fragmented frames used to show this and the following. RAVEN crosses the road and walks past the driveway. She suddenly reappears at the bottom of the driveway and begins to walk up it. RAVEN suddenly stops walking and looks up at the camera. The camera then zooms in on her face as a sardonic smirk appears. In a quick transition between frames, RAVEN disappears. The screen fades to black.

JOVELLE
(Long Pause)
Let me tell you a story. I warn you… It’s in no way a happy one. It’s a story… about love… about death… about me…