Shooting Script (The Devil's Daughter)
- 1. Shooting Script Scene 1: Night, Dusk, Front Door of house. 1.1 Tracking shot of door while knocks are heard and opening credits sync with knocks (Editor & Cinematographer) 1.2 3 knocks are played while the opening credits say the name of the director film company name and title in that order (Editor) 1.3 Cut to close up of the door handle and hand reaches for the door and the door opens 1.4 Cut to Mel behind the door (Editor and Cinematographer) Mel enters the house with a smile on her face while Gina has the flu with a blanket round her and the TV blaring. MEL Gina! You look like trash. 1.5 Medium shot of Gina holding a cup of tea and a blanket round her body. GINA Gee. Thanks. That makes me feel better doesn’t it? 1.6 Cut to a close up of Mel smurking. MEL Yeah, I know it will. 1.7 Cuts to close up of Gina with a stern look on her face. Then Cut back to Mel walking in the house. MEL Well, what are we waiting for? I got a bunch of stuff to show you. 1.8 Cut to Gina Close up. GINA Not right now Mel, you know I’m not feeling all that. 1.9 Cut back to Mel close up. MEL It’s about Scott… 1.10 Gina takes her blanket off and drops her tea on the floor. Points to the living room and walks towards it. GINA Living room…
- 2. 1.11 Cut back to Mel with a strange look on her face, then cut back to GINA Still pointing at the door. GINA …NOW. 1.12 Cut back to Mel scared. MEL Okay! CROSS FADE TO ESTABLISHING SHOT OF HOSPITAL DOOR Scene 2: Night (Dusk), Hospital Doors A dark and gloomy hospital entrance is shown which is almost empty. 2.1 Establishing Shot of Hospital Doors whilst tracking and panning (Cinematographer) 2.2 Cut to unfocused low panning shot to catch jumpscare of stomp. 2.2.1 Cut to panning shot of footsteps (BACKUP SHOT) 2.3 Medium low angle shot looking upward to Molly but not revealing her face. 2.4 Molly walks into camera. CUT TO BLACK AND CUT TO NEXT SCENE Scene 3: Night (Dusk), Lights on, Living Room. Molly and Gina run and sit down on the couch looking excited. 3.0 Establishing shot of couch 3.1 Close up of Gina sitting on the couch. GINA So what about Scott? 3.2 Close up of Mel sitting alongside Gina. MEL He took his top off!
- 3. 3.3 Cut to Gina looking confused. 3.4 Cut to close up of Mel. 3.5 Mel opens snapchat and shows Gina GINA OH MY GOD. 3.6 Cut to Mel Close up. MEL I KNOW. CUT TO NEXT SHOT. Scene 4: Night (Dusk), Forest (Somewhere with a lot of trees) A dark cul-de-sac OR forest sets the scene as Molly walks into a stranger walking the other way. 4.1 Close up of Molly’s Footsteps walking and stopping at a strangers feet. MOLLY Excuse me. STRANGER Who the hell are you? 4.2 Close up of man falling to his knees and gagging. CUT TO MEDUIM SLIGH PAN OF GINA AND MEL Scene 5 Night (Dusk), Living room Gina and Mel are still looking at their phones fantasizing over their dream boy ‘Scott’. 5.1 Medium shot of Gina and Mel looking at their phones. GINA Oh god, Look at his old pics! MEL So?
- 4. 5.2 Gina swipes her phone to the right and looks away while Mel looks at the phone. MEL …ew? CUT TO NEXT SHOT Scene 6: Night (Dusk), Sidewalk in Cul-de-sac. Molly walks towards the camera singing/humming a spooky song in a gloomy cul-de-sac. 6.1 Molly walking towards the camera. MOLLY (Singing) 6.2 Molly walks into the camera at the end of her sentence. CUT TO BLACK THEN CUT FROM BLACK Scene 7: Night (Dusk), Living Room Gina and Mel are still fantasizing but Gina stops when she sees an old picture of Molly. 7.0 Pan from Gina’s head around to a medium shot at an angle. 7.1 Gina looks at her phone in concern. GINA Mel. 7.2 Mel looks at Gina in concern in a medium shot. GINA Remember Molly? MEL Oh…Well she’s gone now.
- 5. 7.3 Medium shot of Gina. GINa Mel, what we did was wrong. It’s not fair on her. 7.4 Medium shot of Gina. MEL Gina, even if where sorry, how are we gunna apologize? 7.5 Close up of Gina. GINA Well… We can now... 7.6 Over the shoulder shot of Gina and Mel looking towards the TV CUT TO VIDEO OF NEWS REPORT Scene 7.5: Newsroom A news report comes on TV telling Gina and Mel all the information they need to know about Molly. NEWS REPORTER A 17 year old girl known as Molly has left Saint Lewis’ Rehab Centre unauthorized. She is a (Color Hair of the actor) wearing a white gown with slippers on. Please be on the lookout for her as she is known to be still under the influence of the ‘Voices In her Head’ as quoted by the Manager of the Centre. She is not armed, but extremely dangerous. CUT TO NEXT SHOT 7.5.1 Shot behind the TV looking at Gina and Mel in shock NEWS REPORTER In other news Obama is now bringing out the E-Chip. 7.5.2 Gina switches off the TV Scene 8: Night (Dusk), Living room.
- 6. Both of them have stopped fantasizing at this point and begin to worry. 8.1 Close up of Gina. GINA What if she’s coming after us? 8.2 Close up of Mel. MEL Don’t be ridiculous Gina, It was years ago. She wouldn’t remember us. 8.3 Close up of Mel looking stressed. GINA I’m going to get more tea. 8.4 Medium shot of Mel. MEL Tea doesn’t solve everything Gina! CUT TO NEXT SCENE Scene 9 Night (Dusk), Outside of house. 9.1 Molly walking towards the house that they are in. Close up of feet walking towards the house. CUT TO NEXT SCENE Scene 10 Night (Dusk), Kitchen. Gina is petrified and runs into the kitchen to make some tea to calm her down and she is followed by Mel who tries to calm her down. 10.1 Medium shot of Mel walking to Gina in the Kitchen. 10.2 Close up of Mel in the middle of her sentence. MEL
- 7. Don’t you think she would have forgotten? 10.3 Close up of Gina. GINA Mel, we bullied her to the point of no return… 10.4 Close up of Kettle being turned on by Gina. 10.5 Close up to extreme close up of Gina looking at the door. 10.6 Extreme close up of Molly by the door. 10.7 Extreme close up of Mel with Gina in the background. GINA Mel, you okay? 10.7 Close up of kettle shorting out. MEL What was that? 10.8 Mel feels something touch her and she screams. CUT TO BLACK Scene 11 Night (Dusk), Just outside the Kitchen Mel and Gina start to scream and shout because they don’t know what’s going on. 11.1 Different flashes of Gina and Mel are shown while they are screaming. 11.2 Shot of The lights turn back on permanently 11.3 Close up of Gina MEL Gina, calm down. It’s okay. 11.4 High angle shot of Gina getting up. GINA Mel… 11.5 Close up of Mel MEL What?
- 8. 11.6 Mel flinches and gasps for air 11.7 Medium shot of Gina falling to the floor and backing away. 11.8 Close up of Mel tracking out to a medium shot revealing the stab wound in her chest as she falls to the floor. 11.9 Extreme close up of Mel’s lifeless face. 11.10 Medium shot of Gina running up and running out of the house 11.11 Medium shot of Gina running to the door and the door closing. 11.12 ‘’ ‘’ 11.13 Over the shoulder shot of Gina back in the living room and looks at the clock. 11.14 Close up of The clock striking 12. 11.15 Close up panning on Gina. 11.16 Gina turns around to reveal a close up of Molly’s Mask.