Proposed script for the opening scene

Media script for opening scene

At the beginning silence as the audience witness the death and then a sharp low key thud when the hand reaches towards the phone and screen.

When the scene changes to the psychotic chamber where the murderer hides their plans a soundtrack begins to play that is:

-       Long and drawn out and slow with frequent diegetic sound interruptions

-       Opposes the tense atmosphere i.e. is eerily happy and cheerful however distorted shows the sick mind of the individual.

Chamber scene  

1)    Over the shoulder clips of the murderer cutting out pictures of colleagues with some faces blurred out and others highlighted and circled. Slow methodical pace of the scissors cutting and the turning of pages override the soundtrack.

2)    You hear the sharpening of a pencil with a knife and see the shavings drop to the floor the camera follows (background is blurred and the shavings fall in slow motion) and drops of blood are also seen on the floor and words in books are highlighted in pencil and blood.

3)    Book is slammed shut and murderer seems frustrated she storms to the collage with a group of photos.  

4)    We see the murderer pinning up pictures and newspaper cuttings on the board and the camera focuses on one individual (Samantha)

Work scene

Samantha walks into work confidently with the sun shining.

Samantha: Hey Bob

Bob (Security guard): Hey Samantha

(Clip clopping of shoes)

Kelly: Hey babes how was your weekend

Samantha: Good thanks, yours?

Kelly: Busy, reports don’t write themselves.

(Both laugh)

They approach a door and the camera follows but gets shut out and then zooms onto the door plaque saying ‘Dr. Samantha Black – Assistant Manager of the Creative Sector’

END.