Widows Creek
Starring:
Jamie Cartwright as the nameless victim
Connor Hanlon as the killer
Harry Kelly as disembodied voice
(Special note to Joe Hinton as director)
The tale begins with a slow establishing pan of a forest,
beginning with the sky and tree tops and then progressively receding to the
forests floor at a reasonably slow pace. The shot will then cut to another
establishing shot of the forest floor, revealing in the distance a lone
individual sat solemnly on a tree stump, dressed in what appears from a
distance to be a casual yet slightly scruffy attire.
A close up shot will then proceed of the individuals face,
revealing his appearance. His eyes are closed, and he seems calm as calm as
though he’s meditating, yet something still feels unnatural. The shot
progresses forward, and as it does the ambient noises surrounding him become
more intense, and a rather inaudible begins to emerge. As the sound becomes
more apparent, the individual’s eyes shut tighter, and a thrown begins to
emerge on his face, until the loud screech of a raven knocks him out of his
trance. The sound suddenly recedes back to calm ambience as the individual
struggles for breath for a moment, clearly startled by what just transpired.
Shaken, he stands and attempts to collect himself. The shot then cuts to a
mid-range tracking shot of him strolling deeper into the forest. A P.O.V shot,
aided with the shaky camera technique, will then allow for the next shot to
appear through the individual’s eyes, as he continues to stray further into woodlands.
In the distance a body will be visible on the floor. A cut will then be made to
a mid-shot of the corpse, and then an extreme close up of the body’s visibly
cold and lifeless face. The camera will pan out, revealing the individual from
before standing over the corpse, staring at his blood soaked hands.
An extreme close up will transpire of the individuals eyes
as he stares at his hands, slathered in the blood of his victim, and from there
a flash back sequence will transpire.
The sound is warped, the video quality distorted, and a
bright contrasting filter is added to the entire scene. The victim that laid
dead earlier now stands, perfectly alive but visibly startled as he wades his
way through the forest, occasionally shouting out and turning back to deter his
pursuer.
The victim: (out of breath, erratically turning to face
behind him whilst hastily pushing himself through thick woodlands) “PL-PLEASE
(he stops to catch his breath) PLEASE! (A pause as he wades over some
vegetation) Enough! That’s enough! (Once again, he stops to exhale) Just please
stop!
The killer (the individual from before) responds with
nothing. He simply bounds towards his victim, with seemingly no remorse.
The shot cuts to a close up of the killers face as he charges
towards his victim. The victim begins to close his eyes and he does so he once
again fades into another trance. Disembodied voices begin to appear once again,
only this time they are understandable, despite them sounding warped
Voices: “(giggling) Oh? You think I like that do you?
(giggling) Is that… Is… Oh my… Oh My God! Yes! (giggling)
Yes of course! (giggling/sobbing)
We need to just settle down! It’s been 3 years, You’d think
you were a child with the way you act sometimes!
Do you want a child growing up to never see his father’s
face in the flesh…
I can’t let you do this peter! Peter please no! (screaming)
No! You can’t! Peter! (screaming)
She’s gone Peter; you need to stop this… She’s gone…
Gah! NO! NO! (Screaming) Stop! NO! (Screaming that becomes
more and more agonising, to which it fades away.)
As this sequence progresses, the killers eyes begin to
tighten, and as it reaches its climax, they coil open in horror, to which they
refocus themselves, this time with a determined fire burning inside of them.
The camera cuts back to the victim. Still struggling to
out-manoeuvre the killer, he trips. Clambering backwards, he cannot muster the
strength to lift himself, and the killer comes within his vicinity.
Victim: Please! Ple-hease! (More pathetic then before) You
don’t have to do this! (Struggling for breath) You- can’t- You can’t do this!
The killer: She isn’t listening…
The killer throws himself on the victim, bludgeoning him
with his bare fists. The camera cuts to a long shot of the forest, and all that
can be heard are the victim’s blood curdling screams.
A cut will then be made back to the killer’s eyes, and back
into reality. A low angle shot will then transpire of the killer reaching into
his pocket and removing a large black bag that he then continues to cover the
camera with, ending the sequence.
Written by Harry Kelly
