Script

Opening credits/ billing. can hear a phone ring

two takes, close up from one angle, EXT close up focusing on eyes“Hello what emergency service do you require?... And where are you calling from?... Is anyone else injured?... Thank you I’ll send somebody along right. They should be with you in the next five to ten minutes”

close up. telephone ringing

med close up. Mindy talking on phone “Hello what emergency service do you need?” (Police, police now!)

over shoulder shot. computer with police stuff on - maps and charts “Where are you calling from?”

close up. Mindy’s face  (I’m at.. Girly screams and shrieks because brutal murder)

extreme close up. Mindy’s eyes looking scared

extreme close up. Mindy’s mouth talking and giving instructions

(hear the murder over the phone)

close up. Mindy looking shocked and scared

extreme close up. eyes going everywhere

Distressed woman “There’s a man in the house... he has an axe… he’s hit my dog with it… i’m locked in my bathroom… help me”

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

cut to med shot. Mindy and her fiance, Ian, walking in a park

close up. Mindy’s teary face “it’s too hard dealing with this death and murder all the time”

close up. Ian’s face “it’s alright you can do it”

Cut to med shot. Police chief looking pissed off, paperwork all over his desk, stereotypical faces and string attaching all the links together

MS ZOOM TO CU - Chief on phone being threatened

CU - as above

MCU/CU - of wife looking distressed and with hand on her face, she reacts disgustedly

MS - Chief screams and smashes on table, papers go everywhere

over shoulder.

MS - Mindy walks in to office and says she might know who it is

MCU -  Chief completely ignores her

close up. Mindy looking annoyed and frustrated

Cut to Mindy and Ian in park together

MS/LS of the two walking/ on a bench talking

High angle/ multiple different shots of police chief’s wife tied up/ in danger

Close up of boss’s phone ringing

Med close of him picking it up and answering

Cut to overhead. Mindy and Ian lying in bed. She chats about what happened

cut to extreme close up. Mindy’s eyes opening, look of terror

med shot. Mindy sitting upright ‘gasp’

handheld from Mindy’s side of the bed. Mindy looking over to Ian’s side of the bed, he’s not there

one of Mindy, one of hand moving the duvet, reaction shot

close up of Mindy’s nervous face

MONTAGE:

close ups of knives

doors opening

keys in doors

knife coming down to camera

keyboard typing

man putting balaclava on

man running down road/alley

coats being taken off hooks

phone hanging up

Mindy crying

Police chief looking angry

Mindy looking shocked