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THE BASEMENT
By
MEHAK HUSSAIN
MEHAK HUSSAIN
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72 MONTROSE ROAD
ILFORD, ESSEX
IG2 7MH
Panning
shot as
Blair
walks into
the room
tracking
her
Medium
close-up
shot of
Blair
lighting
the
Close-up
shot to
show
when the
message
pops up
on her
screen
and the
phone
vibrates.
Close-up
of her
pressing
the
power
button.
Medium
shot,
which
shows
Blair
walking
into the
Establishing shot to show where the
scene is set, non-diegetic score music
will be used here (The conjuring
Soundtrack) to build the scary
atmosphere from the very beginning.
Medium shot
tracking her
movement as she
settles herself in
FADE IN
front of the table
and pulls out the
MUSIC FADE IN
Fade in transition will be used
Low angle from
her
to
link
the
establishing
shot
underneath the glass
INT. OUTSIDE BLAIRS HOUSE
and living room panning shot
table so that Blairs
together.
face is still visible
EXT.
through the glass and
Close-up shot on
INT. COSY LIVING ROOM - NIGHT door handle as she
the audience can still
see her lighting the
BLAIR WESTWOOD (18), the typical pretty, vulnerable and innocent
teenager, prepares for a movie night with her boyfriend she walks
into the room, as she sits down she pulls out the match box from her
pocket as she settles herself in beside the table.
Close-up
to show
the facial
expressio
n to show
the
exciteme
BLAIR then receives a text from her boyfriend and at this she picks
nt being
up her phone from the table, the text reads: Nearly there
built
Long shot showing
Smiling, she text back saying: Okay babe, cant wait!!
her walking toward
the TV.
After that BLAIR gets to her feet and strides toward the TV, she
Pulling out a matchstick and lighting it, she begins to light the
candles. She then places the candles out on the table and blows out
the fire on the matchstick, sets both the small box aside and now
burned stick aside.
switches it on and grabs the remote that lay on TV stand. Low angle shot; behind
Walking backwards slowly and flicking through channel.
remote so we can see her
grabbing the remote.
VOLUME OF MUSIC SUDDENLY INCREASES AND DISTORTION SOUND AFFECT PLAYS
An entity of a young girl named ANNE (8), dressed in a long white
dress and long dark hair in front of her face appears behind BLAIR.
DISTORTION SOUND AFFECT STOP, MUSIC GOES QUIET AND SLOWLY BEGINS TO
BUILD UP IN VOLUMULE AGAIN
Looking worried she turns her head to see if there is anything
behind her, but sees an empty room and turns back.
frame as
CUT TO
EXT.
INT. CORRIDOR - NIGHT
SOUNDS OF QUIET WHISPERS AND A QUIET BUT QUICK HEARTBEAT
She looks intently to either side (first left, then right, then left
again but this time stops at left) of the corridor with an anxious
look on her face. She takes a few steps forward.
2
SOUND AFFECT OF CHURCH BELLS
BLAIR stops in her steps, taking a gulp of air she stares toward the
basement door. ANNE stands behind her again.
CREEPY DOOR CREAK SOUND PLAYS AND PACE AND VOLUME OF BACKGROUND
MUSIC INCREASES
The basement door creaks open as BLAIR watches it.
PACE AND VOLUME OF BACKGROUND MUSIC DECRESES
Slowly she moves toward the basement, and pushes the door open wide
and waits for a moment staring into the darkness coming out of the
open basement, hesitant to take another step forward she reached for
the light and switched it on.
INT. BASEMENT - NIGHT
PACE AND VOLUME OF MUSIC INCREASES
BLAIR takes a few steps down the wooden staircase
LOUD SOUND OF BASEMENT DOOR SLAM SHUT
The basement door suddenly slams shut causing BLAIR to jolt and fall
against the wall that lined the stairs.
SOUNDS OF HEAVY BREATHING
BLAIR turns back around and screams when she sees ANNE standing in
front of her.
CUT TO
Film title appears The Basement
CUT TO
INT. BASEMENT NIGHT
The basement door is slightly open
CUT TO
ANNE appears in front of the screen
