'Raven Calls' Screenplay

Below is the next step in pre-production of our thriller opening after our pitch we've produced a screenplay for 'Raven Call's'. Hopefully once the end product has been made it will resemble this screenplay, enjoy.

INT. THERAPIST OFFICE - DAYTIME

The therapist office consists of little by way of furniture

apart from a desk with a chair on either side. The lighting

in the room is pretty dark (could be filmed in black and

white).

Two characters appear in the scene. The therapist (Amy

Hall) and her patient (Beth Newton)

THE CAMERA SHOWS A VIEW OF THE DESK, SHOWS AMY'S HANDS ON

HER LAPTOP. SHE CLOSES THE LID.

MEDIUM CLOSE UP: AMY LEANS FORWARD ON HER HANDS TO LOOK AT

A PATIENT OPPOSITE HER. THERE IS A SHOT REVERSE SHOT

BETWEEN THEM AS THEY START THEIR DIALOGUE

Amy: (calmly) why don't we start at

the beginning?

Beth: (avoids eye contact and

brings the sleeves of her jumper

over hands to show nerves) It was

only supposed to be a game, a

story. It wasn't supposed to be

real.

Amy: What wasn't?

Beth Raven Black...

CUTAWAY: THE CAMERA CUTS TO BETH READING A NEWS ARTICLE

CLOSE UP: THERE IS A CLOSE UP OF THE NEWS ARTICLE THE

HEADLINE READS 'ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? - MORE

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCES IN HALLOWS WOOD. IS THIS THE WORK

OF A HUMAN OR OF SOMETHING MUCH MORE SINISTER.

 

CUTAWAY: BACK IN THE THERAPIST OFFICE (CUT ALWAYS CONTINUE

THROUGH THE SEVENS KEEPING A FAST PACED FEEL TO THE OPENING

AS WELL AS KEEPING A NARRATIVE GOING)

 

INT. THERAPIST OFFICE - DAYTIME

Beth: The story goes...that years

ago a girl died in the woods, she

was in her early teens but as the

legend has it she was but a child

in her mind. No one knows how she

died but people say her presences

is strongly felt there...in Hallows

Woods...

EXT. THE WOODS - EVENING

Beth holds a camera pointing it at two friends as they walk

through the woods together. The footage is filmed by the

characters themselves.

Friend 1: Do you think she'll

appear?

Friend 2: Don't be stupid. It's

just a story.

Beth: So where have those people

gone?

 

 

INT. THERAPIST OFFICE - DAYTIME

Amy: You spoke of people going

missing.

Beth: (nods) Apparently if you Went

to the woods and said her name

three times she'd appear.

 

EXT. THE WOODS - EVENING

Friend 2: Say her name then.

Friend 1: I don't want to, it's

Beth's story not mine.

Beth: (laughs slightly) Aw, you

scared mate?

Friend 2: (mockingly) Do you want

us all to say it together?

All: Raven Black. Raven Black.

Raven Black.

 

NT. THERAPIST OFFICE - DAYTIME

Amy: Was this the game you spoke

about?

Beth: (nods) She was supposed to

appear and then you're meant to

sing a lullaby and she goes

away...goes to sleep...like a child

would...

Amy: What happened to your friends?

 

 

EXT. THE WOODS - EVENING

For a moment nothing happens the characters continue their

walk along the path.

Friend 2: (nervously/scared) What

is that?

 

THE CAMERA PANS SUDDENLY TO SHOW A FIGURE IN THE TREES

DRESSED IN A LONG WHITE DRESS/NIGHT GOWN. SHE IS TALL WITH

LONG HAIR AND A PALE FACE THAT APPEARS TO BE CRACKED LIKE

PORCELAIN. THIS IS RAVEN BLACK. (JESS EMMINGHAM). THE

CAMERA ZOOMS IN ON THE FIGURE.

Friend 1: (screams)

Beth: (not really believing what

she's seeing.) Oh my god...

Friend 2: it can't be...

 

Raven slowly starts to move towards them, the two friends

slowly start to back away. Beth stumbles and falls onto her

back.

 

 

INT. THERAPIST OFFICE - DAYTIME

Beth: The story said that if you

didn't finish the game she took

you...

EXT. THE WOODS - EVENING

Raven: (creepily singing Oranges

and Lemons...)

Beth: (scared) we have to play the

game...

 

She moves the camera around to show her friends leaving,

they run off and disappear leaving her stood alone. She

turns the camera back showing Raven still getting closer to

her.

Beth: (to her friends) come back...

(Her voice breaks in fear before

she turns back to Raven deciding

she must finish the game alone. She

shakily sings) Oranges and lemons

say the bells of St. Clement's...

 

INT. THERAPIST OFFICE - DAYTIME

Amy: You finished the game...

Beth: But they didn't...

Amy: Your friends were taken by a

ghost?

Beth: It was real...She was

real...if I hadn't played she

would've taken me too...don't you

understand?

Amy: I understand that you're

scared...but she's gone...

Beth: Is she though?

Amy: (Sits back, looks at something

behind Beth) almost definitely...

 

THE CAMERA MOVES OVER BETH'S SHOULDER TO REVEAL IN THE DOOR

WAY IS RAVEN.

 

TITLES APPEAR ON BLACK BACK GROUND WHILE LULLABY PLAYS.