SCRIPT

INT. HALLWAY TO AUDITION ROOM. DAY.










ROSIE (23) a petite brunnette is approaches the audition room, the hallway is dark with a blue hue giving a sense of gloom. She walks to the forboding door, as she pushes it open it creaks.





INT. AUDITION ROOM. DAY.







The sound is followed by the door slamming shut on itself. ROSIE walks to the centre of the shadowed studio room. The lights are chiaroscuro and highly contrasted. As ROSIE turns to look at the figure ALI (30) behind the desk at the front of the room, a spot light is shone in her face. ROSIE steps back blinking from the blinding light. The room is silent for a second.









ALI remains in the shadows and ROSIE is central to the frame in the style of an audition tape. A red light starts flashing and ROSIE is told to begin her audition piece by bringing out the chair from the side of the frame. ROSIE walks to the side of the frame, picks up the chair, and places it in the centre of the studio.









ALI



(Instructs)



Can you move the chair to the centre of the stage please.









ROSIE fetches the chair, for a brief moment, she isn't seen, we see her from behind shortly after with the chair. She walks to the centre, places the chair down with precision and stands in front of it. The chair is dark and barely visible in the light.



ALI



(Instructs)



Sit on the chair please.









ROSIE does as she's told, she looks behind briefly to locate the chair and she smiles and sits formally.









ALI



(Instructs, muffled)

Okay, so we need you to improvise your piece. continue to act under the circumstances.



Just relax.









ROSIE

(Innocently)



Okay, cool, I'll do my best.









As ROSIE is sitting, she slouches and fiddles in her pockets. ROSIE looks to her left as she hears activity- she looks forward in anticipation. A MAN dressed in a dark blaser and dark trousers walks up beside her, he is shadowed therefore his identity is hidden. ROSIE is trying to avoid looking at him in order to keep her concentration. The MAN moves behind her, out of her sight and is silhouetted against the light. ROSIE is gagged with force and she reacts by shaking her head and arms in panic trying to remove the gag. It is obvious she is acting, she tries to remain reserved to an extent, but it's as though she's connected to her chair.





One of the spotlights is eliminated, the MANS Shadowy silhouette appears more distinct and monsterous in contrast to the white walls.





The MAN restrains ROSIES arms and legs with thick hessian rope, it's very traditional and reminisent of the horror genre. ROSIES facial expressions become more intense with fear, her eyes are stressed open as she tilts her head back. She begins to rock the chair frantically. It is now clear the reactions are real. ROSIES shoulders begin to thrust forward, back and forth. The UNIDENTIFIED MAN quickly installs a bag over ROSIES head. She is hesitant for a moment before trying to scream under her gag. The sound is muffled and deep.



ROSIE

(extremely prolonged muffled)



Stop! Stop!







The room goes blind with darkness and none of the characters are visible. But suddenly after this pause of inactivity; it is silent and ROSIES bagged head becomes full frontal with a fade in, it is obvious her head is tilted backward, a black gloved hand is applying force to her neck and ROSIE emits a slight wimper. The hand slowly moves to ROSIES chin. Revealing the white wall, her body is locked in stone for a moment while it's obvious the shadow behind her is passing the MAN with the black gloves something, it is not obvious what the object is yet. ROSIES head slams forward in the same fashion one might expect in a car crash. ROSIES head then droops across her chest slightly. The MAN with his hand locked on ROSIES jaw uses her neck to lean on as he stands and we see ROSIES head changes position more dramatically to the previous resting place.







ALI



This is definetly Rosie?



(muffled and monotone)









A slow fade to darkness begins and ROSIES head remains still.









3. EXT. ALLEYWAY. DUSK









Abruptly ROSIE is watching ALI from below as she is dragged on the floor face up; her eyes are bloodshot and blood is dripping down her forehead. She tips to one side and sees the natural blue shadows and the orange glow from the streetlights concave and convex across shattered mirrors; they continue in a line adjacent to the tarmac and the faded brick wall. The mirror shards end at the pacing of some noticeably expensive leather shoes. This is also where ROSIE and ALI stop. The sounds of muffled talking in foriegn languages fade along with ROSIES conscientiousness. (Fade to black).





4. INT. CAR. NIGHT.





ROSIE is awoken and abruptly the manic sounds of car horns are heard aswell as police sirens wining uncontrollably. She afixiates her eyes and watches the distant blue light from behind rotating on the passenger seat in the front. The lights glow blue from the dashboard and cock pit equipment. It is unidentified to whom the front passengers are, the passenger is on the phone and is shouting loudly in an unknown language. Street lights shine rhythmically through the window as the car travels at speed. The car comes to an immediate and terrifying holt as it barrels down the side of the steep ditch and into a woodland