I have tried to develop my initial plan of wanting to create a Horror Film blended with a Psychological Thriller. I have decided to name my film When Will It End? It starts off with the protagonist, a stressed, over worked office worker alone at a desk. there is a focus on every irritable noise; the ticking clock, the fan, him tapping a pen, buzzing of lights, fan in computer etc. The images and noises become for frantic and volatile as there is a focus on his eyes, showing a gateway into his mind and his current feelings of manic despair. He goes back to his work, and types on his computer "When Will It End?" which the camera will focus on, setting the scene for the film. All of this first scene happens in a small, minimilistic office, with the purpose of portraying the unnamed protagonist as an Everyman character; this could be any man in any office, which brings the horror back home as the audience relates themselves to the character.
After the typing on the computer, there is a medium shot of the man, he carries on typing for a few seconds then suddenly a gloved hand will appear on his shoulder, he'll then turn around and there will be a long shot from the opposite side of the room, and the owner of the hand will disappear. He will jump up and shout who's there but no one will appear. This will make the audience question what the nature of the horror will be. Is it all set in his head or is it something more? It will then cut to the inside of an industrial bathroom. It will focus on the door, and then track the protagonist to the sink. he fills a plastic cup with water and reaches to his pocket for a bottle of pills. An insert shot of the bottle will appear now, revealing that the pills are empty. A close up of the protagonists distressed face and the empty bottle appears in front but not in focus. What the pills are for is not explained, hinting at perhaps the protagonists need for medication due to his growing insanity.
The next scene is the protagonist walking home. It tracks along side him all the way, as he walks down the dark streets, past various shops and houses. He walks down several alleys, and this walking lasts around twenty seconds. In one of the alleys the villain will stand, looking at the camera and not move No focus will be put on this, and he will carry on walking normally. He will stop after a few seconds, as him and the audience realize they saw something, and will step backwards to look for it, but now it will be gone. there will be a low angle shot from the floor as he looks around confused, he then looks directly to the camera, and extends his hand down. This will have been a P.O.V shot from the mask. the next shot will be an over the shoulder shot of the mask in his hands. Then a long shot as he throws it down and runs away from the alley.
An establishing shot of the house (The scene of the penultimate action) appears here, as the protagonist runs into the scene towards the house. there is a medium shot here of him opening the door to his house and rushing in, and then it focuses on the villain, half hidden in the shadows. He sits down in the living room and pours himself a glass of whiskey muttering "its not real, you're just tired, its not real, its not, its not". He turns to turn the TV on and sits down, with a focus on the back of his head, and the action on the TV. It is the scene from Friday the 13th, where Kevin Bacon's character gets stabbed in the throat by the mysterious killer. he turns the TV off, sobbing, still focusing on the back of his head. Suddenly all the lights go out, and Mary Hopkins cover of Those Were The Days would play at an intense volume. The happy song will contrast with the horrible and terrifying situation. He screams, and stumbles towards the window, tracking him as he walks. it focuses on the garden, as he sees the villain walking slowly from behind a tree towards the house. He then starts screaming, scrambling around to find the torch. there is then a voice over saying "You wanted it to end, so here is your end". The protagonist starts screaming "No" over and over again, trying to turn the torch on. as it flickers from his P.O.V, the villain appears on camera with a knife, runs towards the camera, and then a cut to black, with screaming over the titles.
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