THE GRINDYLOW

BY CHLOE WAKELING MARIAM NAWAB RUHEET HASNATH

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(LS) Long Shot

INT: SCHOOL CORRIDOR

NIGHTIME

(POV) Point of view shot

PERCY is walking towards the mop cupboard to get a mop and bucket out. PERCY goes to the mop cupboard and gets a mop and bucket out. PERCY is also carrying a radio in one hand. INT: SCHOOL STAIRS NIGHTIME
(CU) Close Up shot

PERCY goes up the school stairs towards the school corridor. INT:
(OSS) Over the shoulder shot

SCHOOL CORRIDOR

NIGHTIME

(LS) Long Shot

PERCY puts the radio on the floor near the corridor wall and turns on the radio (news is playing) and and starts to listen to the radio. (POV) Point
of view shot PERCY starts to clean the school corridor, with the mop and bucket. There is a loud bang noise and PERCY hears the sound, and jumps (he shows this by flinching) at the sound. PERCY also drops the mop because of the sound. PERCY listens and sees if there are any other sounds or if there are any people around, there is nobody he can see and there is no other sound, so PERCY turns around to pick up his mop- just at that moment

(OSS) Over the shoulder shot

ANNIE YOU DROPPED THIS EARLIER PERCY jumps and gives a heavy sigh of relief PERCY OH THANKS
(CU) Close Up shot

(CU) Close Up shot

(POV) Point of view shot

(MS) Mid Shot

PERCY, put the key in his pocket and goes back to cleaning. Suddenly the radio stops working. PERCY stops cleaning and places the mop up against the corridor wall and walks over to the radio. PERCY bends down and starts touching the buttons and tapping it hard to make the radio start working again. PERCY (OSS) stops touching it and suddenly the radio comes on again.
Over the shoulder shot 2

(POV) Point of view shot

PERCY gets up slowly and walks over to his mop and starts cleaning the corridor again.
(OSS) Over the shoulder shot

PERCY carries on cleaning when the radio cuts off again. PERCY places the mop up against the wall and walks briskly over to the radio, bends down and starts to tap it hard PERCY (Quietly) STUPID THING
(MS) Mid Shot

(CU) Close Up shot

PERCY starts touching the buttons and rubs his two fingers together to see that they are wet. PERCY starts to feel all over the radio. He looks over at the bucket to see if the bucket has gone over. It hasnt. PERCY looks both ways of the corridor and something catches his eye, he sees a water trail/droplets. PERCY gets up slowly and starts to follow the water trail into the (CU) Close Up toilet.
shot

INT:

TOILET

NIGHTIME
(POV) Point

PERCY follows the trail into the toilet right up to where it of view shot ends- which is one of the cubicles. PERCY looks around the toilet feeling anxious. PERCY finds nothing. He goes to the cubicles hesitantly, opening each of doors slowly. When he gets Panning Shot to the last door, PERCY starts to breaks out in a sweat. He opens the door, there is nothing there. PERCY feels relievedand shows a sigh of relief, by giving a deep breath. PERCY (XCU) turns to go. Extreme A hand reaches out of the toilet cubicle and starts to show the motions of grabbing PERCY. INT: SCHOOL CORRIDOR NIGHTIME
close up

The radio starts playing again FADE OUT

(CU) Close Up shot