HELP ME

BY
GEORGIA FIRTH



















WGaW registered Georgia Firth
final draft Stockport College
December 2013 Wellington Road South
Stockport
SK1 3UQ
1 EXT BEACH L.A DUSK SUMMER 1983
Silence. Only noise on the waves coming into the tide,
soothing sounds. A LOW ANGLE shot follows two peoples
footsteps left in the sand. CAMERA FOLLOWS gradually getting
slower and slower as the noise of the waves become louder and
more aggressive. CAMERA STOPS following footprints in the
sand. Pauses.
BIRDS EYE VIEW SHOT of the whole beach. Can only see two
people walking along the beach front. Everywhere seems
deserted, empty. However, all the street lamps remain on,
flickering occasionally.
A LOW ANGLE again begins to follow the footprints left in the
sand again, aiming to figure out where the couple are heading.
Continues getting darker but are still able to see the
footprints. EXTREME CLOSE UP on the footprints cant see
anything else around them.
CAMERA JOLTS, THEN STOPS. Pauses on the footprints. CAMERA
SLOWLY rises up to see that no more footprints can be seen.
But this is in the middle of the beach. CAMERA SPINS IN A 360
DEGREE TURN. Nothing is seen. Beach is now completely empty.
CAMERA SCANS THE AREA. CAMERA COMES TO A HOLT. A young slim
woman drops dead right in front of the camera. Silence. The
waves become quieter and more distant until the sound is no
longer audible.
In the corner of the camera, a tall man begins to approach the
womans dead body. Reaches down and pulls a golden locket from
her neck. Inside it holds a picture of a man and a woman on
their wedding day. On the back a message saying weve got you
now. 10
th
August 2013. EXTREME CLOSE UP on the message. Stays
focused for about 5 seconds. A HIGH ANGLE SHOT on the man
holding the locket, he reads the message over and over. CLOSE
UP of the mans face, you begin to see the fear in his eyes as
he glances across the beach, almost as if something had caught
his eye. CAMERA GLANCES across to follow the view of where the
man is looking and stays there a few seconds. CAMERA TURNS
BACK to the man, to see that he is no longer present. He left
the locket lying on the floor, whilst he ran out of sight.
EXTREME CLOSE UP of the locket. Main focus on the message
written. Suddenly, it begins to heavily rain. Blurring the
message thats written on the locket. Blood drops begin to
fall onto the locket with the rain. Followed by the sounds of
children whispering help me repeatedly. This begins to get
louder and louder, to an unbearable screeching sound of the
children screaming help me

CAMERON
*GASPS FULL OF SWEAT*
Ugh, just a dream aye?
Just a dream, theyre so realistic ugh.
2 INT DAY CAMERONS HOUSE L.A. AUGUST 8
TH
2013.
CAMERON pulls himself out of bed, opens his curtains and his
windows are full of mist in the middle of summer. He wipes the
mist off the windows and ventures downstairs. Didnt think
anything unusual of it.
CAMERA STAYS FOCUSED on the mist from the windows, where the
words help me begin to form.
CAMERA FOLLOWS CAMERON into the kitchen MID SHOT. A note on
the fridge reads Gone shopping, look after your sister, mom
x
CAMERON (SHOUTING)
MOLLY? Where are you?

MOLLY (LIGHTING SOBBING)
Uh.. dddont come in here..

CAMERON follows the sounds of the light sobbing into the
living room. CAMERA SCANS THE ROOM. Sobbing becomes louder but
CAMERON cant seem to find his sister.

CAMERON
MOLLY?! Im not 10, if you think Im playing hide and seek
youre wrong, now where the hell are you?!

CLOSE UP on CAMERONS leg that takes a step forward. An arm
reaches out and grabs hold of his ankle. CAMERA LOCKS onto his
ankle.
CAMERON
What the hell is with you?! Idiot. Thats not funny.

His little sister doesnt respond. POV SHOT. CAMERON crouches
down to his sisters level to see that she is rocking back and
forth focusing on something in the distance. With her hands
covering her ears. Muttering to herself. Her cheeks are red
and blotchy, covered in scratch marks. EXTREME CLOSE UP on her
clothes, which have lots of rips on them.
CAMERON
Right, whats wrong Moll?
She doesnt respond, so he begins to shake her shoulder. Still
no response.

MOLLY
Shes got me, shes got us...

CAMERON
Now youre being stupid, someones been watching too many
scary films again, what was it this time? Barbie?

MOLLY
Help me Help me
EXTREME CLOSE UP on MOLLYS face, doesnt look in control of
her own face. Her smile begins to slowly droop, her mouth
begins to open in shock at something in the distance.
POV SHOT. CAMERON turns his head to look in the direction his
sister is looking, but cant seem to find anything too
shocking looking back at him.
CAMERON slowly turns his head back to his sister. CAMERON
watches his sisters head begin to turn towards him. Blood is
pouring from her eyes instead of tears. CAMERON springs back
in shock. Closes his eyes tight, and opens them again. He
finds his sister on her feet smiling and perfectly happy.
MOLLY
Um what are you doing on the floor cam?
CAMERON
Wow wow wow ok how the hell did you do that?

EXT SCHOOLYARD DAY
CAMERON dropping his sister off at school. He then calls his
girlfriend, SCARLET. CAMERA IS FOCUSED on SCARLETS facial
expression as Cameron explains what happened.

SCARLET
Ill be there right away.
Phone hangs up, followed by a screeching tone in Camerons
ear.
CAMERON
Scarlet? Hello?
LATER INT CAMERONS HOUSE NIGHT
A loud knock on the door , CAMERA FOLLOWS CAMERON to the door,
opens it and lets SCARLET in. Immediately notices the locket
shes wearing around her neck. CLOSE UP on the locket.
Suddenly all the light bulbs flicker vigorously until they
blow. Silence. BIRDS EYE VIEW SHOT CAMERON uses the light
from his phone to guide the way. He lights some candles.

CAMERON (pointing at locket)
That new? Can I see it?

SCARLET (removes locket and passes it to him)
It was my grandmas, its special.

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT of CAMERONS facial expression as he
opens the locket, the picture falls out, reading the message
Weve got you now. CAMERONS FACE TURNS WHITE. EXTREME CLOSE
UP ON HIS EYES.