THE ROOTS WITHIN

by

Charlotte Whitfield, Alex Fletcher and Charlotte Johnson

Burnham Road Highbridge Somerset UK 2013

Scene 1 FADE IN: INT. DAY. CAR BY THE FOREST. FRIENDS IN CAR driving to forest. Sunny. Radio playing loudly with latest songs. Car driving reasonably fast. Five characters in car. One driving sensibly. Passenger trying to defer their concentration. Three characters in the back. Excited to go away. ACTOR 1, ACTOR 2, MICHEAL, MIA, ACTOR 5 are students, late teens, fashionably dressed according to age, MICHEAL and MIA couple, ACTOR 1, 2, 5 single.

ALL (Generic laughing and talking throughout the shot).

Scene 2 EXT. FIELD. MID AFTERNOON. FRIENDS WALKING THROUGH FIELD carrying camping equipment. Dry. Not sunny. Walking at a slow pace. Equipment heavy. ALL generic laughter. MICHEAL and MIA close in proximity. MIA wearing MICHEALS jacket. Close relationship.

MIA (Clinging on to MICHEALS arm in a childlike manner). How much longer do we have to walk? My feet are hurting.

MICHEAL Well I dont give a shit.

Scene 3

EXT. CAMPSITE. EVENING. FIRE CRACKLING. Tents being set up in background. Light breeze. Nights coldness coming in.

ACTOR 1 Did you hear the story about the forest?

ACTOR 2 I havent heard a story about this forest. What happened? Why should I?

ACTOR 3 Exactly.

ALL (Laughing directed at ACTOR 2)

Scene 4 EXT. FOREST. NIGHTIME. LEAVES RUSTLING. Small animals scurrying. Cold. Dark.

ACTOR 1 Ahh, shit.

ACTOR 1 (Pause)

ACTOR 1

What the fuck is this? It wont come off.

ACTOR 1 (Screams)

Scene 5 EXT. FOREST. NIGHTIME. LOUD FOOTSTEPS. Strong winds. Cold. Dark.

ACTOR 5 (Screams)

ACTOR 5 (Shouts) Help. Help me. (Cries) Someone, please.

ACTOR 1 Who is this? Who are you? What are you?

Scene 6 EXT. CAMPSITE. NIGHTIME. FIRE BURNING. Cold. Dark.

MICHEAL Im so glad we came.

MIA Its so peaceful here.

Scene 7 EXT. FOREST. NIGHTIME. SUSPICIOUS NOISES. Cold. Dark.

ACTOR 1 (Screams)

Scene 8

INT. DAY. CAR BY THE FOREST. FRIENDS IN CAR driving to forest. Sunny.

ALL (Generic laughing and talking throughout the shot).

Scene 9 EXT. FIELD. MID AFTERNOON. FRIENDS WALKING THROUGH FIELD carrying camping equipment. Dry. Not sunny. Walking at a slow pace. Equipment heavy. ALL generic laughter. MICHEAL and MIA close in proximity. MIA wearing MICHEALS jacket. Close relationship.

MIA (Clinging on to MICHEALS arm in a childlike manner). How much longer do we have to walk? My feet are hurting.

MICHEAL

As long as it takes us to get out of this place.