UNORTHODOX - OPENING SEQUENCE

FADE IN:
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EXT. LOW-KEY LIGHTING - DUSK - AN ABANDONED BUILDING IS

PRESENT IN THE BACKGROUND

MUSIC: Walking After Midnight

begins to play in the background.
This will be an edited version so
it sounds less vocal, focusing more
on the surrounding echo of various
notes.
The location of the initial scene will not be established in
detail; the antagonistic CLOWN will be, therefore, the
main focus of the following shots.
CLOWN: A SUIT WILL BE WORN, OR SOMETHING
SIMILAR, TO CREATE AN UNUSUAL PAIRING. THE MAKEUP WILL BE
VIBRANT AND ASSOCIATING TO A CLOWN CONNOTATION.
CLOWN: looks up into the camera. Their eyes should initially
be shut, but the CLOWN opens them to gaze into the camera. A
smile - of which would typically exploit the audience of
fear - will also be adopted.
CLOWN: HOLDS A KNIFE FOR ICONOGRAPHY.
THIS KNIFE WILL BE COVERED IN BLOOD FOR DRAMATIC AFFECT TO
CONNOTE THE GENRE CONVENTIONS.
MUSIC: continues playing Walking
After Midnight.
CLOWN: walks around in a spooky manner, this will be
subjective to the actor but will include a variation between
speeds and the look of instability. They will also be
holding the knife in their right hand.
MUSIC: laughter will begin to be
played over Walking After
Midnight to illustrate the
hallucination aspect and make it
appropriate of the horror
hybridised genre.
CLOWN: runs into the camera to cause a blackout.
MUSIC: the giggling fades and the
music becomes clearer.
BLACKOUT
TITLES: Current Day. Buckinghamshire. 6:47am

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EXT. THE LOCATION IS FILMED IN A LARGE HOUSE OF WHICH IS THE

HOME OF THE LEADING PROTAGONIST. THE DETAIL OF THE EXTERIOR
WILL NOT BE GIVEN.
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INT. BATHROOM. A TAP IS RUNNING AND WE WILL SEE THE TAP,

MIRROR AND WINDOW WILL BE SHOWN IN THE BACKGROUND OF SHOTS. 3
MUSIC: Walking After Midnight
will fade into a radio narration.
The
the
the
the

action occurring will have the narration of the radio in

background. LILLIE will have actions occurring whilst
narration is occurring, of which will be written below
following narration.
RADIO PRESENTER ONE: (music fades)
Hello everyone, its 6:47 local
time. Weve had breaking news just
come in from Scotland Yard stating
that Tory Jackson is back on the
run...
RADIO PRESENTER TWO: ...thats
right Georgia, Jackson first went
missing in 2014 after going on the
run for committing a murder of Miss
Stokenhope, aged 27, living in the
town Bishop.
RADIO PRESENTER ONE: Scotland Yard
has urged anybody to keep a close
eye out for Tory due to his
unstable nature. He is said to be
extremely dangerous and you are
urged to phone the police if you
believe he is sighted...
RADIO PRESENTER TWO: Yes, to
reiterate, he appears to
have...well...some sort of powers.
We are unaware as to what...I dont
know how....
RADIO PRESENTER ONE: He was said
to have Schizophrenia after killing
his mother at eight years old. Only
after the incident in Bishop was he
associated with some sort of
ability to manipulate peoples
minds.
RADIO PRESENTER TWO: MI5 have been
involved looking into his case, but
they are still unaware as to how he
has managed to do this. The mental
captivation centre in Manchester
have tried to track his presence,
but he has been on the run since
his eleventh birthday.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)

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3.

UNORTHODOX - OPENING SEQUENCE (contd)

RADIO PRESENTER ONE: Tory is now
twenty-three and is the height of
5ft11. He has auburn-brown hair,
brown eyes and slimming features. A
reminder, anyone who has seen this
man is urged to keep a large
distance from him.
THE RADIO NARRATION FADES OUT
LILLIE: THE CHARACTER IS IN HER MID-40S.
SHE HAS SHORT HAIR, BLUE EYES AND ALL NOT BE SHOWING AN
EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SKIN WITHIN THE FOLLOWING SCENES.
MUSIC: we hear a tap running whilst
the radio narration occurs. The
radio narration, however, will be
the clearest audio.
LILLIE: washing her face and gazing in the mirror. We see
hallucinations occurring. One incident will be a mirror
scene where her reflection moves, distant from herself.
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INT. BEDROOM. LOW-KEY LIGHTING - DUSK.

LILLIE: In bed. LILLIE wakes up from hallucination spell.

LILLIE is in bed, panicked and fearful of what she just saw.
We see her turn off the radio.
RADIO NARRATION IS STOPPED
MUSIC: Eery music to be played in
the distant background.
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INT. GARAGE/CELLAR. LOW-KEY LIGHTING.

LILLIE: MASKING TAPE WILL BE AROUND HER

MOUTH. HER HANDS WILL BE TIED WITH ROPE. BLOOD IS VISIBLE ON
HER FACE, AS THOUGH HAVING BEEN ATTACKED.
LILLIE: her face is panicked, she is terrified and thrashing
around. We are unaware as to who has captured her. LILLIE is
sat on a chair with her hands tied. She is unable to move
and is screaming. Low Key lighting will be used to focus her
face in the shot.
MUSIC: muffled screaming.
EDITING SHOULD BE UNCLEAR AND

DISJOINTED AS THOUGH A
HALLUCINATION

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INT. BEDROOM. LOW-KEY LIGHTING - DUSK.

LILLIE: shown taking a tablet. This is depicted through a

multiplicity of similar shots to convey the amount of
medication LILLIE has consumed. LILLIE is reacting to the
voice overs of the NURSE in a confused and panicked manner.
MUSIC: the following - described as
NURSE VOICE OVER - will be
overlapping and confusing.
Screeching and laughter will also
occur.
NURSE VOICE OVER 1: LILLIE. LILLIE. LILLIE, you need to
take your medication.
NURSE VOICE OVER 2: LILLIE, have you taken your medication
LILLIE?
NURSE VOICE OVER 3: You must take your medication LILLIE
NURSE VOICE OVER 4: Paul is gone. Take your medication
LILLIE. Its okay...
NURSE VOICE OVER 5: LILLIE. Its okay. Dont panic. Take
your medication.
NURSE VOICE OVER 6: You dont want to go mad again, do you
now?
NURSE VOICE OVER 7: LAUGHTER
NURSE VOICE OVER 8: LILLIE. Youre in danger. Dont to it
LILLIE.
NURSE VOICE OVER 9: Dont take it LILLIE. Its not the
answer.
NURSE VOICE OVER 10: LILLIE. Take your medication. Take it,
take it. Take it. Take it now!
MUSIC: Silence
LILLIE: swallows medication. Her eyes shut.
BLACKOUT
MAIN TITLE: UNORTHODOX
NURSE VOICE OVER 11: LILLIE?