Props and Design

Sound

Devices

Chris Rowland & Rachael Wah Day

rdwahday@hotmail.com
 INT. SHARE HOUSE. EARLY MORNING.

A radio plays serene music. A tv sits on a tv stand. A phone

charges plugged into a wall. A fridge hums. A toaster sits on
the benchtop toasting. A kettle boils and in its reflection a
Steps person moves around in the kitchen. The hum of electricity
slowly takes over the sound of the music until it is
deafening.

INT. BEN'S/BELLE BEDROOM. DAY

A phone charges next to bed with a man in it. BEN, 28, eyes'
flash open. He is in bed with the sheet up to his neck, he
didn't have a good night sleep. His eyes dart to his bedside
table where his phone is charging. His eye's widen as he
Heartbeat focuses on the black screen, his heart starts to race as he
zones in on the sound of electricity being pumped through the
power cord.
Lightning/Hum sound
He lets out a hysterical scream.

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INT. BATHROOM. DAY

Scuffing A pair of fluffy slippers waddle in to the bathroom and close

the door.

As the toilet flushes, someone runs past the door, dragging

cords behind them.

The door opens, and Jess exits. Sleep deprived. She needs
coffee. Half asleep, she drags herself to the kitchen.

INT. KITCHEN. DAY

Jess wonders in to the kitchen to find Matt, putting the

final touches on his breakfast. Jess begins filling up the
electric kettle with water.

MATT
Morning Jess! Sleep alright?

Jess grunts in response. Clearly Matt is more of a morning

person than she is. He places his gourmet looking breakfast
on the coffee table, and pulls his phone out for an instagram
photo. Jess walks over and turns the tv on to watch cartoons.

MATT
I had the craziest dream last night...

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I can't really remember what happened

though.

While they're sitting on the couch, Ben enters the room,

shock crosses his face when he sees his roommates.

BEN
NO!

Ben sprints towards Matt who has finally got the angle right
for his photo. Ben snatches the phone off him, and throws it
at the TV, knocking it back off the entertainment centre.

Matt and Jess's mouths drop.

JESS
What the fu...

Ben eye's the boiling electric kettle, and before Jess can
finish, he sprints into the kitchen, frees the kettle from
its mount and smashes it on the ground. A stream of water
seeping out from behind the counter like blood from a fresh
murder victim.

A moment of silence passes. Jess and Matt look at each other

confused. Ben runs to the hallway and begins grabbing coats
and gumboots.

BEN
Fuck you guys! We gots to bounce.

EXT. DRIVEWAY. DAY

Ben pushes Matt and Jess out the front door and in to the
car.

INT. CAR. DAY.

BEN
GO GO GO GO GO!!!!

Jess, frazzled, thrusts the keys in to the ignition, turning

the car on and reversing full speed out the driveway,
narrowly missing a tree.

Jess looks at Matt confused. Matt shrugs in response, also

unaware of what is going on. Jess looks at Ben, he is
frantically fiddling with the radio, hitting every button and
turning every knob.

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JESS
Um Ben? Ben?...

The radio blares as Ben flicks through the channels. Jess

turns off the radio.

JESS
BEN!
(Beat)
Where are...

BEN
(Interrupting)
EVERYONE IS DEAD! OK! DEAD! You're
dead, I'm dead, we're fucking dead!
Everything is fucked, they know, it
knows everything...

JESS
Where are we going?

BEN
We have no time, we need to get some
supplies. We need to go to a place
where there is things to get things.

Jess nods trying to understand the ramblings of the mad man.

MATT
Ok, but first can we go back for my
phone?

Ben, tired of Matt's shit, responds aggressively.

BEN
Fuck your phone! Your phone is dead
and your Dad's dead too!

Matt sits back confused.

MATT
My Dad's dead?

INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY

Miki, and exchange student, enters the living room, observing

the devastation. There is water on the floor from the kettle,
electricals scattered across the floor, the TV is fucked.

MIKI
Fucking Australians.

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INT. CAR. DAY.

Jess pulls in to the service station. Ben flings the door

open and sprints in to the service station. Jess sighs, turns
the car off, and slowly follows him in.

INT. SERVICE STATION. DAY

Door slides open Jess walks through the door, Matt following closely behind
Bell ring her. Jess walks determined through the isles of the service
station, she passes a Ben who is frantically grabbing
everything off the shelves. Matt breaks off from behind her
and heads to the section where they sell phones. Jess walks
up to a coffee machine, grabs a Styrofoam and goes to order a
coffee, when she notices the "out of order" sign on the
machine. Frustrated, she walks to the cashier's counter.

JESS
Hey, is there another coffee machine
in here?

CASHIER
Oh, sorry, our machine is broken.

JESS
Yeah, but like, is there a staff one
that I could use? Or a cafe near by?
Maybe?

CASHIER
oh yeah, if you drive down...

The cashier looks behind Jess, distracted. Ben has his arms
full of chips, water and other survival goods, walking out of
the store.

CASHIER
Hey, excuse me... excuse me sir?

JESS
(under her breath)
Oh shit.

INT. SERVICE STATION. DAY

Matt is looking at the phones available to him. In the

background we see Jess and the Cashier follow Ben out to the
car. Matt picks out a phone, turns it round and starts
reading information. Meanwhile, the cashier and Ben begin to
get in to a physical altercation, Ben is shoving items in the
car, while holding back the cashier. Jess is trying to defuse
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the situation, she runs back inside.

JESS
Matt! We have to go.

Jess and Matt run back to the car just as Ben pushes him to
the ground. The three pile in to the car and drive off. The
Gravel on clothes cashier gets off the ground and walks back in to the store,
Buttons beeping picks up the phone and calls the police.
INT. CAR. DAY.

Chips crunching The car is silent. Ben sits with a pile of chips on his lap,
wrapping a stick of al-foil around his head. Jess drives, the
lack of caffeine is beginning to get to her.

MATT
Guys, I'm really scared.

Ben and Jess ignore him. Jess continues to focus on the road,
Hands on wheel her grip tightening on the steering wheel, Ben aggressively
pats down the al-foil on his head.

MATT
Guys...?

BEN JESS
Fuck You! Shut Up!

MATT
Why did you say my Dad was dead?

Neither of them respond. Matt begins to silently sob in the

backseat.

INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY

Miki sits on the couch smoking a big ass bong surrounded by

broken tech and a wreck of a house.

EXT. FRONT DOOR. DAY

Police uniform
Police knock on the door. The door opens and Miki is standing
in their underwear holding a big ass penis shaped glass bong.

EXT. FOREST. DAY.

Car pulls up to the edge of a forest. Ben and Jess get out of
the car and start walking. Matt shouts from the backseat.

Possible Scene Order

Change: Living room- bong,
forest- get out of car, front
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MATT
I want to go back home! I refuse to
get out of this car!
Crunching of leaves
Ben and Jess pay no attention to his threats and continue
walking. Matt looks out the windows. He is all alone in this
creepy fucking forest. Shit mannnn... He quickly unbuckles
his seatbelt and gets out of the car.

MATT
Hey guys, wait for me!

ALT ENDING 1: EXT. FOREST. SUN FALL

Matt and Jess follow Ben, he disappears over the crest of the
hill. Jess and Matt pause to look at each other, before
continuing. As they reach the top of the hill, the city is
revealed, completely destroyed and on fire. Ben stands in the
wind, his eyes closed, he is finally free from technologies
reach. Kinda like the feeling when Frodo destroys the ring or
whatever.

Matt and Jess are in shock. Jess looks at Ben.

JESS
Holy fuck.

MATT
Oh my god. My Dad's dead.

END.

ALT ENDING 2: EXT. FOREST. SUN FALL

2 MONTHS LATER

We come across a shitty campsite, a simply made grave with

the word "MATT" carved in to it is hidden amongst the trees.
Jess hangs from a tree as Ben, the lone survivor, lies next
to the camp fire, taking his final breath and closing his
eyes. The empty box of al-foil clutched tightly in his
malnourished hand.

END.

ALT ENDEING 3. EXT. FOREST. SUN FALL

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