The following text appears on-screen, slowly
fading in:
IN 2012, A
POLICE MURDER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE DISOVERY OF THE FOLLOWING FOOTAGE.
NONE OF THE
FOOTAGE HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED OR ENHANCED
The text flickers away, akin to an old
videotape pause.
INT
IN. DARK ROOM – CAMERA POV
A dark room. Empty, except from a boring
wooden chair. SCREAMING is heard from off-camera, but the camera remains
static. One, then two, then three bodies fall in front of the camera, BLOODY
and GRUESOME.
The camera rattles slightly, as someone turns
it off.
INT
IN. CLASSROOM #1 – AFTERNOON – CAMERA POV
Josh,
a young student, is sat down in a classroom, recording a group of studentss
discussing work.
JOSH
(O.S.) (CONT’D)
You
guys got any ideas?
One
student, a young boy with short blond hair, turns to the camera.
STUDENT
#1
Oh,
I’ve got a few ideas. There’s some kid, romance, some money, bit of problems,
all that sort of stuff. What about you?
JOSH
(O.S.)
No
ideas. None.
The
STUDENT #1 walks towards the camera and Josh hands it to him.
STUDENT
#1 (O.S.)
Surely
you have some ideas, Mister Josh? In that massive big brain of yours- You’ve
got a lot of footage on here, you know. The memory card is almost full.
JOSH
Weird,
I haven’t recorded anything, apart from this bit and a few seconds in the
office
STUDENT
#1 (O.S.)
I
bet it’s some stupid idiots from last year. Wanna have a look?
JOSH
Sure.
Josh
stands up, and walks behind the camera.
INT
IN. DARK ROOM – CAMERA POV
A
YOUNG GIRL, sixteen or seventeen, sits on a wooden chair, hands and feet BOUND
and KNOTTED TIGHTLY, and a HANDKERCHIEF in her mouth, gagging her. She is
TRAPPED.
A
mysterious HOODED FIGURE approaches from the darkness, and stands in front of
the girl, blocking the camera view. The hooded figure pulls out a SHARP KNIFE.
The blade glints in the dim, orange light.
The
figure grunts, and slashes the girl, who SCREAMS and WRIGGLES in pain, as blood
squirts out of her. After three or four slashes, the girl has stopped screaming
and wriggling, and sits still and motionless in the chair. Dead.
INT
IN. CLASSROOM #1 – AFTERNOON – CAMERA POV
The
camera, tilted at a slight angle, points towards a group of empty chairs and
table.
STUDENT
#1 (O.S.)
(Choking
and laughing in disbelief)
Oh!
JOSH
(O.S.)
Ha-ha,
you nicked the camera last night. You’re pulling my leg!
STUDENT
#1 (O.S.)
No,
honestly. That’s a proper bloody murder. Look at the time it was recorded.
JOSH
(O.S.)
Two
months ago. We only got the cameras Monday.
STUDENT
#1 (O.S.)
JOSH
(OS.)
I
don’t know. I’m asking…
INT.
OFFICE #2 – MORNING – CAMERA POV
Josh
walks towards a TEACHER, who is sat down, typing up administration stuff on a
computer.
JOSH
(O.S.) (CONT’D)
Sir?
The
teacher turns around, smiles, and looks up at the camera
TEACHER
Yes?
JOSH
(O.S.)
(Anxious)
Sir,
seriously. Just look at this.
The
teacher stands up, and walks behind the camera.
INT
IN. DARK ROOM – CAMERA POV
Another
victim, this time a young man, similar age to the girl, and also bound and
gagged. This time, the hooded figure takes out a SMALLER KNIFE, and discreetly
stabs the man in the chest. The man squawks in pain, and dies.
INT.
OFFICE #2 – MORNING – CAMERA POV
The
teacher walks back into the camera shot, smiling.
TEACHER
Very
good, Josh. Looks very realistic. Have you recorded the rest of your footage?
JOSH
(O.S.)
Sir!
It’s not faked! That’s real! Somebody last year, recorded it!
TEACHER
Stop
telling tales, Josh. Get on with your work.
JOSH
(O.S.)
Nobody
bloody believes me. I’ll find proof!
Josh
turns around, bringing the camera to face the door as he walks out.
TEACHER
I’ll
find you in a meeting with the vice principle, if you don’t behave.
Josh
sighs, and turns off the camera.
INT
IN. BEDROOM – NIGHT – CAMERA POV
Josh
lies in his bed, looking towards the camera.
JOSH
Well,
had a look through all of the footage…
(Pause,
Josh inhales deeply)
…Twenty
murders in the past two months. That’s ten a month. Average of thirty days a
month, that’s five a fortnight. One every three days. I only got a B in GCSE
Maths, so I’m not exactly a genius. But that’s enough murders in as little time
for there to be news about it.
INT
IN. – STREET – AFTERNOON – CAMERA POV
The
camera points directly to Josh.
JOSH
(CONT’D)
Found
it! Some idiot’s nicked you! Where the hell have you been? Been looking for you
all weekend!
INT
IN. CORRIDOR – MORNING – CAMERA POV
Josh
walks quickly down the corridor, shaking the camera wildly.
JOSH
(O.S.) (CONT’D)
Seriously.
That bloody teacher has to believe me now.
Josh
approaches the door, opens it, and scans the classroom with the camera. Apart
from the teacher and A FEW STUDENT #1S, the room is EMPTY.
JOSH
(O.S.) (CONT’D)
Where
the hell is everyone, sir?
TEACHER
#2
A
bug. The ‘flu. It’s going around.
JOSH
(O.S.)
Whatever.
TEACHER
Oi.
Less of your lip.
JOSH
(O.S.)
Okay.
But don’t blame me when everyone in college ends up dead.
Josh
storms out of the classroom, slamming the door.
INT
IN. REFECTORY – AFTERNOON – CAMERA POV
Josh
sits, fed up, with a group of STUDENT #1s.
STUDENT
#2
Heard
you ran out of the classroom.
JOSH
growls, annoying.
JOSH
There’s
a killer! Out there…
(points
to the window)
…Somewhere!
And nobody bloody believes me! And the people who do seem to be too damn
selfish to help me.
STUDENT
#3
Well,
we are only college kids. We can’t do much.
JOSH
Oh
yeah? I’ll show you…
JOSH
grabs the camera, and runs out of the refectory. The camera tracks across the
foyer, and up a flight of stairs.
INT
IN. CORRIDOR – AFTERNOON – CAMERA POV
Josh
storms through the corridor. The lights FLICKER on and off. He turns to the
classroom door. The lights are OFF inside. He tries the handle, the door is
LOCKED. SCREAMING comes from inside. The teacher lands against the window, his
eyes of shock and pain. He paws at the window fruitlessly as he slides down,
leaving STREAKS OF BLOOD.
Josh
turns the camera to face him.
JOSH
(CONT’D)
He’s
here!
Josh
DROPS the camera, and runs off. After more screaming, the lights stop
flickering, and the door opens. The hooded figure walks out of the classroom,
sees the camera and picks it up.
The
figure removes its hood.
KILLER
And so concludes the best A2 coursework video on the planet...
KILLER
And so concludes the best A2 coursework video on the planet...
The killer smiles.
THE
END
