‘DELILAH’
Written By
Charlie Ball
GREEN CERTIFICATE
The
film’s rating is shown.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Eerie
wind sound.
Fade to:
Ident
The
‘Changan Pictures’ ident is shown.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Static
sound heard over the ident
Fade to:
IDENT
‘GREY
MOON PICTURES’
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Cinematic
intro sound and wolf howl
TITLE
‘This
Winter’.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Piercing
ambient horror music starts to play in the background
Cut to:
CLOSE-UP
A
house-sign saying ‘Westland House’ is shown.
Cut to:
ESTABLISHING SHOT
A
house is shown. The drive is empty, curtains are closed and there is nobody
around. It is a cloudy, rainy day.
DIEGETIC SOUND
Birds
start to crow and rain can be heard
Cut to:
ESTABLISHING SHOT
The
garden and drive of the house are shown, it is raining and there is no activity
on the road ahead.
Cut to:
EXTREME CLOSE-UP
Delilah’s
eye is shown blinking. She is young and appears to be in some sort of trance.
Her location is not clear.
Fade to:
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Cinematic
bass boom.
TITLE
“This
year’ most chilling film…”
Cut to:
CLOSE UP
A
record player is shown in action.
DIEGETIC SOUND
Clicking
of the vinyl player before playing ‘Maybe’ by the Ink Spots.
Cut to:
MID-SHOT
DELILAH
is shown rocking back and forth in front of the record player. She is alone and
has an anxious look on her face. She looks around whilst rocking.
MID-SHOT
DELILAH
is seen standing in a hall looking out of a window. She is wearing a mid-length
white dress with her hand placed upon the window. It’s sunny outside and the
light is reflecting clearly off of the bannister.
CLOSE-UP
A
short flashback is shown, with DELILAH rocking back and forth in a bedroom. She
looks very distressed and has her head in her hands.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Electrical
buzz.
MID-SHOT
DELILAH
is shown staring out of the window once again, but this time from outside, in
which she is seen looking directly into the camera. Her face is emotionless and
she is wearing pale white make-up and red lipstick.
CLOSE-UP
The
flashback from before is repeated.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Electrical
buzz.
CLOSE-UP
DELILAH
is shown opening a drawer with her right hand. It’s bright outside and the
kitchen is relatively tidy, and is still isolated.
CLOSE UP
The
flashback from before is repeated.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Electrical
buzz.
CLOSE-UP
The
drawer is full of cutlery, and DELILAH goes straight for a large, silver knife
in the right side of the drawer.
CLOSE-UP
DELILAH
stares intently at the knife, as if she’s contemplating what she will do with
it.
Cut to:
TITLE
“From
the creators of ‘Among Her…’
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
More
high-pitched ambient horror music starts to play in the background
CLOSE-UP
Some
taps are shown to be covered in blood, on what seems to be a bathtub.
Fade to:
MID-SHOT
DELILAH
is seen leaning forwards onto a sink, staring at herself in a mirror. She is
wearing a black dress. The curtains are closed and the room is dark.
Fade to:
CLOSE-UP
A
pair of legs are shown in a bathtub covered in blood. It is not clear whose
legs these are. There is a large amount of blood, which assumingly is a result
of a severe stab wound due to the focus on DELILAH’s knife previously.
Fade to:
CLOSE-UP
DELILAH
is seen smearing black make-up down her face. She stares into the mirror, her
mind doesn’t seem to be with it at this moment, as she further stares into the
mirror following this.
TITLE
“TRULY
TERRIFYING” – THE GUARDIAN”.
CLOSE-UP
An
iPhone can be seen, with an emphasis on the incoming call from DELILAH. A hand
is shown picking up the phone.
DIEGETIC SOUND
Phone
ringing.
Cut to:
TITLE
“You are not safe…”
MID CLOSE-UP
A
boy (LEON) is shown answering the phone, and after answering has a confused
look on his face. He is sat on a chair in a bedroom, wearing a navy hoodie and
navy jeans. He is around 17 years old.
LEON
What’s up?
Cut to:
EXTREME CLOSE-UP
The
door to Delilah’s house is shown to be opened slightly. The door is blue and
slightly damaged with an old-fashioned handle.
LONG SHOT
The
camera is behind some bushes, giving the impression that LEON is being watched.
He is seen approaching the house wearing the same outfit as he was earlier on.
He looks suspiciously at the door because it’s unexpectedly open. It is cold
and windy outside, there is no sun or rain.
HIGH ANGLE SHOT
LEON
enters the house, walking down the hallway. DELILAH appears from the room
behind him, she is wearing a white dress and is carrying the knife she
previously picked up from the drawer. She moves slowly in an attempt to make no
noise as LEON looks around into the living room.
Cut to:
MID-SHOT
LEON
is seen looking down the hallway after checking out the living room. DELILAH is
close to him now, glaring purposefully at the back of his head, and is raising
the knife as she gets closer.
180 DEGREE SHOT
Shown
from LEON’S perspective – he turns around and is met by DELILAH as she presses
the knife against his throat whilst staring straight into the camera.
DIEGETIC SOUND
Glass
breaking as DELILAH approaches LEON.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Piercing
sound increasing in volume to scare audience.
TITLE
“REVOLUTIONISING
THE HORROR GENRE” – EMPIRE.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
More
ambient horror sounds start to play in the background, at a steady, low pitch.
MID-SHOT
DELILAH
exits some bushes whilst holding a knife. She is wearing a white dress and
black boots. Her reasons for being in the bushes are unknown but the knife is
covered in blood.
Fade to:
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Banging
sounds are heard, increasing in frequency as the shots get faster.
CLOSE-UP
DELILAH
is seen walking, with her arms effortlessly swinging by her sides as she walks
across the sodden grass.
Fade to:
MID-SHOT
DELILAH
stands still in the middle what can now be seen as the garden to her house. She
freezes for around 4 seconds.
Fade to:
CLOSE-UP
DELILAH’s
hand is shown holding the knife, which subsequently falls in slow motion. Her
house is blurred in the background with the focus on the knife.
Fade to:
GROUND ANGLE-SHOT
DELILAH
is shown falling to her knees next to the knife. She drops effortlessly to the
ground, before grasping her head in her hands. The kitchen light in the
background is flickering atmospherically. The grass is wet but DELILAH is not
hesitant when falling to the ground.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
Echoing
sound heard increasing in volume before an electrical buzz cuts it off to
silence.
Cuts to black
screen
MID-SHOT
DELILAH
is standing with her back turned to the camera. She is wearing a white dress.
The screen is static-like.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
A
static sound is heard.
Flashes to:
EXTREME CLOSE-UP
DELILAH
stares intensely into the camera. Her head is twisting sideways slowly, with a
detached look in her eyes.
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
A
high pitched, piercing scream can be heard as DELILAH stares into the screen.
Cuts to:
TITLE
“Delilah
– 13.02.17”
NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
A
loud boom can be heard, with short static sounds combining with the glitching
titles at the end.
TITLE
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