Camping

This one actually is a working title. I'd much rather have a title that's more suspenseful and such. But hey. What are you going to do? (Except suggest to me better titles.) This is the second script I've ever written. I was told it was better than the first. You tell me if that's true. I should hope each one gets progressively better.

“Camping”

[Title subject to change]

Draft One

Written by

Becca Zenga

Directed by

Joseph Rodriguez?

CAST

KENDRA……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

JON……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

SAM……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

HANK…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

SILENT RANGER…………………………………………………………………………………………

FUGITIVE………………………………………………………………………………………………………

MOTHER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

FATHER……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

CREW

DIRECTOR……………………………………………………………………………………………Joseph Rodriguez?

Writer…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Becca Zenga

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR……………………………………………………………………………

ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR…………………………………………………………

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………

EDITOR……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

PRODUCOR………………………………………………………………………………………………………

SOUND………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

MUSIC………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

VISUAL EFFECTS………………………………………………………………………………………

CATERING………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ACT I

FADE FROM BLACK:

EXT. – WOODS – EVENING

KENDRA, a seven-year-old girl, dances in circles in the midst of the woods near a camping site. The sun has recently set.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. – CAMPING GROUNDS - EVENING

A MOTHER and FATHER are packing camping gear into a truck. The MOTHER looks around for KENDRA.

Mother

Kendra!?

FADE TO BLACK.

FADE FROM BLACK:

EXT. – WOODS CONT. - EVENING

KENDRA is still spinning in circles with a bright smile on her face. A shadow covers her and she stops spinning to look at the mysterious figure towering over her.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. – CAMPING GROUNDS - EVENING

HANK, A forest ranger with a SILENT PARTNER by his side, approaches MOTHER and FATHER.

Hank

Sorry mam, but this campsite is closed.

Mother

Oh, we know. We were just packing up to head back home.

HANK leans to look around at the packed gear.

Hank

Don’t leave anyone behind. This place isn’t that safe at night.

MOTHER smiles politely and turns the direction she last saw KENDRA.

Mother

Kendra! It’s time to go.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. – WOODS – EVENING

KENDRA still spinning glitches out of reality. One second she’s spinning in circles the next she disappears.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. - WOODS - EVENING

MOTHER runs further into the woods distraught at the disappearance of her daughter.

Mother

Kendra! Kendra! (Echoes throughout the grounds)

FADE TO BLACK.

ACT II

FROM BLACK:

EXT. – WOODS - NIGHT

An Arial/High view of the top of the woods. Type pops up reading [20 YEARS LATER].

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. – CAMPING GOUNDS - NIGHT

JON and SAM surround a campfire. The camera at a distance can only hear mumbling but then hears JON laughing. CLOSE UP on JON sticking the embers in the fire and a bottle in his hand.

Jon

Carl’s imagination has always been running ramped though.

Sam

(Roasting a marshmallow) A part of me wishes it were true but saying ‘Carl was abducted by spies’ is like saying ‘these woods are haunted’. (Chuckles)

JON pushes more embers around.

Jon

Time to get more firewood.

JON stands up and walks into the darkness.

FADE TO BLACK.

FROM BLACK:

EXT. - WOODS – NIGHT

JON walks over the natural terrain of the forest, a bottle in his hand and is startled by the sight of a KENDRA.

Jon

What the-

Kendra

You shouldn’t be here in the dark.

JON’s mouth drops slightly and the bottle in his hand slips and rolls on the ground.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. – CAMPING GROUNDS - NIGHT

SAM slowly eats her marshmallow. The Crackling of the campfire can be heard. She is startled at the sound of CROW from behind her.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. – WOODS – NIGHT

JON is running through the woods, looking behind him every so often.

Jon

Sam!

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. – CAMPING GROUNDS – NIGHT

SAM continues to eat her marshmallow but turns at the sound of her name.

Sam

Jon?

Jon

Sam! (Echoing off in the distance)

SAM stands up from her seat and races into the darkness to search for JON.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. – WOODS – NIGHT

SAM continues to run through the woods.

Sam

Jon?!

SAM stops to catch her breath and hears no response from JON anymore.

Sam

Jon! Where are you?!

SAM then walks backwards, camera following her to reveal JON unconscious and tied up to a tree.

Jon

(Groans.)

SAM is startled at the sight of JON tied to a tree.

Sam

What? How did- who did this to you?

SAM begins to untie JON.

Sam

Jon? Jon!

Jon

Don’t trust her. (Weary from his interaction from Kendra.)

Sam

Trust who?

SAM turns at the sound of running RANGERS in the distance. The two RANGERS run past them yelling in fear.

Hank

Get out while you can!

SAM and JON turn their heads to watch the RANGERS run away and suddenly KENDRA appears, the rangers unaware as they pass her.

Kendra

He’s always angry. He’s always coming.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. - WOODS – NIGHT

A FUGITIVE runs through the woods his hands cuffed and a knife dripping. He comes upon the JON and SAM packing up their things early morning. He spies on them for a short time.

Jon

I’m telling you. If we don’t get out of here, we never will.

Sam

Do you know what that was?

JON and SAM whirl around at the sound of a snapping twig. They see nothing. They then turn and see the FUGITIVE standing above them. They scream then both try and run away. The FUGITIVE grabs a hold of the back of their shirts and pulls them back.

CUT TO BLACK:

ACT III

FADE FROM BLACK:

EXT. - WOODS - MORNING

ZOOMING OUT the FUGITIVE is sitting on a rock sharpening his knife, his cuffs broken. Revealed on the right and left are JON and SAM, dead on the ground. KENDRA approaches fading in and out still.

KENDRA

Is the master pleased with what I’ve done?

The FUGITIVE smiles and fades in and out as well like Kendra.

Fugitive

How could he be angry?

A LOUD WARNING HORN blares in the distance. The FUGITIVE and KENDRA are startled by the noise. The two RANGERS come back with automatic weapons.

Hank

You guys! He’s coming and he’s not going to be happy.

Fugitive

We’ve done all he’s asked Hank. What more can we do?

Kendra

Two are dead. Two alive. (to the fugitive in a whisper->) He’ll want us to finish them off.

The FUGITIVE looks down at KENDRA in surprise. The RANGERS approach KENDRA and the FUGITIVE as if waiting for orders. Suddenly a large shadow covers over them and they turn to see the large figure standing over them.

CUT TO BLACK.

END CREDITS.