Screenplay

SCREENPLAY – RED CHRISTMAS

OPENING :   TITLES AND IDENTS OVER FIRST SCENE

1.   EXT: .HOUSE   - DUSK

Establishing shot of the house, set back in time when the santa was younger. Flashback of his life.

2.  INT: House   -past

Children playing in house with presents. (Christmas Morning)

3. INT: House   -past

slams down picture of family then reverts back to present when santa gets up and peaks out of curtains to see carol singers across the street. (music fades down)

4. EXT –OUTSIDE  - DUSK

carol singers walk to house with bucket of money from collecting and sheets of lyrics.

                

FIRST GIRL (scream Queen)

Can we just hurry up I wanna go to this party I wanna get changed.

FINAL GIRL

No this last house then we can go

OTHER GIRLS

Mutter about party

                    

5.EXT: HOUSE – DUSK

knock at the door and curtains shut all lights flicker on and off. The girls wait.

                 SCREAM QUEEN

          Hey mr we know your there

6.INT HOUSE

Santa squeezes a mince pie in his hand.

7.EXT: OUTSIDE HOUSE

Girls walk off

8.INT : HOUSE

close up of family picture santa slams picture to the floor. And watches girls walk away and part with the scream queen.

9.EXT : STREET UNDER STREET LIGHTS

other girls walk to party and see a drunk santa walking towards them.

                   FINAL GIRL

           Shes gone home to get changed

          FIRST GIRL SCREAM QUEENS BOYFRIEND

         Oh ill walk back with you guys then

He puts his arms around some of them and they walk off to party…

9.EXT: WALKING HOME ALONG STREET – EVENING

Scream queen is on phone texting her boyfriend saying will see you soon. She turns around to see if someone is watching her , she turns back and santa puts his hand on throat.

He holds a knife at his side from earlier.

10.EXT: HOUSE – DARK

her phone is ringing and its her boyfriend

11. INT: HOUSE

Uses knife from earlier and stabs picture of family on his mums face and turns the knife.