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Doomsday Script

“Doomsday”

By: Filming Class

10/9/12 Draft 51.

Open 1st classroom main character

(shushing others)

Zombie warning broad cast plays, (prerecorded) students are in shock

“Student 1”

(freaking out, shaking)

main characters (Goes to window, opens, jumps back because zombie is there hitting the window)

Whole room, filming shock of students Music plays CUT OUTSIDE, PAN, SHOWS ZOMBIES (INTRO)

CUT, STUDENTS LOOK OUTSIDE THE WINDOW, SHOCK AND FEAR DISPLAYED. STUDETNS OPEN WINDOW, A ZOMBIE NOTICES THE GROUP AND SHAMBLES TO THE WINDOW, PROCEDING TO BANG ON IT; OTHER ZOMBIES JOIN

CUT UPSTAIRS, END OF BROADCAST. 

GROUP 2: STUDENTS LOOK AROUND AT EACHOTHER IN DISBELIEF. “STUDENT 2” NOTICES A CABINET WITH THE SIGN WHICH READS “IN CASE OF ZOMBIES”

“Student 2”

(curiously) Now what do we have here?

“STUDENT 2” OPENS THE CABINET, CAMERA FROM THE INSIDE SHOWS THE STUDENTS REACTIONS

CUT TO GROUP 1: STUDENTS HEAR POUNDING FROM THE DOOR (HALLWAY, WHITEBOARD SIDE). TWO GUYS GO TO THE DOOR TO HOLD IT CLOSED.

CUT TO GROUP 2: QUICK GRAB CUTS GETTING BASEBALL BATS AND OF THE KIND OUT OF THE CABINET. GETTING READY TO GO OUTSIDE.

CUT TO HALLWAY, STUDENTS COME OUT OF ROOM, SEE 3 ZOMBIES, RUN AND KILL SAID ZOMBIES ON THE WAY DOWN THE HALL. STUDENTS GO AROUND THE CORNER TO SEE A PERSON (OR MORE) MANGLED ON THE 2.

GROUND. SOME STEP OVER THE CORPSES, A FEW ARE SHOCKED, ONE TURNES THE OTHER WAY, COVERING HER FACE. ONE STUDENT OPENS THE DOOR

CUT OUTSIDE STAIRCASE GROUP 2: COMING OUT OF THE BUILDING, ASTOUNDED AT THE EXTENT OF THE INFECTION. RUN DOWN STAIRS, ZOMBEIS TAKE NOTICE OF THE GROUP. GROUP 2 TURNS RIGHT TOWARD THE CHAPEL, AVOIDING A GROUP OF ZOMBIES TO THE LEFT. “STUDENT 3” GETS GRABBED AND EATEN. “STUDENT 4” TRIES TO GRAB “STUDENT 3” BUT IS TOO LATE AND HAS TO LEAVE HIM. THE REST RUN TO THE SEE THOUGH DOUBLE DOORS TO THE SANCTUARY AND TRY TO OPEN THEM, BUT THE DOORS ARE LOCKED.

CUT TO GROUP 1: “STUDENT 5 AND 6” ARE STILL HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED, BUT THE ZOMBIES START TO FORCE IT OPEN LITTLE BY LITTLE, “STUDENT 6” IS COMFORTING “STUDENT 7” WHO IS LITERALLY IN SHOCK. “STUDENT 1 AND 8” GO AROUND THE CORNER TO CHECK THINGS OUT AND SEE GROUP 2 TRYING TO GET INSIDE. THEY GO AND OPEN THE DOORS TO LET THE OTHERS IN, CLOSING THE DOOR AND BARACADING 

IT FROM THE ZOMBIES.

CUT TO GROUP 1: THOSE STILL IN THE ROOM HEAR NOISES FROM WHERE “STUDENT 1 AND 8” WENT. STUDENT 8 COMES AROUND THE CORNER AND WAVES FOR THE OTHERS TO COME. EVERYONE EXCEPT “STUDENT 5 AND 6” FOLLOW.

“STUDENT 5 AND 6” ARE STILL HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED COUNT TO 3 (WITH THEIR FINGERS). ON 3 THEY RELEASE THE DOOR AND RUN TO THE CHAPEL. THE OTHERS ARE WAITING FOR THEM IN THE CHAPEL HALLWAY WHEN “STUDENT 5”’S ARM IS GRABBED BY A ZOMBIE. HE TURNS AROUND AND THROWS THE ZOMBIE TO THE SIDE WHEN ANOTHER COMES CLOSER HIM. HE LOOKS AT “STUDENT 6” WHO IS AT THE DOOR AND NODS (SIGNALING HIM TO LEAVE).

“Student 5”

(slightly grunting) Hasta la vista (steps on zombies head), baby

“S

TUDENT 5” THEN STEPS ON THE ZOMBIES HEAD (NOT SHOWN, BUT ACTION IS).

MUSIC STARTS TO BREAK DOWN: HE PUSHES ANOTHER OUT OF THE WAY,TWO MORE GRAB HIM. HE STRUGGLES FOR A FEW SECONDS AND HE DIES.

3.

CUT INSIDE THE CHAPEL, EVERYONE IS CATCHING THEIR BREATH. WEAPONS ARE DISTRIBUTED. SHOTS SHOWING SHOCK TURNING INTO REALIZATION, OTHERS ARE ALREADY ACCEPTING THE FAIT OF THEIR FRIENDS WHO THEY LOST. ONE STUDENT IN THE BACK (NOT BACKGROUND) TAKES OUT THEIR PHONE AND CALLS SOMEONE.

CUT OUTSIDE OF CHAPEL, ZOMBIES WALKING AIMLESSLY AROUND THE YARD. MUSIC PICKS BACK UP: DRAMATICLY THE DOORS (FACING THE YARD) OPEN AND STUDENTS RUN OUT AND START SWINGING AWAY, TAKING OUT ZOMBIES AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE LAWN.

GROUP MAKES IT TO THE LUNCH TABLES WHEN IN THE DISTANCE A CAR MOVES ACROSS THE SCREEN IN THE BACKGROUND (FOCUSED)

CUT TO AROUND THE CORNER: STUDENTS RUN AROUND THE CORNER AND OUT THE GATE, JUST AS THE TRUCH PULLS UP, THEY ALL JUMP IN THE TRUCK AND DRIVE AWAY. LICEINCE PLATE READS “DOOMSDAY”.

FIN.

Funny Video

I thought that this was a pretty funny video done by a few Biola students. For amateurs they had some nice filming angles. :)

Steadicam

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How to Attach a Spy Camera to a RC Helicopter

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