Draft Script

GOODBYE CHILDREN Genre: Psychological Thriller Set in an old fashioned large house which has creaky floor boards and is very bare, with a cold interior and exterior colour palette. 1st – Extreme close up on a worn, vintage dolls eyes moving up and down (alternating between three different dolls), close up on a bears eye and tea cups Black out and credits appear 2nd – Mid shot on white chipped wall where shadow flashes past (approx. 3 seconds of shot before and after the shadow had passed) Black out and credits appear 3rd – Close up on child’s feet walking up the stairs (wearing white frilly socks and T-bar white patent shoes) (+) you can see the hair of a doll fall down as the child is carrying it upside down Black out and credits appear 4th - Close up on doll falling down the stairs and smashing when the child drops the doll Black out and credits appear 5th – Back to close up on child’s feet walking up the stairs, following her to a balcony Black out and credits appear 6th – Point of view crane shot to the child’s mother yelling ‘what are you doing Sarah?’ Black out and credits appear 7th – The girl’s feet jumping off the balcony Black out, credits and title