Rapture (revision 1.6) Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx (an unfilmed script) Characters: Angie Dead Man/Victim First Killer / Mysterious Man Second Killer Two little girls Parent Woman’s voice in Angie’s head Angie’s Friend Random Park Walkers (ten or more - the park is full of them anyway, especially during the summer) Leaning Passer-Byer
I. Opening
-Setting, etc.: Sunny, slightly windy, up saturation, color correct - up reds and yellows. Visitor's center at Bandalier
(wideangle) Car arrives and pulls into a parking space; ANGIE gets out of Car. (close-up) noticeably aged newspaper blowing on pavement, front page lands with picture of dead man's body (VICTIM) laying in ditch.
-cut. desaturated, high contrast,
Memory level 1 suspense: The day it happened, she was there. Flashback: (wideangle) ANGIE is walking in an unknown place (but looks like Bandelier, namely dirt path, trees, etc.). VICTIM walking in opposite direction of Angie, two men (FIRST KILLER, SECOND KILLER) enter scene through both sides and come to his sides. The two seem ask VICTIM questions (shot from backs, sounds like mumbling) and are unsatisfied with his answers and begin to lab a couple steps behind Victim. FIRST KILLER pulls out gun and shoots VICTIM in the back.  -cut. close-up
ANGIE is hiding behind a tree (completely frightened and grossed out), sees the two men dragging the victim past her and she quickly turns around to hide behind tree (cut close-up of her eyes ~2 second), turns back around looking past tree sees completely empty path.

II. The walk -cut. slightly desaturated. color correct - up blue slightly. little breeze.
ANGIE walking in the park alone. She is walking away from the visitor center and going west through the canyon, among, first, the outer parking spaces with picnic tables, then on a trail surrounded by dense trees.
-cut. desaturated, high contrast, same setting as previous memory.
Memory level 2 suspense: He, the killer, got a good look at her. Flashback: ANGIE quickly gets up and walks in the opposite direction the men were going. She turns around to check behind her, turns back forward and sees FIRST KILLER (obscured by shadow) staring at her and she runs.
Panic level 2 suspense: Her friend was kidnapped (and maybe killed) (instead of her).
-cut. slightly desaturated, up blue slightly.
Two little girls (not sisters) holding hands pass along with a parent in the opposite direction that ANGIE walks. She turns her head back to look at them pass behind her.
Flashback: A Cellphone lies open on the ground, open, someone (possibly Angie) is calling, that person can be heard through the speaker asking,“Hello? Hello”.

III. The Run -Summer: dry trees, hot, light breeze, clear sky... (signs that something is about to happen?)
ANGIE covers her face slightly with a scarf or the neck of her shirt or jacket (the viewer should be able to ask himself: how long will it be until they find Angie?).
a. Memory level 3 suspense: Flashback (not as much contrast as before, and only slightly desaturated, not all the way): ANGIE is reporting a missing persons via the phone, home setting, she is pacing around the living room:
[Dialog between ANGIE and a male on other side]
-I'm just really worried.
-I'm sorry ma'am but we cannot do anything unless she has been gone for 24 hours.
-It's been a couple days since I last heard from her. I keep calling her and her line is disconnected.
-Is there any reason somebody would take her ma'am?
-I... I... witnessed a murder... I... think they were after... me...
-I'm sorry ma'am, did you say a murder?
-Yes! It was in today's paper!
-Ma'am what is your sister's name?
-Her name? Chris. Christine McCandless.
-Just a second ma'am
ANGIE sits down and lets out a sigh
-Ma'am? ma'am?
ANGIE quickly gets up
-Yes! yes I'm here.
-Ma'am, the only record we have of a Christine McCandless has been dead for over five years.
cut to another memory.
Flashback: ANGIE is noticeably agitated, but slightly more at calm than previous scene. She is walking into a graveyard, and she kneels in front of a grave and begins to cry. Cut to as she walks back to her car sprawled across her windshield is "You're next."

The Run: (ANGIE has just past a corner in the trail where the setting suddenly changes from dense short trees to tall pines) A darkly clad figure, similarly dressed as FIRST KILLER goes in the opposite direction. She looks back, as does he, they maintain eye contact and she runs.
Panic level 3 suspense: He is after her! Run, Angie, run! She breaks into a run. There is seemingly a shadowy figure running after her. But when she looks back there's nothing there. The run continues west untill the setting goes back to short trees. IV. Face to Face (the climax) Escape: ANGIE stops running to catcher her breath. There are a couple people around her but FIRST KILLER has apparently disappeared out of sight. Final confrontation level 4 suspense: Angie continues walking for a short while and catches her breath. She moves towards an information sign where a man is already reading the sign. As she moves closer so that she may read the sign, the man hears her presence and turns his face towards her as he is about to move aside to give her room to read the sign. The man is FIRST KILLER
c. Heart Attack level 4 suspense: She drops dead (or faints) from extreme terror. V. The End - The man leans down and sees if she is still alive, checks her pulse, gets attention of a few passer-byers and asks if they can go get help, he and one of the passer-byers lean over Angie and ask themselves how this could have ever happened to her. The camera then leaves the scene by going further down the path and stays centered on the three characters (Angie, the Man, and the passer-byer), untill about 40 or more feet, then the camera slowly angles upward to 75° but still moves down the path as sirens can be heard in the distance. The last picture the viewer should see is the blue sky and some reaching tree branches, slightly wind-blown, and begin playing Coldplay "Trouble" and roll credits.

Notes on the intended end result of the movie:  The viewer should feel sympathy for Angie and feel all her emotions throughout the entire movie.
The mystery: Was her association with the actual crime a figment of her imagination? And her friend, was she also a part of her imagination? Was she really being followed? Was the man she recognized really the killer? Did she die or simply faint? Can we trust our forest rangers to keep us safe from the dangers presented by serial killers? Was there any murder at all? Is there going to be a sequel?

Character/Actor Descriptions:
Angie: The plot line is closest to that of a gothic thriller, so it requires that she be something close to a dumb blond (fine, she could be a little smarter), fragile, clean, has good selection of clothes, and thinks herself as the center of attention, so you can clearly see what her emotions are,
Dead Man/Victim: elderly, not very old, does not look very serious, short stature, looks like one who is dedicated to his job, but looks worried, (I envision him looking like one of our school board chairmen).
First Killer/Mysterious Man: taller, possibly younger, less experienced than the second, in a robber’s outfit.
Second Killer: shorter,possibly older, more rounded (fatter), more experienced than the first, in a robber’s outfit.
Little Girl 1: smaller than 4 feet, one has to look like / be the daughter of the parent.
Little Girl 2: smaller than 4 feet, should reflect the relationship between Angie and her friend
Parent: looks like any parent who wants to go away from home to breath fresh air, preferably a mom. 
Woman’s Voice:
Angie’s Friend: Opposite of Angie, dark shorter hair, more careless on choice of clothes, might have dark eye liner, might lean towards gothic clothes or simple t-shirt and jeans,
Random Park Walker 1,2,3,etc.: anyone who tags along during the shooting, a chance to have director appearances and other special appearances as well.
Leaning Passer-Byer: A random park walker with a bit more specific instructions for acting.