TRANSLATION. CAB - Surrounding area outside cabin

SCENE CODING

 

Interior - I

Exterior - E

Day - D

Night - N

Twilight - T

 

 

LOCATION CODING

 

CAR - Car

B - Bridge

CAB - Surrounding area outside cabin

W - Woods

M.R. - Main Room

D.R. - Dining Room

K - Kitchen

C - Cellar

W.S. - Work Shed

L.B. - Linda's Bedroom

S.B. - Shelly's Bedroom

C.B. - Cheryl's Bedroom

B.T.R- Bathroom

 

 

EXAMPLE

 

12 ID - D.R.

 

 

TRANSLATION

 

Scene #12, Interior, Day, Dining Room

 

 

1 ED - W

 

 

Something evil is lurking deep withing the wooded moun-

tains of Tennessee, and the camera takes its point of

view. Rising from a swampy bog, the mud slides from view

allowing it to see early morning mist hanging about the

forest. Creeping silently past trees, gliding over small

shrubs, it moves onward through the woods until a mammoth

oak rests directly in its path. The tree is uprooted by

this unseen force, and falls with a deafening crash.

 

2 ED - CAR

 

 

Near by, a stretch of highway curves along the base of

a mountain. The road winds off into oblivion beyond other

peaks. From behind view, the rumble of an engine can be

heard. It is a large logging truck headed south. Moving

away, the truck becomes smaller until finally it disap-

pears in the distance. From where the truck emerged, a

dilapidated gold 1973 Oldsmobile comes into view.

 

3 ID - CAR

 

 

Inside, five people can be seen. They are couples ASHLY

and LINDA, SCOTT and SHELLY, and CHERYL, ASHLY's sister.

Both SCOTT and SHELLY wear "Michigan State" T-shirts,

and are students along with the others at that univer-

sity. SCOTT is driving and SHELLY sits next to him up

front. ASHLY, LINDA and CHERYL are in back. They listen

to an old "Baby Moses And The Thrillers" song on the

radio, and SHELLY is slapping the dash board as if it

were a drum.

 

 

SHELLY

 

(Singing with the music)... Together,

forever...

 

 

SCOTT

 

Ash, where are we?

 

 

ASHLY

 

I'll tell ya in a second. Now we're

still on seventy-five just past the

county border...

 

4 ED - W

 

 

Once again, the camera takes the point of view of the

dark and brooding force which stops atop a forest ridge

to peer downward. Its view focuses upon the 1973 Olds-

mobile speeding along the narrow highway below.

 

5 ID - CAR

 

 

ASHLY traces a route on the map with his finger.

 

 

ASHLY

 

...Which would put us...which would

put us...

 

 

SCOTT

 

Jesus Christ, just tell us already

will ya?

 

 

ASHLY zeroes in on the map with his finger.

 

 

ASHLY

 

...Right...

 

 

SCOTT is growing impatient.

 

 

ASHLY

 

...Right...

 

 

SCOTT

 

Yes?

 

 

ASHLY

 

Here!

 

 

Suddenly, the radio stops, and the steering wheel jerks

from SCOTT's hand.

 

6 ED - CAR

 

 

The car screetches out of control into the opposite lane.

A large oncoming tanker truck with its horn screaming

races toward the car on a collision coarse.

 

7 ID - CAR

 

 

SHELLY

 

Scotty, watch out!

 

8 ED - CAR

 

 

The truck races closer.

 

9 ID - CAR

 

 

Their steering wheel is locked.

 

 

ASHLY

 

Turn!

 

10 ED - CAR

 

 

At the last possible instant, SCOTT's wheel again can

be controlled, and the car swerves sharply back into its

own lane.

 

11 ED - CAR

 

 

The truck speeds harmlessly past them.

 

12 ID - CAR

 

 

ASHLY

 

Damn it Scott, what the hell was that?

You trying to kill us?

 

 

SCOTT

 

Don't yell at me, it's your lousy

steering wheel. The damn thing jerked

right out of my hand.

 

 

ASHLY

 

I can't understand it. I just had

this thing in for a tune-up.

 

 

SHELLY

 

Radio's dead too, ace.

 

 

ASHLY

 

And I just had 'em tune up the whole

thing yesterday.

 

 

SCOTT

 

Well, then take it back 'cause the

damn thing don't work. Only thing

that works on the whole car is the

lousy horn.

 

 

SCOTT honks the horn.

 

13 ED - CAR

 

 

Several local MEN walking down the highway respond to

the horn by waving.

 

14 ID - CAR

 

 

SCOTT yells out the window at them.

 

 

SCOTT

 

Aw, go to hell, I'm not waving at ya!

 

 

He looks in the rear view mirror. The MEN are still wav-

ing in the distance. SCOTT turns back to drive.

 

 

SCOTT

 

Jesus Christ.

 

 

SHELLY turns around in the front seat and holds up a

pint of Scotch.

 

 

SHELLY

 

Well, I'd like to make a toast. To

Scott who almost killed us.

 

 

SCOTT

 

Aw, eat shit and die will ya?

 

 

SHELLY and the others laugh.

 

 

SHELLY

 

Okay, okay- then to a wild week-end

in a wonderful cabin with good friends,

(She glances at SCOTT) provided we

live that long.

 

 

SHELLY cooly drinks from the Scotch and passes the bottle

back to ASHLY and LINDA. ASHLY pours LINDA a drink in the

bottle cap and keeps the bottle. They raise their drinks.