CELL 1

Written: mid-2009. By the by, if anyone wants to see this made, I probably will (after, uh, fixing it a bit). The original idea was to do a short web series, trouble being horror -> special effects, generally, and the Midwel monsters can be a little flashy. Oh, and as may be obvious, I have no idea as to official script formatting styles (and only really care as far as making it obvious as to what sort of direction I'm giving in the script <_<).

CELL

Episode 1 - Fangs Bared

SCENE 1: The briefing

[various panning about the room, starting from a darker area.]

(Text on screen – Operation TBH1; Briefing; 0800 JUNE 5 2007.The IPC CELL MEMBERS are sitting in a room, paying attention to the OPERATION CONTROL LEADER)

OPCOLE

I assume you’ve all read the documents provided?

(Scattered yeses and nods)

OPCOLE

Excellent. Of particular importance is the layout of the house – you’re working with a sensor on this one; he will expect you to know what he means when he says ‘next door on the left’.

(The OPCOLE pauses for a few seconds)

OPCOLE

I have a list here (OPCOLE pulls a piece of paper out as he speaks) detailing the composition of the two teams.

(The OPCOLE reads out the squads. Or teams. Whatever.)

OPCOLE

After this briefing you will each be issued with a knife; silenced firearms are being acquired for you, however they have not yet arrived, and are not needed for this operation.

(The OPCOLE pauses again)

OPCOLE

We don’t expect them to be armed with anything more than knives, either, but remember – they are vampires. Don’t let your guard down, and if the sensor tells you to do something, do it. Russel?

RUSSEL

Sir?

OPCOLE

Keep an eye on the entrance. The sensor will be a couple of blocks away, and only examining the house. We suspect that the vampires have several human ‘friends’, it is possible one or more will approach the house during the operation.

RUSSEL

Yes sir.

SCENE 2: The house

(This doesn’t need to be a house, notably – it could be any structure that’s “abandoned”)

[Camera shots – house overview, group splitting up for the various entrances]

(Text on screen – Operation TBH1; Operation; 0930 JUNE 5 2007)

SENSOR

There seem to be six in the house. Three are lying down in room three, and are probably dosing. One doing something in room five, and there’s another one in each entrance room.

SENSOR

You’ll going to need to enter through the doors; the building’s windows are boarded up.

(The teams assemble at the doors)

SENSOR

Front door – the watcher’s in a chair on the right. Back door – I think they’re on a couch, lying down. They might not see you immediately.

(Various gotchas/rogers/whatevers)

(Back door – a team member turns the handle slowly; it’s unlocked. Front door – the door is locked, someone steps up and starts fiddling with the lock)

TEAM MEMBER

Rear team making entry.

(The sensor snorts, stifling a laugh. The team member who opened the door slowly opens the door, while another moves up to slip in, knife in hand)

[Camera to inside the house. The vampire on the couch is busy reading, and hasn’t noticed the door quietly opening a crack (a light is on…)]

(Another team member enters through the door, as the first moves up behind the vampire. He thrusts the vampire’s head forward, and jams the knife into the top of the vampire’s spine)

TEAM MEMBER

One down.

SENSOR

Good job. Head through the door on the (direction) to get at the three who are resting.

TEAM MEMBER

Alright.

(Meanwhile, the front team have unlocked the door)

RUSSEL

We’re about to enter the building.

SENSOR

The vamp’s gonna notice when you open the door. I’d suggest charging at him, hopefully he’s too surprised to yell out before you can knock him down.

((NAME))

Yes sir.

(The front team open the door and charge in. The vampire in the chair sees them, and leaps up {he is in no way in the path of the light… notably} only too lose his footing and careen into a shelf (or similar), which he drags over with him, causing a loud crash)

[Camera -> back team]

(The back team have killed one of the sleeping vampires, but the other two are awoken by the loud thud)

SENSOR

(agitated) Whatever the fuck you idiots just did, they’re awake.

(The two sleeping vampires get up. A fight ensues; one of the vampires pulls a machete out from under his mattress, the other is immediately pushed over by a member of the team. Three of the team members move to engage the machete wielding vampire)

[-> front team]

(The fallen vampire is quickly dispatched, but the dispatcher has his head half cut off by the final vampire, who has emerged from a door near whatever was knocked over with meat cleaver in hand)

[ie. Camera angle of dude stabbing up vampire, door opens (mostly out of frame), camera pans up, vampire with cleaver, hack. The team member looks up as the cleaver is coming down]

RUSSEL
FUCK!

[-> back team]

(The tackled vampire is dispatched in the background, as the three knife wielding team members face off the machete vampire. The machete vampire smiles, and lunges forward; one of the team members swings at him and misses, the other moves towards him to attack. The vampire slams his machete into the second team members knife arm, cutting to the bone. The team member screams, and lets go of his knife. The third team member, however, is able to jam his knife into the vampire’s back. This doesn’t really hinder the vampire much, and he turns to face his stabber.)

[-> front]

(Russel rushes the vampire with a tackle, causing it to drop the cleaver. Russel gets a little vigorous in the stabbing; and since he’s a big guy, vampire doesn’t have much hope as he struggles. Nice violence, though. Russel probably needs a change of clothes)

[-> back]

(The vampire grins ferally at his stabber, however the team member who dispatched the other vampire grabs his arm. After the team member who missed grabs his other arm, he doesn’t really have much hope)

[-> front; looking up at a now calm Russel]

(Russel sits back from his frenzied position)

RUSSEL

(emphatic) Fuck.

SCENE 3: Back outside.

(The team is loading a body bag into the van; the injured team member is nearby, their arm being bandaged by another team member. The SENSOR is standing next to Russel; they are talking)

RUSSEL

It was an easy op; how the fuck did we get someone killed like that?

SENSOR

It’s the job. We kill the monsters, and the monsters kill us.

(Behind them, the house starts burning INSIDE (ie. Not yet visible outside))

SENSOR

Time to get out of here. Take care of your team, Russel.

(Russel sighs, and turns around to head for a van [which his team is entering]. The sensor enters the other vehicle)

[Camera-> two vehicles (van/8 seater, and something smaller) driving off]

CREDITS.