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THE REJECTED

Written by
Max Woolfenden, Alec Berryman and Isabella Bull

ACT 1
INT THE FAMILY HOUSE DAY

Calm music playing, the camera is eye level, Over the shoulder
shot. Dialogue is introduced by the character DESTINY.
ISABELLA BULL
Father I am seriously rethinking your decision
about the marriage you have arranged for me.
MAX WOOLFENDEN
I have not worked hundreds of hours to fund your
Wedding for you to call the whole thing off.
ISABELLA BULL
But father
MAX WOOLFENDEN
Enough! My decision is final.
EXT GARDEN OF FAMILY HOUSE DAY
ISABELLA BULL (V.O.)
My father thinks he can force me to wed him,
Peter is a scoundrel.

ALEC BERRYMAN
Destiny!
FLASH TRANSISTION TO FLASHBACK
INT ALEC BERRYMANS MANNOR DAY
A flashback showing Destiny and Peter, low angle camera shot for
Destiny, whilst Peter has a High angle camera shot. Dialogue
ensues.
ISABELLA BULL
Peter, I really dont think this is working between us.
ALEC BERRYMAN
But Destiny, this is such a surprise.
ISABELLA BULL

Im really sorry.
FLASH TRANSITION OUT OF FLASHBACK INTO ANOTHER FLASHBACK
ISABELLA BULL
Peter please, it didnt work the first time.
ALEC BERRYMAN
It will work this time, I will make it work, and I will force it
to work.
GRADUAL ZOOM FROM MID SHOT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP ON PETER
MUFFLED DIALOGUE, RINGING SOUND
FADE OUT TO ESTABLISHING SHOT OF FOREST

ACT 2
EXT FOREST EVENING
Peter runs into the forest enraged, shouting dialogue.
WEEK LATER OVERLAY
MAX WOOLFENDEN
What have you done? Peter and your best friend are
Missing and it all leads back to you.
ISABELLA BULL
This isnt my fault, you set up the marriage that I didnt even
agree to.
MAX WOOLFENDEN
Typical, you still only think about yourself!
ISABELLA BULL
What do you mean? Surely my marriage should be my decision since
it will me be who it committing my life to another man.
MAX WOOLFENDEN

This marriage is bigger than just you! It`s about the family
legacy, that`s what lives on, not your pathetic ambitions.
ISABELLA BULL
No, this is about you! You're willing to sell your daughter off
like cattle, all for the sake of a little more money to add to
your sad little life, I hate you!
RUNS OFF CRYING INTO FOREST
TRACKING MID-SHOT OF DESTINY'S FACE
Destiny, after walking through the woods, and enters a clearing.
Destiny hears noises behind her and dashed for the church placed
in the clearing.
See's and feels like something is watching/chasing her , music
and effect help to build tension.
Destiny steps in to the church and sighs in relief
*DOOR SLAMS*
Everything goes silent as she slowly turns around to find the
body of a `dead` Peter, Destiny panics and run away from the
church.
Again, Destiny hears sounds as she is running panicked and
distressed through the woods after lots of tension we see Destiny
get knocked out from her angle and shot goes to a black.

Destiny then wakes back up inside the church, after a while she
see's a mysterious man in a mask approach her.
ISABELLA BULL

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