Empty Freezer

Planning booklet

By Lottie Archer
 Content:

 Script
 Storyboard
 Location Recces
 Cast and Crew
 Props list and costs
Script
EMPTY FREEZER
By Lottie Archer
INT.CLASSROOM – MORNING

A short young brunette girl with colourful streaks in her

hair, MAYAH, is sat at a table in her classroom. She is alone
with headphones in. We see half a figure of her friend, walk
behind her and grab her shoulders. She jumps and takes her
headphones out. This is when the music is cut off and we can
hear the hustle and bustle of the classroom around her. The
friend, ISLA, a tall red-haired girl, sits down next to her.

MAYAH

What do you want bug?

ISLA

I still don’t get that nickname. How do you get bug from Isla?

MAYAH

It doesn’t come from your name donkey. It’s because of that

time with the ladybug.

ISLA

Oh, bite me, Mayah.

MAYAH

(Softly whispered)

Gladly.

ISLA

Sorry? What’d you say?

MAYAH

Oh nothing.

Mayah turns her attention to the table trying to avoid eye

contact with Isla, she starts to blush and hides her head in
her hands. Isla suddenly exclaims which shocks Mayah into
lifting her head.

ISLA

(Shocked and slightly panicked)

 There’s been another one…

MAYAH

Wait what?

She sharply lifts her head and turns to Isla’s phone.

Plastered on the screen was a social media post of a young
girl who had gone missing. Mayah begins to look uncomfortable,
almost scared.

MAYAH

(solemnly)

How Many's that now?

ISLA

Seven…

They look at each other and exchange a worried look. Mayah

shakes it off and goes back to her phone.

MAYAH

(nonchalantly)

She probably just ran away like the rest of them, I mean I
would do anything to get out of this town as well.

ISLA

I suppose… but at least let me walk you home today, just for
my piece of mind.

MAYAH

Don’t be stupid bug. You live on the opposite side of the

village; I’ve been walking home on my own since year 6. I’ll
be fine.

ISLA

(Beginning to seem even more worried)

Please May…

Mayah cuts Isla off angrily. She wants to change the

conversation she seems more and more scared.
 MAYAH

(angrily)

Isla! Stop it now! You’re just going to scare everyone for no

reason!

She looks towards the clock they then start to stand up.

ISLA

(Seemingly sad)

I’m going to my seat I’ll talk to you later.

Mayah walks off screen and Isla watches her; she sighs loudly
and walks out of shot.

EXT.SMOKING AREA – EARLY AFTERNOON

Mayah walks over to Isla who is sat at the smoking area. She
sits beside her. They share a sorry look and Mayah rests her
head on Islas shoulder.

MAYAH

I’m sorry about earlier I’m just stressed. It’s scary.

ISLA

I know I just worry about you May. I just want you to be safe.
Because I love you.

MAYAH

I love you to bug.

ISLA

No may, like, I'm in love with you.

MAYAH

Wait what?

They stare at each other, Isla starts to blush as she looks at

the floor, a small smile creeps onto Mayah’s face.
 MAYAH

I… I think I love you too…

Isla looks up at her and smiles a wide smile. Mayah starts

talking quickly and excitedly.

MAYAH

You should definitely come over for dinner tomorrow. My mum

makes the best meat casserole.

EXT.FRONT OF COLLEGE – EARLY EVENING

We see a text conversation between Mayah and Isla. Isla is

asking Mayah where she is and Mayah had told her she left
early, she told her to be safe. She sends her a text telling
her she will be safe, it says “of course I will xx”. She puts
her phone in her pocket and we see her start to walk away from
the college. The scene very briefly cuts to black and eerie
ambient music starts.

EXT.FIELD – LATE EVENING

We see a shot of a large empty field to set the scene and show
how the time had changed. The scene goes black again.

EXT.WOODS – LATE EVENING

The music continues and we see Mayah walking through the woods
she has her headphones in and is listening to music. She
seemingly starts to feel something around her and so she
starts to slow down. She looks around her and slowly takes one
of her headphones out. As she brings the headphone further
from her ear the music cuts out making it seem as though the
music in the background was what she was listening to. She
continues to look around her. She hears a twig snap and jolts
her head in the direction. The leaves rustle one more time and
she starts to run out of the forest. She continues to look
around her as she runs faster, she trips at one point but
manages to stay on her feet.
INT.HALLWAY – LATE EVENING

The front door swings open and Mayah throws herself inside,
slamming the door behind her. She falls against the door and
doubles over trying to catch her breath. Eventually she
catches her breath and starts to walk to the kitchen.

INT.KITCHEN – LATE EVENING

She walks into the kitchen, and she plops her bag on the
island. She begins to talk to her MUM about her day.

MAYAH

Hey mum, you won’t even believe the day I’ve had.

MUM

Oh sweetie, you can tell me all about it while I’m cooking,

but first can you grab me some meat from the freezer?

MAYAH

Yeah sure, is it just me and you eating tonight?

MUM

Not tonight love, all three of us are having dinner.

MAYAH

Ok.

Mayah walks out of the kitchen and towards the garage.

INT.GARAGE – LATE EVENING

Mayah walks towards the freezer and she begins rummaging

through trying to find the meat. She realises there’s none in
there and sighs loudly.

MAYAH

Shit.

(yelling)
 MUM WE’RE OUT!

She turns around to reveal the girl from the missing poster
tied up and gagged on her floor, crying and in tattered
clothes.

MAYAH

I was hoping you’d be slightly bigger by this point.

The girl begins to loudly cry. As Mayah picks up the carving

knife that was by the side of the freezer and slowly walks
toward her.

MAYAH

It’s too late though. My girlfriend’s coming over tomorrow and

I promised her a meat casserole. Don’t worry, I’ll make it
quick.

Mayah lunges towards the girl and as the screen goes black, we
hear a loud blood curdling scream.

Fin.
Storyboards
 Characters, Cast
And confirmations
 Mayah
Visual Description
Mayah is a short, brunette girl who has small streaks
of colour in her hair. She wears baggy graphic
hoodies and jeans. She has brown eyes and seems
forlorn when you look at her closely.

Occupation
She is a teenage girl who is in college she takes
Media, Photography and Politics A-Level. She’s not
always been the smartest, but she is kind and
popular.

Hobbies
She has a few hobbies, but the main ones involve
cooking and netball. She became invested in cooking
because her mum taught her how to.

Family
She lives with her mum. She doesn’t have any siblings
and her dad is no longer in the picture. May doesn’t
know why but she’s always assumed that he may have
been one of her mum’s victims before she took over.

Played by: Emily James

Why are they qualified for the role?

She matches the description of the character almost
perfectly. In her audition she was very convincing as
the character. She is available on the days I would
like to film.

Contact

Name: Emily James

Age: 17
Phone: 07780 032411
Email: 987445@henleycol.ac.uk
 Isla
Visual Description
Isla is a tall, red-haired girl. She is a bright and
cheery girl. She typically wears jogging bottoms and
small tops alongside a black, cropped, zip up hoodie.

Occupation
She is a teenage girl who is in college she takes
Physics, Maths, Further Maths and Chemistry, she is
incredibly smart, and she does very well in school
but works hard to do everything she needs for good
grades.
Hobbies
She is mostly into her schoolwork and hanging out
with Mayah.
Family
She lives with both of her parents, but they have
treated her differently ever since she came out to
them as gay. She has a troubled home life by mostly
acts as though nothing is wrong for the sake of her
younger brother.

Played by: Erin Sullivan

Why are they qualified for the role?

She matches the character in looks and mental
description. She is intelligent and witty. During the
audition she displayed a great connection with the
character and was a great match for the vision I had
in my head.

Contact

Name: Erin Sullivan

Age: 18
Phone: 07596 000488
Email: 985544@henleycol.ac.uk
 Missing Girl
Visual Description
She is a tall blonde girl; she is seen wearing
leggings and a brown jacket.

Occupation/Hobbies/Family
We don’t know much regarding her occupation, hobbies,
or family. We know that she is the same age as the
other girls as she is posted on social medias. We can
also know that she attended the same college as Mayah
as that’s where all the girls that have gone missing
have gone to school.

Played by: Abbie Atherton

Why are they qualified for the role?

There isn’t much that this role required as there is
no speaking and due to this didn’t bother with an
audition. However visually Abbie was a great match
for my vision.

Contact

Name: Abbie Artherton

Age:17
Email:989705@henleycol.ac.uk
 Location Recces

Insert photo of location (do not draw) Type of room/area:

Hallway
Location Address:
The Henley College ,
Deanfield Avenue,
Site contact name and contact Availability

The Henley College 8:30 – 4: 30

Monday – Friday

Permissions

No permissions required unless a member of the filming team isn’t a member of the college and
then we would need permission from the college admin team.

Suitability / shots for production (scene numbers)

Scene 1 is filmed here.

It is obviously a school area as there are educational pictures the wall and there is a desk there.
It Is quiet as there aren’t any students coming up and down those hallways.
It is the perfect size for two cast members and one person to film.

Lighting Information: Solutions:

 There is a window which allows natural light. Film when there is a good amount of sun.
There are also artificial ceiling lights. If the light need filling anywhere you would
bring a portable light.

Sound Information: Solutions:

There isn’t much of an echo. Film at an off peak hour such as lunch time so
There could be students walking around and there wouldn’t be any students around.
creating some noise as it is next to a classroom.

Power Information Solutions:

There are plenty of power outlets that we could There is no need to make sure everything is
plug into. battery powered.

Hazards Solutions:

It is near a stair case. Shut the door to the stairs.

The person filming would be in the middle of Be vigilant of anyone walking through.
the hallway which would cause an issue if
people were walking through.

Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Type of room/area:
Pillars
Location Address:
The Henley College ,
Deanfield Avenue,
Site contact name and contact Availability

The Henley College 8:30 – 4: 30

Monday – Friday

Permissions

No permissions required unless a member of the filming team isn’t a member of the college and
then we would need permission from the college admin team.

Suitability / shots for production (scene numbers)

The second scene is filmed here.

It is excluded and very quiet and it looks like a place where people would hang out at lunch time.
 Lighting Information: Solutions:

As it is outside there is a lot of natural lighting, Make sure to film when there’s plenty of light.
however there is no artificial lighting. Like in the middle of the day

Sound Information: Solutions:

There aren’t any people around so they If filming on a windy day bring a mic with a mic
wouldn’t pose any sort of issue with any noise. cover to remove wind and background noise.
As it is outside wind may be a problem.

Power Information Solutions:

There is not access to power as it is all outside. Everything must be battery powered and bring
spare batteries just in case.

Hazards Solutions:

The Grass can get very slippery. Wear shoes with good grip.
The building is old and there are bit which could Be careful of where you are sitting or when you
be sharp. are moving around.

Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Type of room/area:
wooded area
Location Address:
The Henley College ,
Deanfield Avenue,
I

Site contact name and contact Availability

The Henley College 8:30 – 4: 30

Monday – Friday

Permissions

No permissions required unless a member of the filming team isn’t a member of the college and
then we would need permission from the college admin team.

Suitability / shots for production (scene numbers)

The 3rd scene is filmed here.

The wooded area is ominous and adds to the sense of danger that I want to achieve in the scene.
 Lighting Information: Solutions:

As it is outside there is a lot of natural lighting, Make sure to film when there’s plenty of light.
however there is no artificial lighting. Like in the middle of the day

Sound Information: Solutions:

There aren’t any people around so they If filming on a windy day bring a mic with a mic
wouldn’t pose any sort of issue with any noise. cover to remove wind and background noise.
As it is outside wind may be a problem.

Power Information Solutions:

There is not access to power as it is all outside. Everything must be battery powered and bring
spare batteries just in case.

Hazards Solutions:

There are roots and sticks that poke out of the Be observant of the area around you. Wear
floor. shoes with good grip. And walk slowly.
The floor could be slippery.
It’s got quite a steep incline.

Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Type of room/area:
basement
Location Address:
The Henley College ,
Deanfield Avenue,
Henley-on-Thames
)

Site contact name and contact Availability

The Henley College 8:30 – 4: 30

Monday – Friday

Permissions

We would need permission from the site team as it is a locked area of the college that only
students with permission can access.

Suitability / shots for production (scene numbers)

The Final scene is filmed here.

It is perfect to capture the fear and danger as it is dark and very dingy.
It is long and narrow which is perfect to hide a person.

Lighting Information: Solutions:

It is incredibly dark in there. Battery powered lights would need to be

There is no natural or artificial lighting apart brough to make the room slightly lighter and
from a few weak lightbulbs dotted around.
Sound Information:
There is a bad echo in the room.
There is no external noise
Power Information
There are no power outlets.
Hazards
There are lots of cobwebs.
There are things all over the floor that you
could fall over.
It is so dark that it’s almost impossible to see
anything.
more capable to film in.
Solutions:
A microphone would need to be brought to
remove the echo.
Solutions:
Everything would need to be battery powered.
Bringing extra batteries in case.
Solutions:
Make sure you are using a torch r filmig light
when walking to avoid tripping on things. Make
sure to duck when waking in certain places to
avoid cobwebs and debris.
 Contingency Plans

Mayah – Understudy
Chloe Archer
Age 20
Chloearcher2001@live.co.uk
07415 605285

She matches the character description and is a

decently talented actor. The reason she is my
understudy is because she significantly older
than the character is supposed to be.

Isla – Understudy

Demi O’Driscoll
Age 18
Dodriscoll200316@gmail.com
07375 541917

She is a great match for the character

description and auditioned really well but she
wasn’t able to film on as many days as I
would’ve needed her and she isn’t a member of
the college so couldn’t film on campus.

Missing Girl

Lottie Archer
Age 18

I was going to play the missing girl myself if

filming with abbie wasn’t successful.
 Props and Expenses

Props List
 Item Item Description Who uses it When it is used

Phone iPhone 11 Purple, bumble bee Mayah Scene 1

case Scene 3
to text Isla

Phone iPhone 12 Mint Green Isla Scene 1

clear case
missing poster on it

Fake Knife Used to ‘stab’ the missing girl Mayah Final Scene
at the very end.

Headphone First Generation Apple Scene 1

AirPods Mayah Scene 3
Used throughout to symbolise
listening to music