SUBMISSION PENDING
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Untitled Screenplay - Pages 16-27 EXT. - Camp - Day A camp sits in the middle of a sand pit. Surrounded by five cars, tents and shelters made from tarps are set up as people sit around fire places. JASON sits in a car with the door wide open. He's shifting through medical supplies, as he makes a list of needed supplies. EMILY strides over to the car. Emily How's everything looking? Jason turns away from the medical supplies, and lifts himself out of the car. Jason Not good. We're running low on most of the essentials. And I've been holding back on people for weeks now. EMILY Bet it doesn't help that I'm always rummaging through for my research. JASON That's different. Your research is important. Emily laughs to herself at the remark. EMILY I fear my research has met it's end. JASON No. You can't You have to continue. EMILY I'm not taking up anymore of the groups resources for something that may not even work. Emily grabs Jason by the shoulder, stopping him from rebutting. EMILY It was a nice run while we had it. Now just focus on what we're going to do with ourselves for the rest of our lives. Jason sighs and turns back tot he car. Emily strides alongside the car, looking out in the distance. The sky is under complete cloud cover. A gust of wind blows through the camp, lifting sand across the surface of the earth. EMILY (To herself) There hasn't been any sunlight for so long. On the other side of camp, CULLUM and TERRAN sit by a small fire, looking into the dancing flames. DANNY walks by and joins the two. He sit down with a wrench, cleaning it with a dirty rag. Danny We've lost the truck. Transmission's shot. Terran No! Not the truck. Cullum There's no way of fixing it? DANNY We don't have spare parts. And that kind of truck requires special fitted parts. TERRAN Damn. That truck was the only thing that could really bust through anything. DANNY So now we're only down to four cars, as long as nothing else happens to any of them. And on top of that we need to find a gas station soon that hasn't already been emptied. CULLUM Hopefully Ryder and Ethan found something out in this backwards hick town. TERRAN I wouldn't count on it. DANNY I just hope they actually make it back. Cullum and Terran give each other a grim look. Danny takes the wrench and places it in a pocket in his vest. They all return their gaze to the fire. Ext. - Empty Parking Lot - Day Liam, Ryder, and Ethan make their way across an empty parking lot, with Ryder in the lead. Ethan turns to Liam, whose trailing behind. ETHAN So, if you don't mind me asking, why travel this long all alone? LIAM I guess things are better off this way. ETHAN How? Liam holds back from saying anything. ETHAN I'm sorry. I'm just curious. LIAM It's fine. It's just, people tend to die around me. ETHAN Oh. I'm sorry. LIAM And being on my own, it's easier to slip by unnoticed. ETHAN I guess you have a point there. LIAM So this camp of yours... ETHAN Yeah. It's not as big as it used to be. When everything turned to shit, there was about twelve cars, buses, and trucks full of survivors. But there were disagreements amongst everyone, and people went their separate ways. LIAM How many of you are there now? ETHAN Well, after people left, we had six cars and a bus full of survivors. About three months ago, we camped too long in one spot outside of a bigger city, hoping we would be able to get as many supplies and maybe even find more survivors. After about a week in one spot, we were ambushed by the infected. We lost the bus and another car load of people. LIAM I'm sorry. ETHAN After that, we steered clear of any major cities, or even larger towns. But now that means we have fewer resources and supplies. That's why Ryder and I were out alone. LIAM And instead you found me. ETHAN Hey, another survivor is just as good as the rest. Ryder stops at the edge of a wooded area, and turns to the two guys. RYDER Shhh. Stop. Liam and Ethan stop. Ryder takes a step toward the woods, listening in. Liam and Ethan listen in as well. A branch cracks in the thick brush. Ryder takes the gun out from her belt, pointing it in the bushes. Liam slowly reaches for the knife in his belt. Ryder steps closer towards the path, gun in hand. Leaves rustle around. A squerell runs out across the path, and up a tree. Ryder sighs and steps back. Liam grasps onto the knife. He spins around as an infected runs right at the three. Liam bashes the infected to the side with his elbow. Ryder and Ethan spin to see the infect screech at them. Liam takes the knife and drives it into the infected's neck. The screeching stops, as blood gargles out of the wound. Ryder steps forward with he gun pointed at the infected. LIAM Wait! He hold out his hand to stop Ryder. LIAM The gun shot, it will attract more. Liam reaches back down and pulls the knife out from the neck. The infected starts to sit up, blood running from it's neck. RYDER (In protest) It's still coming for us! LIAM Just wait! The infected starts crawling towards Ethan and Ryder. Liam steps behind the infected, and slashes at the back of its head, near the top of the neck. The infected crumples to the ground, dead. LIAM You have to get the brain. The brain stem if you get the chance. Liam wipes the bloody knife on the dirty, tattered shirt of the infected. ETHAN But...how? LIAM You learn a lot when you're all alone. Ryder places the gun back on her belt. She turns back to the trail. RYDER Let's go. The camp's not to far off. ETHAN But Ryder... RYDER We have to get the camp moving if they're getting closer. She turns back and starts walking down the trail. Liam pockets the knife, as he and Ethan follow behind. EXT. - camp Outskirts - DAY JOANNA walks around the far side of the sand pits, scouting the area. She looks up at the tall mounts with a gun in hand. The sound of sand and gravel behind her, makes her turn. She points the gun at the giant mound. A small red ball rolls down the sand, towards her. Joanna lifts her foot stopping the ball. Joanna Clear! At the top of the mound, Ryder, and Ethan appear into view, They begin sliding down the hill. Joanna waves to them as they slide down, leaving a trail of dust behind them. Liam appears at the top of the mount, and begins to slide down after the two. EXT. - CAMP - DAY Joanna leads Ryder, Ethan and Liam towards the camp. People in the camp begin to notice. A few run towards the returning friends. Emily gets up from reading a book. Danny, Terran, and Cullum all rise from the fire and make their way over. Ryder and Ethan are greeted by the fellow survivors. Liam stays behind the crowd, trying not to gain attention. Terran gets to Ryder, lifting her in the air with a big hug. TERRAN Aha! There's our fearless hunters! RYDER (Laughing) Let go of me! Terran sets Ryder back down, as Cullum steps in. CULLUM But yet I see no winning trophies from the hunt. ETHAN It's barren out there. Cullum turns to Terran. CULLUM (Mirroring previous conversation) Backwards hick town. Emily enters the group, looking at Liam. EMILY And who might this be? Everyone turns towards Liam. He keeps his head down, but keeps his eyes focused on the group. RYDER This is Liam. EMILY Well look at that, another survivor. The camp starts mumbling to themselves about the new survivor. RYDER Liam and I go way back actually. TERRAN Wait, you two actually know each other? Ryder nods to Terran, who eyes Liam, not sure what to make of him. Emily strides around the group to Liam. EMILY Hello Liam. My name is Emily. She holds out her hand. Liam hold out his hand, as they shake them. LIAM Nice to meet you. EMILY Come, join us. You must be hungry. LIAM (Holding back a little) Oh. No thanks. I'm fine. Emily looks Liam over, trying to read him. EMILY Well if you insist. But don't be afraid to help yourself. CULLUM (To Terran) Not that we have much to help yourself to, to begin with. Ryder punches Cullums arm as she walks by into the camp. Terran laughs as Cullum clutches his upper arm. CULLUM Gah! TERRAN (Watching Ryder) Feisty isn't she? CULLUM (Sarcastically) Feisty...brutal...same thing. People start returning to the camp, going back to whatever they were doing before. Ethan turns back to Liam, who still stands off to the side. ETHAN C'mon. You look like you need to rest. Liam is hesitant, before following Ethan into the middle of the camp. Ext. - Camp - Night Groups of survivors sit around small fires in the camp. Ryder, Ethan, Terran, Cullum, and Danny sit around a fire off to the side. Liam sits alone at a fire away from the rest. Emily gets up from the closest group, and sits with Liam. EMILY So Liam, you just going to sit by yourself this entire time? LIAM Yeah. I guess I'm just used to being alone. this is the first time I've been with people in a while. EMILY How long have you been out there? LIAM Three years. Ever since this began. EMILY Oh wow. I couldn't imagine being all alone out there. LIAM It's not so bad. Liam looks towards the group where Ryder and Ethan are sitting. EMILY I guess you could call them the leaders of the group. LIAM Oh yeah? EMILY They've been making the big decisions mostly. Well, the entire camp does, but they really do lead us well. I wonder what they're talking about now? LIAM Probably about moving the camp. We ran into an infected on the other side of the woods. EMILY We would have been packed up by now. Come on, lets go see what the debate is. Emily and Liam rise up and walk towards the other group. DANNY We can't just leave them! CULLUM We don't even know if they're alive! The food supplies are too low, and if the infected are getting closer, you know we can't risk the lives of everyone else in this camp. ETHAN But where are we going to go? The cars are barely working and we only have enough gas to get maybe fifty miles away. RYDER We'll then we'll get fifty miles away. We have to keep moving. DANNY If you all want to go, then go. But I'm staying to look. RYDER No. You can't. You're needed here. TERRAN Not to mention it would be suicide going off on your own. It's impossible to make it alone out there. Liam and Emily approach the group. LIAM Not entirely. DANNY If he could make it, then so could I. CULLUM Maybe, but what are you going to do if you find them all dead, or if you can even find them at all? What then? Danny gets up in frustration. DANNY We can't just give up! Ethan you said it yourself, that this camp is in need of hope. Danny storms off into the camp. Liam turns to Emily, puzzled. EMILY Three from our camp, including Danny's brother went missing while looking for supplies. We fear that they're gone. CULLUM Hey, new guy! Sit down, join the festivities. Liam and Emily take a seat. CULLUM So tell us, how you've managed to survive three years on your own. LIAM There's not much to tell. I found myself alone after the outbreak, and just kept pushing on. EMILY Have you ever come across other groups of survivors. LIAM A couple times, but not many. None as big as this group. TERRAN Why didn't you stick around with them? LIAM Let's just say most other people out there are not as kind as you all are. RYDER Oh, we know that alright. LIAM Guess I'm not the only one who's ran into these kind of people. ETHAN There's another convoy of survivors, all military. They've been following us for a year, trying to take our supplies. RYDER They haven't gotten directly to us yet. Only the people who go out to find the supplies. LIAM Is that what happened to the people you're missing now? TERRAN Not likely. We haven't seen those bastards for over a month now. Liam glances over to the lone fire pit, where Danny now sits, staring into the flames. LIAM Is that why you haven't left yet? ETHAN We usually wait two days for people to come back, other wise we leave, so that nothing can happen to anyone else. LIAM How long has it been? ETHAN A week. LIAM I don't understand. If it's safer to leave, then why not go? ETHAN This is the first time someone's gone missing, that wasn't found dead and robbed. There's so few of us now. And Danny's brother was one of the best fighters we had against those things. LIAM Well, if you decide to go, I'll keep an eye out for them out there. TERRAN Wait...you're not staying? LIAM No. I'm leaving in the morning. EMILY Why? You should stay with us.
Untitled Screenplay - Pages 1-15 FADE IN: INT. - room - Sunset A television set is on the nightly news channel, in the middle of a broadcast. "BREAKING NEWS" covers the bottom of the screen. The NEWS ANCHOR, who is sitting at the desk rustles through papers as he reports the news. News Anchor We are now going into our fifth week of quarantine procedures set out by the Center for Disease Control. Officials in the White House and scientists have not specified exactly what is causing the effects that we've been seeing over the past month. The President has issued military task forces to set up perimeters around major cities in the country, and... The News Anchor is cut off by a crew member, who hands him another sheet of paper. The News Anchor reads the paper, then looks at the camera. NEWS ANCHOR Uh, it appears that United States officials have lost contact with all European governments, along with Russia, China, Japan, and most of the African governments. The Prime Minster of Canada has started letting U.S. Citizens into Canada after passing a screening test. Meanwhile the President of Mexico shut the border, trying to prevent Mexico to falling to... The News Anchor is cut off again by a crew member, handing him another sheet of paper. NEWS ANCHOR Ladies and gentlemen, I have just received word that we will be shutting down off the air. Local police have lost control at the Hospital in central... A loud crash stops the News Reporter. Screams and the sound of people rushing away are heard, as the News Anchor stands up from the desk. NEWS ANCHOR Oh my god! The News Anchor runs out of view of the camera. Everything off camera quiets down, til nothing is herd. A person slowly steps into the frame of the camera, with their head out of view. Blood runs down their arm, as the slowly shift across the screen. BLACK OUT ext. - Deserted Suburban Street - Day There's complete cloud cover over an empty suburban street. the grass has grown tall in the yards in front of the houses. A slight breeze blows dust across the pavement, and into the air. LIAM walks down the middle of the empty street, carrying a large bag on his back. He keeps his gaze ahead of his as he strides down the street. He walks past a house with a broken fence. A decaying arm sticks out in view as he passes. Liam stops in front of a large house in the middle of the street. Broken boards lie in front of the scratched door. A window on the second floor is wide open, with curtains billowing in the wind. Liam takes a deep breath and creeps towards the house. The wood creaks under his feet as he steps onto the front porch. Liam grasps the door knob, and turns the handle to find the door unlocked. The door swings open in front of Liam as he peers inside the house. He steps inside the dark house. Furniture in the front hall is knocked over and broken. A red stain lies on the floor in front of him A trail of red runs into the room ahead, and around the corner. The other room next to Liam is still neat, but covered in dust. Liam sets the large bag down. He pulls a flashlight from a pouch on his belt. With the light on, he slowly moves forward into the house. The flashlight flickers. Liam knocks it against the palm of his hand, but the light goes out. He puts the light down and continues moving ahead. His hand steadily placed on top of a gun in a holster. Liam steps around the corner where the red stain leads. The trail ends in a bigger blotched stain, with a decaying body on top of it. The head of the body is facing away from Liam. Liam lifts a scarf wrapped around his neck to cover his nose. He steps forward and kneels down at the body. Stretching out his had, Liam goes to turn the head of the body. An infected grab's Liam's shirt by the back and shoulder and pulls him back. Liam thrashes his body as the infected drags him back into the hallway. His shirt rips, and Liam manages to pull away from the infected. Liam gets to his feet as the infected grabs him again, and pushes Liam into the wall. Liam pushes back on the infected's face, as it tries to bite at him. Liam reaches for the gun holster, to find no gun. He looks over to see it lying on the floor ten feet away. Liam lefts his leg to the infected's stomach and kicks it back into the other wall. Liam turns to the gun, but trips over the infected's leg. He quickly crawls towards the gun, only to be pulled back by the infected. Liam forgets about the gun, and instead reaches for a small knife on his belt. He sits up and stabs the infected in the side of the head. It lets go and begins to seize on the floor. Liam pushed to the gun, aim's it at the infected and shoots it in the head. The infected stops seizing, and becomes still. Liam sits back on the wall, breathing heavily. He get's up and walks towards the infected's body. He kicks it over to see the man's face, and reveals a framed photograph that it landed on. Liam picks up the photo, and wipes blood off with his torn shirt. The photo is of the same man, with a young girl. He pulls the photo out of the frame and rips the side with the man out. He pulls another folded photo out from his pocket and places it next to the ripped photo of the girl. Both photos are of the same girl. Liam puts the photos in his pocket and walks back to the front door. LIAM (V.O.) It's been three years since everything changed. Three years since people started becoming those things. No one really knows what happened. The news reporters kept giving different stories on what was happening. Liam steps out the door onto the front porch. He looks up at the cloudy sky. Out in the distance, thunder roars through over the empty street. A rain drop hit Liam's cheek. He turns back into the house and shuts the door behind him. LIAM (V.O.) Some people said it was terrorists. Others said it was our own government. Or just an accident at the Centers of Disease Control. But before anyone could could really pin where it all started, most people were dead. And most who died, came back. Not as themselves. It's like they became animals. Attacking people who were still alive. Liam grabs the bag he dropped, and walks up the stairs. He walks into a bathroom, and sets the bag down. He replaces the batteries in the flashlight with new ones from his bag. With a towel he finds, he clears off the dirty mirror to see himself. He takes off his shirt to find a cut on his abdomen. Liam reaches into his bag and pulls out a large bottle of water, a bottle of anti-bacterial liquid, and box of large bandages. He clogs the sink, and pours some water into it. He cleans his cut, and bandages it up, then cleans blood off from the rest of him. LIAM (V.O.) And they learn like animals. They started off as slow moving, not being able to communicate. The only instinct they had was to attack and feed. Maybe feeding helps them learn more. The ones who feed more than others seem to be able to move faster, and even communicate with the rest. Liam pulls another shirt from the bag and puts it on. He grabs his stuff and moves to a girl's bedroom. The window is wide open, with the curtain blowing out of it. Some things are knocked over, but the room is generally neat. The bed is unmade, there are no pillows and the blankets half on the floor towards the window. Liam looks out the window to see pillows at the base of the house. He gets back inside, and closes the window. LIAM (V.O.) But not everyone died. Some of us managed to survive, whether it was just luck or not. But you can't trust most people. Leave it to an apocalypse type situation to show the human race's true nature, self preservation. Liam leaves the room, and shuts the door behind him. He walks down the hall to another bedroom. He drops his bag and closes the door behind him. Liam pushes a dresser in front of the door. He walks over to the bed, pulls the sheets off of it. The mattress blows dust into the air, as Liam flips it off the bed frame and onto the floor. Reaching into his bag he sits on the mattress. He pulls out a can and opens it with a can opener. Liam pulls a fork out of his bag and begins to eat the food from the can. LIAM (V.O.) That's why is best to be alone, always on the move. You don't have to worry about others you're with. Whether they're going to try to kill you for your share of the food, or if they fall behind if to many of those things show up. But it's been months since I've seen anyone else out there. There's got to be someone. I can't be the only one. Liam looks at the gun next to him. LIAM (V.O.) I don't know if I should wait for the world to find a way to go back to the way it was, or if I should just end my wait. Liam tosses the fork into the can, and sets it down. LIAM (V.O.) Everywhere I go, supplies and food are more scarce. I don't think surviving this is an option anymore. Thunder roars as the rain outside begins to fall harder. Liam grabs the bag. Using it as a pillow, he lays back on the flipped mattress. He gazes at the ceiling while listening to the rain, and slowly drifts to sleep. Int. - Bedroom - Morning A dog barking from outside jolts Liam awake. He instinctively reaches for the gun next to him as he sits up. Sitting completely still, he listens. The dog continues to bark. Liam crawls off of the mattress and moves toward the covered window. He lifts the dark curtain to the side slightly and peers out of the corner to the street. Outside a dog is standing at the broken fence, barking. The dog is on a leash that caught onto the broken fence. Liam shifts his view towards down the street. In the distance an infected person is slowly shifting towards the dog. Liam sits back, thinking to himself. The dog begins to whimper at the sight of the infected person. LIAM Damn it! Liam gets up and shoves the dresser away from the door. With his gun at the ready, he creeps down the hall to the stairs. He keeps his back to the wall as he shifts down the stairs to the front door. Liam checks both sides of the street, only spotting the dog and the single infected person. In a rush, he runs out across the street to the dog. The dog stops barking as Liam reaches for the leash. He unhooks the dog, and spins around. With the infected person closing in, Liam takes a knife out from his pocket. He rushes up to the sluggish infected, grabs it by the back of it's hair to pull it's head back, revealing it's neck. Liam slashes the knife across the infected neck. He jumps back as dark blood runs from the wound, and the infect falls to the pavement. Liam stands back looking at the body. He glances around the neighborhood, making sure that the noise didn't attract more infected. He sets down the knife and gun and reaches towards the body. He drags the body onto the lawn of the neighboring house, resting it's arms on it's chest. Liam reaches over and pulls a few flowery looking plants out of the ground, and places them onto the body. LIAM I know it's not much, but it's something. Liam steps back up, and turns away. He grabs the gun and knife as he move towards the house he spent the night in. The dog follows Liam towards the house. He stops and turns to it. LIAM Stay. Liam turns back to the house and continues forward. The dog continues to follow. He stops again and faces the dog. LIAM Look, I can't take you. I can barely feed myself half the time. The dog sits, staring at Liam. LIAM Don't do that. They continue to look at each other. Liam finally gives in. LIAM Fine. I can get you something to eat, but you need to stay here while I get my bag. The dog grins. Liam smiles and turns back to the house. He walks into the kitchen, searching the cabinets. Tossing aside boxes of old and expired food, he takes out the caned foods for himself. He opens another cabinet under the sink. A box of dog bones sits right in front of Liam. He takes the box out and puts it with the caned foods. In the bedroom, Liam stuffs the cans into the bag. He gathers the rest of his belongings, putting the gun back into the holster strapped to his leg. With the box of dog bones in hand he walks out of the room. Liam stops in the hallway as the dog cries from outside. He quickly runs down the stairs and out of the house. He halts on the front porch. The dog twitches on the pavement as an infected is tearing away at the dog, chewing on pieces of flesh, still covered in hair. Liam drops the box in horror. The infected stops tearing at the dog and turns towards the noise. Seeing Liam, it screeches and starts speeding towards the house. Liam turns back into the house, slamming the door shut behind him. The infected starts bashing and scraping at the door, trying to break through. Liam takes the gun out and aims it at the door. The infected busts the door open and moves to go inside. Liam shoots. The bullet flies through the forehead of the infected. The infected flies back to the ground, and becomes still. Liam drops down on his knees, covering his mouth as too keep himself from becoming sick. His foot accidentally kicks the body of the man he killed the day before. Liam turns back to face him. He thinks for a second, then pats at the body's pockets. He reaches in and pulls out a set of keys. Flipping through, he finds a key to a car. Liam pulls himself together and gets back up. He walks around the body of the infected and walks out of the house. Grabbing the box of dog bones, he walks to the body of the dog. He pulls a bone out of the box and lies it next to the dog. LIAM I'm sorry bud. He pats the top of the dog's head, then rises back up. With the key in hand, he walks to the car parked in the drive way. A large tree branch sits on the hood of the car. Liam pulls it off, and gets in the car. The car turns over twice before finally starting up. Liam pulls out of the drive way, and drives down the street, out of the neighborhood. Ext. - Country Road - Day Liam continues to drive along the empty roads. The sky is still overcast and dark. His bag sits on the passenger side seat. Liam plays with the radio. Only static comes out of the speakers. LIAM Oh what a surprise. Still no radio. Liam shuts the radio off, and continues to focus on driving. He glances in the rear view mirror, and looks at the back seat of the car. LIAM Well now I can travel with a few more things with all this space. The car begins to beep. Liam looks at the dashboard. The refuel symbol lights up, and the gas gauge is on empty. LIAM Unless I find gas. Something crashing off the hood of the car gains Liam's attention to the road. The car skids to a stop as he slams on the breaks. He whips back to look behind him. A ragged looking child jumps out from a tree on the side of the road, and looks at the car. Liam gets out of the car. LIAM Hey! The child stays still. LIAM Hey! Are you okay? The child still doesn't move. Liam starts to walk forward. LIAM Are you alone? A woman runs out from behind a tree, and into the car. Liam turns as she slams the door shut. LIAM Hey! The woman drives the car in reverse. Liam jumps back avoiding the near impact of the car. The woman stops at the tree, as the child jumps into the backseat. Liam jumps up and pulls the gun out from the holster. The woman steps on the gas, driving back towards Liam. He fires the gun twice as the car passes. The bullets bounce off and the car speeds off ahead. Liam steps into the middle of the road as the car gets smaller, and out of view. He drops to the ground. LIAM (Screaming) God damn it! He looks down at the gun in his hand. The point of the gun slowly moves to face towards him. Liam sits on the pavement, contemplating what he should do. He tosses the gun across the pavement in frustration. Liam gets up and grabs his gun. He then walks forward down the road. EXT. - Dirt Road - Night Liam walks along the dark dirt road. He wraps his arms around his torso as he shivers. He squints his eyes, trying to see better in the dark. A screech echos in the distance. Liam looks all around him as he continues forward. He stops as he sees a large, dark shape ahead. He rushes forward to find the car. The two drivers side doors wide open, and the woman and child missing. Blood covers the backseat door, and trails off the road into the thick bushes and trees. Liam sits in the drivers seat. The keys still in the ignition. He reaches over to the passenger side. His bag, fallen off the seat, sits on the floor. Liam sighs in relief. Another screech echos in the distance. Liam shuts the door. He climbs into the back seat and shuts the door, locking all the doors after. Liam pulls on the lever of the backseat, releasing it. With his bag, he climbs through to the trunk. Liam places the bag in front of the opening, covering most of the space. Reaching around, he finds a blanket. He unfolds the blanket, and curls up underneath it. In the dark of the trunk, Liam listens. Something bumps into the car. Liam keeps quiet. Something moves alongside of the car. Liam squints through the small gap of the seat and trunk. A hand slaps against the window, leaving a bloody hand print. The infected walks away into the dark of the night. Int. - Car Trunk - Morning Asleep in the backseat, sunlight shines through the gap, shining right in front of Liam's face. A scraping noise softly fills the car, as the front door unlocks. Liam's eyes fly open at the sound. The car door opens. Liam reaches at for his gun, and pulls it out. ETHAN swings into the front seat, while RYDER stands out next to him. Ethan The keys are still in the ignition. Ryder Well then? What are you waiting for? Ethan tries turning the car on, but nothing happens. ETHAN It must have run out of gas or something. RYDER It better just be gas. We need a car. ETHAN Well I'm no mechanic, so I don't know what to tell you. RYDER We'll come back with some gas, and get Danny to come look at it as well. ETHAN You want to drag him all the way out here? RYDER If he and everyone else wants a car that works, then yes. Ethan steps out of the car. Liam, keeps the gun pointed at the gap. RYDER Wait, check the car for supplies. There might be something useful. Ethan swings back into the car, searching the front of the car. He checks the glove box and finds nothing. He turns towards the back to see the bag. Without thinking, Ethan reaches back and pulls the bag away. Liam shoots forward to grab the bag. Coming into view, he point the gun at Ethan, who stops tugging at the bag. LIAM Not if you want to live. Ethan lets go of the bag. Ryder stands on the other side of the backseat window, pointing a gun in at Liam. RYDER (Through the window) I could say the same thing. Liam turns and points the gun at the window. Still pointing her gun at Liam, Ryder reaches in through the front door to unlock the back door. She steps back and opens the back door. RYDER Come join us why don't you? Ethan steps next to Ryder, with a hunting knife in hand. Liam crawls out from the trunk, and steps out of the car, with his bag in hand. Ryder and Ethan step back, guns still pointed at each other. ETHAN Who are you? LIAM Someone who's still alive. RYDER We'll see. ETHAN Ryder, stop. We don't want to kill other survivors. LIAM That's a first. RYDER Haven't had a great time with others I guessing? LIAM More or less. Ryder smirks, and lifts her gun away. RYDER I guess there's no moral gain from killing you. Ethan shrugs her aside and steps forward. Liam aims his gun at Ethan. LIAM And how do you know I won't kill you? RYDER Easy. You already would have. or at least tried. ETHAN Look, we don't want to hurt you or take your stuff. LIAM Then back away from the car. ETHAN It doesn't even work. Liam sighs. He swings his bag over his shoulder and starts backing away, gun still pointed at the two. LIAM Then have fun fixing it. Liam turns and starts walking away. Ryder rolls her eyes and walks over to the car. Ethan starts following Liam. ETHAN Hey! Wait! LIAM Sorry. Places to go, things to do. RYDER Ah. Another smart mouth. Liam and Ethan continue to walk away. ETHAN Hold on a minute. You plan on just going off, out there alone? LIAM Yeah. Have been for the past three years. Why stop now? Ethan catches up to Liam, and grabs his shoulder. ETHAN Please, wait. We could use your help. LIAM (Scoffing) My help? From someone you don't know who also shoved a gun in your face? RYDER Who say's we don't know you? Liam looks at Ryder, puzzled. She steps off the side of the car and walks towards him. RYDER You really don't remember me? LIAM Should I? RYDER (Laughing to herself) We were only good friends in high school. Well, that is until you skipped town and was never herd from again. Liam begins to recognize her. LIAM Ryder? RYDER The one and only. LIAM I...You...You look so different. RYDER Yeah. The world coming to an end does that to you. You however look the same...only, more pale. LIAM I blame the world ending. RYDER Yup. Still a wise ass. Liam and Ryder embrace in a hug. Ethan stands off to the side, puzzled. He turns back to Liam, as he and Ryder separate. ETHAN So you two really know each other? RYDER (Sarcastically) No dumbass, we're playing make believe. LIAM Listen, it's great to see you. And even better to see you alive, but I better get going. Liam turns back to the road. ETHAN Wait! C'mon. Come with us. RYDER Ethan, he obviously wants to be alone. Let him go. ETHAN No one should be alone. Not in this world. Liam stops and turns back. LIAM Look, it's nothing personal, but we'll all be better off if I just go. ETHAN Just for one night. Come back with us. We can help you with food and medical supplies. And everyone else needs to see there are others out there. They're starting to lose hope. LIAM Others? RYDER About fifteen of us. We have a camp on the other side of the forest. ETHAN It's obvious that you need some help. And a place to rest for the night. And in the morning if you want to go, then we can at least let you know a good direction to go in. LIAM Or you could just tell me now. Ethan turns to Ryder for help. RYDER He's right Liam. You do look like you need help, and everyone back at the camp needs a bit of hope. We've been taking heavy losses, especially in the past few months. Liam thinks for a minute. LIAM Okay. Fine. But I won't be staying long. RYDER No one's stopping you. Liam walks back up to Ethan and Ryder. Ryder leads Ethan and Liam towards the woods, as they set off back to the camp.
The finished movie Because You Were Home : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIXri8BRrlE
The final poster for Because You Were Home, and the quick cut trailer for the film : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7kdXNFJpC0
Screenshots form the upcoming film Because You Were Home
This is a rough edit clip from the film I am making for my Movie Making II class. The film is called Because You Were Home, and is a bout a brother and sister left home alone, who are attacked during the night by masked people. The final product should be finished by May 5th.
Link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f3NU-I1LAc&feature=channel_video_title
Untitled Poem
The streets drown under the fallen tears.
The sky, the eyes of the world, flood what lies underneath.
And my throbbing heart beats, while the city lights fall asleep.
Like a disease, visions of his face eats away at my body.
The cannibalistic act ravages away.
Tears run down the buildings that tower above the others.
My blood runs thin in the flood.
Circling the drains.
Tainting the tears.
Dear God, rip this heart away from me.
It belongs to one who doesn’t want it.
Love has broken me,
no,
he has broken me.
So take it away.
Keep it for me.
And I’ll leap to your arms.
I’ll fall with the tears,
that will wash away this mess.
My hour glass drops the last grain of sand,
as I imprint the flooded streets.
And I send all of my love to you.
Cameron’s life is a performance, with never a dull moment. With being completely obsessed with film and a deep passion for adventure, this kids always on the move. He’s often the underestimated and outspoken one. Too bad theres no script to know whats going to happen next.
Being the recent graduate from High School, Cam’s attending school for Media Arts(even though his true passion is acting!). Also being involved with gay right activist groups and spending any moment out of the house on adventures, Cameron loves art in almost every form it’s in!
Spending 19 years in New Hampshire, he is ready to explore the world!
Cameron has participated in TGAP 1 and TGAP 2. He is ready to show off what he’s got!
