Portfolio Project Story Script

Opening scene:

We show him in his car looking around frantically, breathing hard, and there’s cop sirens in the background.

Caller scene:

Then cut back in time he is in his room sitting down and he’s worried because he hasn’t seen his parents all day. He texts his mom “Hi mom, are you okay?” Then, he gets a call from his mom. He answers it and there’s a strange guy on the phone that says, “If you ever want to see your parents again, listen to my instructions.” The kid doesn’t believe it’s real, obviously, so he says, “how do I know this is real?” Then, the guy says, “you know that spare key you keep under the door mat?”. The kid checks and it’s not there. Then the guy says “Listen closely, if you ever want to see your parents again, follow my instructions. Check your mailbox, you will find the details there.”

Final scene:

For the last scene, we will do that the kid checks the mailbox and he looks shocked, but we don’t reveal what is inside. Then, the guy says "you have 5 hours. Time is ticking." And then we hear the sound of an alarm counting down, and the screen fades into black, but the clock sound is still there. Then we show the title, with the clock sound there still.