'The Necklace' was short crime film created by at the Film Academy Summer School at the University of Gloucestershire.
My responsibilities throughout the making of this film ranged from script writing, filming, sound and editing. This summer school enabled to develop skills of using different editing softwares and filming equipment. In addition, the workshops held throughout the week taught by professionals within the film industry, allowed me to further my understanding of production within broadcast.
SCRIPT
INT. HOUSE – MORNING
Two detectives, MORGAN and WEST, stand over a dead body.
WEST
18. Male.
MORGAN crouches besides the body and points to the neck.
MORGAN
Cause of death, strangulation.
WEST
We should wait for forensics on that.
MORGAN
We can see bruising on the neck, we just don’t know from what cause. But this ties it into the four other murders.
WEST
If they find one more victim and we don’t solve this they’ll kick us off the case. Let’s get back as soon as possible.
WEST begins to walk away as MORGAN finishes up his photos.
INT. OFFICE – DAY
MORGAN
Strangled, strangled, strangled, strangled.
MORGAN pins the last photo onto the board and takes a step back.
MORGAN CONT,
Strangled. Are the victims linked?
WEST
The forensics came back with this.
WEST hands MORGAN a large brown envelope and he begins to pace rapidly as he flicks through the photos, scanning each one for evidence. Suddenly he stops on a wide shot of the room and then stops on the next photo of a necklace.
MORGAN
West? This might be relevant.
WEST
You’re wasting time with that. That necklace can’t be the murder weapon. We have a strong lead already with Bowlt.
MORGAN
Said who?
WEST
The evidence.
WEST stands up.
WEST CONT,
She was released a few months before the first murder with a history of strangulation charges. She lives within a 5 mile radius of all the victims. We’ve been a team for two years, don’t you trust me?
MORGAN
Alright, we’ll take a look at this later tonight but you know it’s our last shot.
WEST
Just go home and check it out tomorrow.
INT. BOWLT’S HOUSE – EVENING
MORGAN stands outside Bowlt’s house talking to West’s voicemail.
MORGAN
I can’t get out hold of you but I’m outside Bowlt’s now, I’m sorry I can’t wait we need to know now. Have you found anything? Call me back soon.
MORGAN notices an open door and enters the house carefully. He stumbles across Bowlt’s body on the floor. He crouches down and checks for a pulse.
MORGAN goes to call WEST and places the phone against his ear. A ringtone gradually gets louder and louder as he slowly pulls away the phone. A necklace loops around MORGAN’S neck.
WEST puts on the evidential necklace and walks out of a room with MORGAN dead on the floor.
