SCENE 1:
Amanda hears about October Country Hotel from a friend at the office.

VERSION: DRAFT 1
LENGTH TIMED AT: 55-60 seconds

POSSIBLE LOCATIONS:

• INT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE - Sky News TV station, shoot to keep TV set and director's room out of view. Sky News (128,128,0)
• EXT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE BLDG. - Unknown.

SET DRESSING OBJECTS:

• desks
• chairs
• computers
• papers
• pens
• copy machine
• personal effects

PROPS:

• soda cans, 2
• soda machine
• coffe machine
• pizza slices or sandwiches or chips, etc.
• coffee cup (for Amanda)
• breakroom trash can
• newspaper
• bulletin board w/stuff on it
• refridgerator

POSES/ANIMATIONS:

• one-handed head scratch or chin-touch for Mike, "they called it something..."
• eyes-rolling for Brenda, "not another vampire chase..."
• one-armed shrug for Amanda, "Heck, I didn't believe it either."

COSUMES/AVIS:
All normal humans, normal sized, normal modern business haircuts.

• Amanda - business casual outfit #1.
• Mike - business casual men's outfit, newspaper reporter.
• Brenda - skirt and blouse with collar, businessy, simple.

FADE IN

1.1 - EXT. NEWSPAPER BLDG. "WESTEND DAILY JOURNAL" - AFTERNOON - ESTABLISHING

Slow zoom and move toward the front door as well see normal middle-town America kind of city in the surrounding background.

TITLE OVERLAY: "Several years ago in an average town..."

1.2 - INT. NEWSPAPER OFFICES - AMANDA'S DESK

We see Amanda stand up from her desk and walk to the break room.

1.3 - INT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE - BREAK ROOM

Mike, a newspaper reporter in his 30's and Brenda, a newspaper reporter in her 30's are seated at the break table, each drinking a can of soda. Both are dressed as business-casual. Perhaps a half-eaten pizza or sandwhich is on the table as well.

--- MIKE ---
And then she said that it wasn't about runaways or prostitution at all, but that this guy had some underground laboratory, and was turning people into animals or some crazy thing.

--BRENDA--
What, like Island of Dr. Moreau or something?

(We see Amanda turn and look at them, apparently startled by something they said.)

---MIKE---
Exactly! She even said that HG Wells was inspired by the same cult that is operating on the island today.

---AMANDA---
What island?! Er, I mean, what kind of rubbish place are they saying has some cult on it?

---MIKE---
Oh, I think they called it like, Otober Island or something. No, wait. October Country. That was it. It's got a creepy hotel and a list of missing persons and everything.

---BRENDA---
Don't tell me you think it's another one of your vampire stories, Amanda.

---AMANDA---
Someday Brenda, you may find out that there is more out there than is drempt of in your philosophy, Horatio. And I won't hold it against you. Heck, I didn't believe it either.

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