Chronicle Screenplay - Scene 4

EXT. HAVEN HILLS FARM - NIGHT

We’re in Matt’s car, driving on a dark dirt road, past an old fence and rusted out farm equipment.

ANDREW (O.S.): Are you sure it’s here? (beat) Are you sure it’s here, this all looks closed-

MATT: It’s here, calm down. Listen.

We can faintly hear party music.

ANDREW (O.S.): Oh yeah.

EXT. HAVEN HILLS FARM - BARN

Cars are parked outside a big abandoned barn as Matt and Andrew approach. We see Christmas lights strung up, and there’s clearly a party going on inside the barn. Kids are milling about outside, too, drinking, fucking around.

MATT: Hey dude, don’t follow me around
all night.

ANDREW (O.S.): What?

MATT: Don’t follow me around all night, okay?

ANDREW (O.S.): What am I supposed to do? I thought you said you didn’t want to go alone-

MATT: Talk to people? Have a beer, I don’t know.

Andrew skulks around the party, which is clearly in full swing. Lots of bad footage of people talking, drinking, girls dancing sexy, guys joking around. Andrew is silent and detached, just filming. He sees a girl, CASEY Letter, 16, filming as well. They shout over the music.

CASEY: Hey, what are you filming for?

ANDREW (O.S.): Oh, I don’t- just filming.

CASEY: What? I’m filming for my blog!

ANDREW (O.S.): What?

CASEY: I have a video blog! Why are you filming?

Andrew simply backs away. More footage of the party.
AUSTIN, 18, in an Ed Hardy shirt, comes out of nowhere. He’s clearly a little drunk.

AUSTIN: Hey, were you filming my girlfriend? Yes or no, were you filming my girlfriend?

ANDREW (O.S.): No, I wasn’t filming anyone specific, just filming the party.

AUSTIN: (beat) Okay, good, because I don’t wanna have to beat your ass.

ANDREW (O.S.): Okay.

AUSTIN: Don’t talk back to me. Don’t get smart, okay, I’m being nice here. I’m being nice to you. (beat) Say okay.

ANDREW (O.S.): Okay-

AUSTIN: Cause I know you were filming my girlfriend dancing. I should break your fucking nose, you know that? You know that, I should beat your ass right now, but I’m trying to be nice. Fuck you.

Austin abruptly throws his beer on Andrew, getting some on the camera, and then spits on him. Andrew backs up, shocked, lowering the camera.

EXT. HAVEN HILLS FARM - EDGE OF THE WOODS

Andrew’s out alone in a field now, furiously cleaning the lens of the camera, obstructing our view. Cut to a few moments later; the camera now resting in his lap or on the ground. We can see the barn, the party still going on.
After a few moments, we can faintly hear Andrew crying.

STEVE (O.S.): (loud, sudden) Are you Andrew?

ANDREW (O.S.): (startled) What-

STEVE: Are you Andrew-with-the-camera? (beat) Matt’s cousin, Matt said you had a camera?

The camera is picked up to reveal STEVE “Kaz” Kazinksy, 17, approachably handsome and in great shape, with an easygoing, instantly likeable charisma.
He’s a little drunk and giddy.

STEVE (CONT’D): Dude, are you okay?

ANDREW (O.S.): I’m Andrew.

STEVE: I’m Steve Kazinsky-

ANDREW (O.S.): No, I know.

STEVE: ...yeah?

ANDREW (O.S.): Everybody knows who you are.

STEVE: Haha, yes, that is true. Listen, come on, bring the camera.

ANDREW (O.S.): What? I don’t-

STEVE: Come on.

Steve starts off, but Andrew hesitates.

ANDREW (O.S.): I don’t-

STEVE: Dude, come on, we found something...