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Left 4 Dead

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Left 4 Dead


Characters


James: A former soldier from when the Military was able to fight the infection. James now heads an ever dwindling group of survivors as he tries to get them to a safe zone. He is typically seen wearing Army Fatigues, and is skilled with an M16.
Kevin: A low level reporter that was pulled into the group. Kevin always has a camera handy, and is attempting to record the events so that it might help others. Him always having a camera out is often a point of conflict with the rest of the group. Because of his impulse to record the events, he only uses a pistol if he ever wields a weapon at all.
Leo: A fast talking mechanic that boasts he can fix anything with four or more wheels. He is often nicknamed "MacGyver" because of his ability to repair anything with almost nothing. He's good, he knows it, and he boasts about it. Leo also smokes much to the dislike of the other survivors.
Lilly: A former paramedic, pressed into learning more medical knowledge as the infection spread. She is the only person with any decent knowledge of the infection itself, and has even been able to slow its spread in some people. Those that have died as a result weigh heavily on her, and she carries their pictures with her all the time.
Harry: An expert hunter and marksman, Harry the best shot of the group with any firearm. He is often seen with some kind of Sniper Rifle, but can work with a wide variety of weapons. His past is largely unknown, as he usually keeps to himself and only speaks when he has something to say, or is spoken too.

Story


[the camera comes on, and flickers for a moment, after it flickers, Kevin is seen walking over to the camera, and picks it up. He quickly checks it over.]
Kevin:Looks like the Camera still works.
James:Yeah, that's great, how about you turn that thing off and give us a hand here.
Kevin:Sure thing.
[Kevin turns off the camera. Some time later, the Camera is turned on again as the survivors are seen walking next to the tracks.]
Kevin:So, where are we going again?
Leo:a short ways up the path here there's a safe house, that's where we're headed.
James:Common guys keep moving, no telling how many of those bastards are out there.
Kevin:So James, for the record, can you tell the camera what just happened?
Harry:Why does it matter anyway? The train is dead, so's three of our friends. And all you seem to care about is that stupid camera.
Kevin:I'm recording this to give some sense of what might of happened to us if we don't make it out of here, maybe someone else could learn from our mistakes.
Leo:Yeah, like bringing you along.
Lilly:Can we knock it off? This is getting us nowhere.
Leo:You're right Lilly. [Pulls out a cigarette.] Can't sweat the small shit.
Kevin:Hey uh, Leo, are you sure that's a good idea?
Leo:[with a cigarette in his mouth] What? There's nothing out here. [pulls out his lighter, and lights.] Besides, I need one of these.
James:Put it out Leo, we can't afford to be seen by those things.
Leo:oh common James, there's nothing… [a low moan is heard in the distance] aw crap…
Kevin:Please tell me that that's my stomach. [a faint gurgled moan is heard] Oh common, can't they give us a break?
[Kevin turns the camera around, as a small horde gathers along the tracks. The group slowly backs up as the horde get's larger.]
James:RUN!
[The group turns around, and runs towards the safe house. James stops every now and then, firing several shots from his pistol at the horde. Killing one infected after another. Kevin records the action on the Camera.]
James:Kevin, either run for the safe house, or turn that camera off and start shooting!
[Kevin starts towards the safe house, James soon follows him. After James reloads, a Boomer comes into view. Kevin quickly points this out, after which, James reloads, and shoots the Boomer, the bile splatters all over the place, and is enough to make the infected stop just long enough for Kevin and James to reach the safe house. Some infected take chase after them, but are quickly dispatched by Harry with an M14. James and Kevin then continue towards the safe house, and soon enter. After they do, the remaining survivors close the door and barricade it.]
James:That was too close, [looks at Harry] Thanks for the assist.
Harry:no problem, always a pleasure to kill more of those bastards.
Kevin:Where did you find that?
Harry:There's a store room over there [points around the corner]. It's got several guns in it, even one I think you'll like.
James:Thanks. Come with me Kev.
[Kevin and James walk into the Store room, James picks up an M16 with red-dot sight, and looks it over. Once satisfied, he loads a magazine from the table into the weapon, and charges the weapon and flips it on safe. He than grabs up several magazines, and then picks up a pistol, and hands it to Kevin.]
James:Here, take this, and at the first sign of a walking dead guy, you put that camera away, and start shooting, you got that?
Kevin:[Taking the pistol.] Yeah… sure... [A witches crying is heard.] What was that?
James:I don't know. [the two walk into the main room] What the hell is that?
Leo:Don't know, Lilly's checking it out right now.
Lilly:[Distant] OH…. SHIT!!! [the Witch lets out a loud scream, Lilly comes running down the hall back into the main room, with the witch right behind her. As Lilly enters the main Room, James pulls out his pistol and shoots the Witch in the head just as she enters the room. She hits the ground, and lets out a deafening scream as the rest of the survivors fire several more shots into her to make sure she's dead.] Thanks for that guys.
Leo:No problem. [James turns and looks at him.]
James:Go find us some transportation out of here.
Leo:Sure thing.
[As Leo walks off, moaning is heard from outside the safe house. Lilly walks over to the window, and looks out. As she does, Kevin moves to the other window and tries to see what's going on outside, zooming in on the large horde that's just outside the Safe house. He then backs away from the window, and pans over to Lilly, who is also backing up, with a terrified look on her face.]
Kevin:What is it Lilly?
Lilly:Something…. Big…. [A loud crash is heard against the door.] And it's pissed. [Everyone aims their weapon at the door, as another bash is heard.]
James:Is everyone ready? [Everyone responds] Good, [takes a deep breath] Don't fire until it's in here. [At that moment, the door burst in and a small Tank charges into the room. It manages to knock down Kevin face first to the ground causing him to drop the camera, which is facing him. He rolls over and starts firing at the Tank, and it soon falls next to him, everyone else firing on him to make sure it's dead.] Let's try not to make a habit of this. [Helps Kevin up]
Lilly:Guys, there's more coming.
James:Just go, me and Harry got this.
[Kevin walks over, and pics up the camera, and follows Lilly out to the garage where Leo is finishing his check on a car he found.]
Lilly:This our ride?
Leo:[Closing the hood, and walking over to the drivers side door] Yeah, I just made sure everything was hooked up, now I just need to hotwire it. [He opens the door. As soon as the door is open, a Hunter bursts out of the car, knocking down Leo. Lilly immediately starts firing at it, but it's too fast for her, and it manages to escape.] [Panicked] What the hell was that?
Lilly:I have no idea. [Leo gets in the car and gives it a quick check to make sure he can get it to start.]
[Moments later, Kevin and Lilly turn around as gunfire is heard coming from the hall. James and Harry are slowly backing up shooting any infected that get close to them. As they reach the door, they quickly close it behind them. The remaining infected on the other side of the door scratch and beat on the door, unable to open it.]
James:Well, that way's out of the question, I hope you guys have something.
Leo:If I had an hour maybe, this thing isn't gonna start.
Harry:A last stand?
James:No, we're all getting out of here. [reloads] If we can get to the roof, we should be safe until morning when they disperse.
[The group head out the back door, which is still mostly zombie free as the majority are coming from the front of the building. As they reach a low point, and start climbing up onto the roof, the horde begins to come around the back of the house.]
Harry:[after helping Lilly to the roof] These guys just don't quit do they.
James:[tossing his weapon up to the roof] No they don't. Common Leo, you're next. [Leo throws his weapon up onto the roof, and is pulled up by the others. Kevin than gets into position, but can't reach the group.] Common Kev, jump up here!
Kevin:Take the Camera!
Leo:[Seeing the infected coming around the house.] Forget the camera, common!
Kevin:Just take it!
James:[Reaching down to try and grab Kevin] No, we're not leaving you to die like this, come on, jump!
Kevin:Common, take the Camera! It's all that's left of….. [the camera suddenly falls to the ground and lands facing Kevin as he is pulled off into the woods behind him by a Smoker. He is pleading for his life, but a small horde of infected continue to gather around him, as a hunter dives into the woods where Kevin disappeared. Loud screaming, followed by loud gurgling is heard as the infected kill Kevin. Meanwhile, the other survivors are firing at the infected, trying to save their comrade.
5 hours later
[James picks up the Camera, and looks it over.]
James:So long Kevin. [He then turns the camera off for the last time. The credits begin to roll.]
This is a screenplay I wrote for my Audio Visual Class at ITT Tech. I liked how this turned out so I decided to post it. I took some creative license with some of the infected for use as story elements, so no panning.

Left 4 Dead, and all Special Infected © Valve
Characters © Me
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KahunaSniper's avatar
Another great piece, man. Just another note though, reading into Harry's bio a little bit, well, seemed to talk more often then given. Maybe it's just me. I dunno.

Again, great work. :)