twilight script

act one

FADE IN:

1 EXT. RAIN FOREST, OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON - DAWN

Moss-draped. Shadow-drenched. Tortured tree trunks twist

upward, reaching for rare sunlight.

BELLA (V.O.)

I'd never given much thought to how I would die..

Suddenly, every creature in the forest is deadly silent. Neither

bird, beast nor insect make a noise. A predator is near.

Then, in the distance, hear a tiny SNICK - a twig snapping.

Abruptly, we're on the move. Fast.

UNKNOWN POV - MOVING

Trees start whipping past us at a dizzying speed, branches

are dodged with preternatural agility. And we're speeding

up, chasing something. It's exhilarating. Terrifying.

Finally, up ahead, we get the first glimpse of our prey -

-

A DEER

-- running for its life as it darts through this maze of

a forest. It sprints forward, but we gain on it. Beyond the deer,

SEE the forest's edge ahead, white sunlight glowing against the

trees. The buck races for the light. We're just behind it,

about to emerge from the shadowy darkness -

-

The deer LEAPS into the light in a high arc, hovering (suddenly

SLOW MOTION) against the WHITE GLARE of the sun... then BAM!

The deer abruptly plummets out of frame at an unnatural angle,

leaving the WHITE GLARE to fill the screen. HOLD ON WHITENESS

-

BELLA (V.O.)

But dying in the place of someone I

love seems like a good way to go..

.

-- Then into the WHITENESS steps the face of -

2 ISABELLA SWAN, 172

Eyes closed against the sunlight, absorbing its rays. Long,

dark hair frames alabaster skin. She's a vulnerable,

introverted, imperfect beauty.

BELLA (V.O.)

... So I can't bring myself to

regret the decision that brought me

here to die...

The background comes into focus as we realize we're now in -