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, f**ing 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 s**y, 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 a**.
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 f**ing nose, you know that? You know that, I should beat your a** right now, but I'm trying to be nice. f** 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...