Overnight in the World's Loneliest House

An aerial drone shot flies over a lush green, isolated island with a single small house on it.

"This is the loneliest house in the world."

Setting: A remote, grassy island (Ellidaey, Iceland) — Bright, natural daylight.

Text: "the loneliest house in the world :("

A screenshot of a news article is shown. The text about a paranoid billionaire and a zombie apocalypse is highlighted in yellow.

"Like some people think a billionaire built this place in case of a zombie apocalypse."

Setting: Digital screen — Digital screen brightness.

Text: "a paranoid billionaire built this home in case of a zombie apocalypse."

A wide aerial shot shows the small, green island alone in the vast blue ocean.

"But most people just want to move here and get away from their problems."

Setting: Open ocean near Ellidaey Island, Iceland — Bright, sunny day.

A point-of-view shot from the front of a small, grey inflatable boat as it bounces over choppy, grey waves in a storm.

"This trip is said to be extremely dangerous."

Setting: Open sea — Overcast and dim.

The narrator, Ryan, stands in a wet parking lot, speaking to the camera. He gestures around him.

"Hello, hello. Clearly, I'm not prepared for a country named Iceland."

Setting: Parking lot in Iceland — Overcast, grey daylight.

An aerial shot of the island with a white ferry visible on the water in the distance.

"Basically, I'm taking a taxi to a ferry. That ferry is going to drop me off at an island."

Setting: Ellidaey Island, Iceland — Bright daylight.

Text: "ferry", "lonely house"

Ryan walks out of a building, pulling a black suitcase. He stops and looks at his phone with a confused expression.

"I made it. Lunar Malunar. Did I say that right?"

Setting: Ferry terminal or airport — Bright, overcast light.

The screen cuts to black with white text.

"Okay, I'm moving a little fast here, so let me explain."

Setting: Digital screen

Text: "so let me explain"

A clip from a YouTube video shows a man in a red jacket and sunglasses by a rocky shore. A screenshot of the YouTube channel name is overlaid.

"a man named Bjarni uploaded this YouTube video."

Setting: Ellidaey Island, Iceland — Bright, sunny day.

Text: "Bjarni Sigurðsson 65 subscribers"

A screenshot of an email is displayed on a white background.

"hi ryan yes will take u to island an cok u jusy steak"

Setting: Digital screen

Text: "(no subject) Inbox bjarni 3:57 PM to me hi ryan yes will take u to island an cok u jusy steak"

Ryan asks Bjarni how to pronounce his name while they are sitting in a car. Bjarni smiles and repeats his name, trying to teach Ryan.

"How do you pronounce your name? Bjarni. Bear knee. Bjarni. Bertney. Bjarni."

Setting: Inside a moving car — Natural, overcast light from outside.

Ryan points to boats in a harbor. He initially thinks they are taking a large white boat, but it's revealed they are taking a small black inflatable boat next to it.

"Oh, that's a pretty large boat! it's the small one."

Setting: A harbor in Iceland — Grey, overcast daylight.

Text: "it's the small one."

Bjarni explains that to get to the island, they have to jump from the boat onto the rocks because there is no dock. Ryan reacts with shock.

"Are you serious? Yeah. There's no- there's no pier or- Oh. Cozy. This is raw nature. Oh my gosh!"

Setting: Harbor edge — Dim, overcast.

Ryan stands in a hotel room, holding a large pile of dark, heavy-duty clothing.

"Bjarni just gave me a bunch of clothes because I wasn't prepared."

Setting: Hotel room — Indoor lighting, slightly dim.

Ryan, now wearing heavy winter gear, speaks directly to the camera with a worried expression.

"I feel deathly sick to my stomach right now. Not sure if it's because I ate two bags of Icelandic candy."

Setting: Hotel room — Natural light from a window.

Bjarni, wearing a red jacket and black beanie, smiles and gives a thumbs-up as he stands in the doorway of the hotel room.

"Hi. Alright."

Setting: Hotel room doorway — Bright indoor light.

At the dock, Ryan meets Ragnar, the boat driver, who extends a hand for a handshake.

"Hi. Hi, how you doing? Ryan. Ragnar."

Setting: Harbor dock — Overcast, grey light.

Text: "RAGNAR"

Bjarni, smiling, tells Ryan that Ragnar will drive the boat 'like crazy'.

"He will drive like crazy. Are you serious?"

Setting: Harbor dock — Bright, diffuse light from the overcast sky.

Text: "he will drive like crazy"

On the boat, a man in a neon yellow jacket tells Ryan the weather is not good for sailing. Ryan gives a sarcastic smile.

"It's not a good sailing weather. Ah, love to hear that."

Setting: On a boat at the harbor — Overcast.

A man in a neon yellow jacket helps Ryan put on a life vest, explaining he would only survive for an hour in the cold water with it.

"One hour to live in wintertime. Iceland cold."

Setting: On a boat — Overcast.

Text: "1 hour to live in winter time"

Stock footage of a white sailboat calmly sailing on blue water under a partly cloudy sky.

Setting: Open water — Bright, soft daylight.

Text: "shutterstock"

POV shot from the small inflatable boat speeding through rough, foggy water. The island is barely visible in the distance through the mist.

Setting: Open sea approaching Ellidaey Island — Dim, grey, and overcast.

Ryan puts on a pair of small, bright orange swim goggles. The camera shakes violently with the boat's movement.

"These are yours!"

Setting: On the small boat — Overcast.

Text: "+3 CONFIDENCE"

The boat approaches a massive, dark, wet rock cliff rising from the turbulent water. A man in a red jacket is already on the cliff, holding a rope.

"So this is the part of the video where I can never really illustrate how scared I am..."

Setting: Base of the cliff at Ellidaey Island — Grey and overcast.

From a first-person perspective, Ryan jumps from the moving boat onto the slippery, wet rock face, grabbing onto a rope.

"Jump!"

Setting: Base of the cliff at Ellidaey Island — Overcast.

Ryan, wearing orange goggles, looks at the camera with a shocked and wet face after landing on the cliff.

"This is insane."

Setting: On the cliff face of Ellidaey Island — Dim, natural light.

Ragnar, standing on the cliff, gives Ryan instructions on how to climb the rope safely.

"You go first. Okay. And I'll be behind you. Okay. Always one hand on the rope."

Setting: On the cliff face — Overcast.

A still image of the island cliff is shown, with cartoonish cutouts of the three men's heads at the bottom, ready to be animated in Photoshop.

"So the camera ends up dying, so I'm just going to do a quick Photoshop example of what actually happened."

Setting: Digital screen (Photoshop) — Bright, natural light.

In the comedic Photoshop animation, the cutout of Ryan's head falls from the cliff into the water.

"I slip and fall into the ocean."

Setting: Digital screen (Photoshop)

The comedic animation ends with Ryan's head on a flying shark dropping him off at the top of the cliff.

"So now you're caught up."

Setting: Digital screen (Photoshop)

Three men (Ryan, Bjarni, Ragnar) walk up a steep, grassy hill through thick fog, carrying their gear.

Setting: Grassy hill on Ellidaey Island — Bright, diffuse light.

Ryan enters the rustic wooden cabin, throws his arms up in celebration, and takes off his wet jacket.

"We made it!"

Setting: Inside the lonely house — Warm, bright indoor light.

A hand writes 'juicy steak' in a guestbook.

"The stakes are high and they are juicy, hopefully. I hope that's happening still."

Setting: Inside the house — Warm indoor light.

Text: "juicy steak"

Ryan sits at a table with Bjarni and Ragnar, pointing at the guestbook and talking.

"11,265th person to step foot in this house."

Setting: Inside the house — Warm indoor light.

Bjarni stands outside by a grill, smiling. The grill is open with steaks and foil-wrapped potatoes cooking.

"Just have some snack here. Some small steaks."

Setting: Deck of the lonely house — Overcast daylight.

Text: "cok u jusy steak"

The three men sit around a candlelit wooden table, eating a meal of steak and potatoes.

"Enjoy my friend. Everything that's here was carried up by hand."

Setting: Inside the house, dining area — Warm, dim light from candles and an overhead light.

Ryan is in a dark room, lit only by a flashlight he is holding, speaking to the camera.

"I'm in the bedroom right now."

Setting: Attic bedroom at night — Harsh, direct light from a flashlight.

Ryan stands on the wooden deck outside the house, brushing his teeth in the foggy morning.

"Morning."

Setting: Deck of the lonely house — Bright, overcast morning light.

A group of fluffy sheep stand in a foggy green field. An inset image shows a close-up of more sheep.

"Sheep."

Setting: Field on Ellidaey Island — Overcast.

Text: "Sheep"

Ryan stands on the deck, speaking to the camera. The background is extremely foggy.

"So we're about to eat, but the fog just disappeared for like 15 minutes. It's already back."

Setting: Deck of the house — Bright, diffuse light.

A split screen shows three different TikTok videos Ryan made on the island, featuring him dancing and exploring.

"what do you think of these?"

Setting: Outside the lonely house

Text: "what do you think of these?"

Bjarni places a plate of pancakes, bacon, and eggs on the table in front of a clapping Ryan.

"All right. Breakfast is served."

Setting: Kitchen/dining area of the house — Bright, natural light from windows.

Ryan and Bjarni stand outside a very old, weathered, and dilapidated small building.

"So this was the first loneliest house in the world."

Setting: Outside the first house on the island — Overcast.

Bjarni, wearing a red jacket, stands next to the old building and explains its purpose.

"the bird scientists. They keep their stuff here."

Setting: Outside the old house — Overcast.

Ryan opens a door to a small pantry, revealing shelves stocked with food supplies.

"This is the pantry."

Setting: Inside the house — Indoor lighting.

Ragnar stands in a small, cluttered workshop, explaining that they have to keep all necessary tools and supplies on the island.

"So pretty much here we have paints for the window and all kind of tools because there's no hardware store in Ellidaey."

Setting: Workshop shed — Natural light from a small window.

Ryan stands in a doorway, welcoming the camera into a small bathroom.

"This is the bathroom. Come on in."

Setting: Bathroom of the house — Indoor lighting.

Ryan is outside on the deck, putting on his heavy waterproof pants in a hurry.

"And we should probably leave, otherwise we might be stuck here for another week."

Setting: Deck of the lonely house — Overcast.

Ryan, wearing orange goggles, takes a selfie video with Ragnar and Bjarni. They are all smiling and laughing.

"Well, one thing's for sure, I know where I'm going in a zombie apocalypse."

Setting: Outside the lonely house — Overcast.

An aerial drone shot flies away from the house, which becomes smaller as it is enveloped by thick fog.

Setting: Ellidaey Island, Iceland — Bright, diffuse light.

Text: "watch another video <3"