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Psychological Thriller opening sequence

Treatment Sheet

2013 By Benjamin Maness

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CONTENTS

Story outline …………………………………………………………………………… 3 Cast list ...…………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Concept…………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Outline ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Story ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Technical Information ……………………………………………………………..4 Props ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 Apparel …………………………………………………………………………………... 5 Locations ………………………………………………………………………………... 5

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Cast list TBC Ryan – Alexandria (Alex) – David – Tom – Murderer - Story Concept- A teenaged boy with a tragic past that begins to catch up to him has to overcome obstacles with a group of friends whom become entangled in a web of mystery and murderous intention. The group of teenaged individuals are stalked and slowly picked off one by one until very few are remaining and the group of seemingly opposites team up to stop the murderer. However this murderer is unlike any man that exists to this day, seemingly supernatural. The remainder of the group solves the mystery, and then using the knowledge acquired stop/kill the stalking murderer.

Outline of Thriller opening The sequence begins with a close up shot of a Girl screaming as she meets her demise, there is no emphasis on quite whom it is. Her body will be laid out with the murderer standing over and an overhead shot will be used and the camera slowly zooms out and the beginning will fade to black. The main part of the two-minute sequence will introduce our characters to the story, we learn their names and other things about the characters as they’re walking through a dark desolate environment, more specifically a forest. The shot in this scene is taken from a distance and using the zoom function to track their movement firstly and close up shots and medium shots when they’re speaking so we get a sense of their emotions, this is the only scene with any significant dialogue. The Camera will be focused on 3 of our four characters in the next scene, as one of our characters will by shy and nervous in the environment. The characters will encounter the killer on a turn; the camera will be tracking the characters as they move. The killer will begin to chase the characters, the camera mostly focused on his movements, the killer will corner one of our characters and shortly before he has the opportunity to stab him the sequence will end, leaving the audience in suspense. Camera shots for the near death scene at the end will be medium shots and close ups only mostly focused on the victim as the most facial expressions will be seen on his face.

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The Story Ryan has a past that he would have kept secret until the grave however when he starts to have recurring nightmares about the events of the past, they seem to call to him, almost compelling him to go back to the place where his family was murdered. When Ryan’s girlfriend Alexandria (Alex) suggests that they follow the calling to clear his head he thoroughly rejects the notion at first however she persuades him to go to this place. Ryan, Alex and their two best friends David and Tom begin their journey into a living hell in an attempt to help their friend overcome their fear of this place. Obeying the calling was a fatal mistake, the group is then stalked and slowly killed off, the help of friends and the police is requested but they aren’t quite as much help as they once thought.

Technical Information Set: The sequence will be set during modern times however the beginning of the sequence will be set years in the past. Location: Hartlepool Sixth Form College grounds Rating: 12, due to the lack of blood but sinister atmosphere this is capable of appealing to wider audience because of this rating The sequence that is being shot will be roughly two minutes

Props A toy knife for the murder to use against his victims Murderer Costume preferably something dark (Things that the actors have at hand could be used as improvised props)

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Apparel Performers in the two-minute production should wear the clothing that they are wearing on the day of the shoot; this is to save time and to be productive. The murder will be wearing an improvised costume, consistent of the things that are available at the time of the shooting. It would be preferred if the character of the murderer were dress darkly and somewhat threatening in appearance or have the appearance of someone that is psychologically damaged.

Location The type of location should be dark an eerie like the woods particularly since places like this are usually associated with murders and irregular activities, especially for the opening scene shot. The next location for my filming should be somewhere domestic or just in the streets as the scenes associated with the main film characters in the opening aren’t violent.