Opening Sequence: Initial Ideas

On the next few slides, we have our treatment, shot list, timeline and story board for out initial ideas. We didn't end up filming this as on the day of shooting, we changed a range of shots and we changed some parts towards the end as we thought it would suit out convention and build up more tension. We made the changes which can be seen in our first draft.

GabriellaNikol

Ewelina

00:00 - 00:08The opening sequence begins with a pan from bottom to top to show the CLOWN. It's late and isolated. Then there is an establishing shot to show the CLOWN standing in the middle of the road and he is holding a balloon in his hand.

00:08 - 00:18The little GIRL is staring at the CLOWN from her window. Next, a shot of her face from the other side of the window to show that SHE is looking at the CLOWN. Then the CLOWN is staring back at her. 00:18 - 00:27A flashback to when the CLOWN was a younger boy. His parents are shouting/arguing, so he can hear their screams in the background. He is sitting down in the corner of a room playing/torturing a clown doll.

00:27 - 00:30Flashback to reality and the CLOWN is in the bathroom. The bathroom looks dirty and destroyed. He is laying out his clown makeup, which is shown by a close up on his hands slowly and calmly. One by one.. 00:30 - 00:40There is another flashback to his childhood. He is in his bed trying to sleep, but he is unable to as he sees that the clown is staring directly at him from his shelf. The fear in his eyes are shown by extreme close up shots, following a close up shot of the clowns eyes.

Treatment

00:40 - 00:52Flashback to reality again and the CLOWN is slowly putting on his makeup. He does a creepy smile when he is finished with his lips. Then random parts of his face are shown whilst he is putting on the rest of the makeup. He goes to close the mirror cabinet which reveals his whole face.

00:52 - 01:17The little GIRL leaves the window with her toy and walks out of her room and down the stairs. She leaves the door open behind her. She drops her toy on the floor outside and bends down to get it. When she looks up again, the clown disappears.

01:17 - 01:30She pauses for a couple of seconds. She look confused but thinks nothing of it. She is looking down at the ground whilst turning around. She looks up to start walking and the CLOWN is standing there blocking her way.

01:30 - 01:47She stares up at a CLOWN from a low angle to make her look vulnerable. The clown looks down at the GIRL and gives her a creepy smile from a high angle to emphasise his power over her. He says 'Hi sweetie, would you like this balloon?' in a slow/soft voice.

01:47 - 01:52Her face looks confused and as she is about to say something, the CLOWN puts fingers on her mouth whilst bending down to her size and whispers 'shhh'.

01:52 - 02:05He goes to grab her hand which can be seen through a close up shot on their hands. They then go to walk away and this can be seen through a two shot from behind them. Then the CLOWN lets go of the balloon and it fly's away into the sky.

Timeline

Story Board