summer treatment, first draft

8/3/2019 Summer Treatment, First Draft

1/3

Treatment for the 2 minute opening of a feature film

SUMMER

By James Daniels, Hannah Jukes and Casey White

January 2012


2/3

The Present

Woods

Daytime

The sun beams down upon a lake of murky water. Ashadowed wooded area is also seen which is very

mysterious and unknown as to what lies ahead within

the woods. The opening credits then begin slowly with

them appearing across the water and further on until

the action begins.

A closer shot of the dark woods is shown and the

opening credits continue. The camera moves along with

the woods as the woods become darker and more

intense.

4 TEENAGERS emerge from the dirty passageway carrying

typical camping equipment and cold cans of beer.

Light murmurs of the conversation between the 2 GIRLS

and 2 BOYS are heard over the mysterious music being

played.

A sudden switch and change of tone within the film

occurs with a UNKNOWN FIGURE who can see the

teenagers feet and figure from behind the trees. Who

is clearly watching and following them. The figure

then moves from being the trees to follow the

teenagers with the dead leaves crumpling underfoot

and the wind whispering through the trees. A GIRL

from the group of teenagers stops and turns around

and as soon as she does the figure runs away with

pure panic that it may been seen.

Convinced she had seen nothing, the teenagers

continue to walk through the wood laughing and joking

about the night ahead and how great they think it

will be. A BOY mentions a thought of having a

campfire and the OTHER GIRL (who did not turn around)

agrees. The boy suggests Why dont you go get some


3/3

wood for it while we go set up She agrees and hands

over her bags and share of the drink and equipment to

the boy and goes off in a different direction to go

get some wood for their fire while the others go off

continuing to talk and laugh about how they shall

have a great night.

We then see the figure again but this time from the

trees scurrying around looking for the girl who has

just fallen into their trap.

Obliviously the girl continues to look for the wood.

Occasionally looking up from the noises she can hear,

looking away convincing herself its nothing. The

breathe of the figure becomes more intense while thegirl become increasingly concerned about the noise

she can hear.

The girl then sees the figure and is in complete

shock and screams with a shivering as she falls to

the floor after being stabbed by the child that has

been following her.

SUMMER then stands above her dead victims body with

the knife covered in blood on the cold metal nicewhich is as cold and as lifeless and her face and her

victim.

summer treatment, first draft

Documents