The Treatment

My group spent a considerable amount of time on our treatment, we talked through and decided on a story line and what we wanted to happen in every scene. We the further discussed the camera shots, locations and props we would need for every shot/scene we wanted to film.

0-8s
Point Of View shot of a scrapbook opening, the photographs of Ben and Lilly inside the book are changing as the pages change

9-20s
Long shot of Ben knocking on cottage door for Lilly, she comes out to play, they run up the path

21-23s
Long shot behind Ben and Lilly Running down a dusty path in the countryside

24-28s
Shot from the side panning Ben and Lilly running down the path in the countryside

29-32s
Low angle long shot from behind of Ben and Lilly walking through meadow holding hands

33-35s
Med shot from a low angle of Ben and Lilly laying on the grass in the meadow looking at clouds and pointing

36-37s
A gigh angle shot of Ben and Lilly look at each other, they are still sitting on the grass in the meadow

38-42s
Lilly pushes ben in a friendly way, shot from behind of both Ben and Lilly

43-46s
The band are singing the chorus in a field, the lead singer is looking through the camera, with the rest of the band singing the backing vocals. The camera tilts from the ground to normal level, long shot of band

47-50s
Side on view of the band singing the backing vocals; ‘Sun is shining‘

51-54s
A medium shot of the lead singer singing the chorus in the countryside

55-57s
Zoom in on lead singer in the Countryside

58-59s
The band singing in the countryside

1:00-1.02m
The camera pans around the band of the band singing the chorus in the field

1:02-1:025m
A high angle shot of Ben is asleep in bed

1:026-1:09m
Close up of clock sped up showing time progress, photo animation showing him grow up

1:10-1:15m
A long shot of Ben walking to work, he walks past the cottage where Lilly used to live

1:16-1:21m
Medium shot of the band in a tree singing

1:23-1:26m
Med shot behind Ben walking down the path, he then knocks on the cottage door

1:27-1:30m
Cottage door opens:Point Of View shot of Ben arguing with the Mum by the front door of the cottage

1:31-1:33m
POV of the mum slamming the door shut

1:34-1:36m
Medium shot from the right of Ben sitting on a bench waiting for the train to go to work

1:37-1:39m
Med shot opposite Ben on the train, reading the newspaper, the headline of the newspaper is ‘sun is shining’

1:40-1:42m
Over the shoulder POV of Ben reading the newspaper. The images are animations of the band singing and Ben and Lilly together

1:43-1:46m
Med shot of Ben dropping the paper and getting off the train

1:47-1:51m
Long shot tracking Ben walking past the station ads. The ads are of Him and Lilly in the past, waving at the camera

1:52-1:56m
ADVERT:Medium shot of Ben and Lilly run into the field behind them laughing and looking happy

1:57-1:59m
The camera zooms into the ad

2:00-2:03m
Long shot from behind of Ben and Lilly running through the meadow

2:04-2:06m
Long shot from in front of Ben and Lilly running through the meadow towards the camera

2:07-2:09m
(medium shot) Ben and Lilly stop, they look at each other and hold hands

2:10-2:12m
Close up of Ben and Lilly holding hands

2:13-2:14m
Long shot of Lilly pushing Ben to the ground, she then runs out of the cameras views (meadow)

2:15-2:16m
Ben gets up and chases Lilly , they both run past the camera to the left (Long shot)

2:17- 2:19m
Long shot from behind Ben and Lilly, then run though the meadow

2:20-2:25m
Long shot of Lilly running over the stepping stones

2:26-2:31m
Long shot of Ben chasing Lilly over the stepping stones

2:32-2:35m
Long shot of the band running through the field doing kart wheels and fooling around

2:36-2:38m
Close up of the lead singer doing a kart wheel

2:39- 2:42m
Medium shot of the band are all sitting in the field, laughing and joking

2:43-2:46m
Long shot of the Band are running through the meadow

2:47-2:50m
Low angle shot looking up at Ben and Lilly sitting on the bridge with their legs dangling of the

2.51-2:52m
Long shot from the right of Ben and Lilly sitting on a bridge with their legs hanging off

2:53-2:54m
Med shot from behind Ben and Lilly sitting on a bridge with their legs hanging off

2:55-2:56m
Close up of Lilly’s hand on top of Bens

2:56-2:58m
Med shot from behind of Lilly fading out and leaving Ben sitting on his own on the Bridge

2:59-3:01m
A medium close up of the Book closing, ‘The end’ is written on the back cover

Desk
Camera zooms out and returns to the book from the beginning (POV down on book)