1. Treatment
Clown
Thriller, Slasher
2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes)
Opening - roughly 3 minutes.
The first scene will begin with the collage of the images of the clown in the studio. Within
the collage there will be different newspaper articles and pictures of the clown showing
that someone is tracking the clown and collecting evidence. This will be shot as a pan shot,
we practically experimented a dolly shot but we think the pan shot is more effective for
this scenario. Whilst this shot is taking place, there will be the a low angle close up of the
clowns feet walking towards the park. These shots will be going back and forth from each
other to create a suspense right from the beginning of the film.
The following shot is when you are introduced to both Ava and Noah our main characters.
There will be a short medium close up of the couple sitting in the park underneath the
slide. Doing what a couple does and just sitting talking and reflecting on there life. It will
then go into a long shot where you can see the whole park, in this shot you see the
roundabout spinning, then it will go to a close up of the roundabout spinning. Then the
following shot will be a close up of the couple looking at each other and Ava looks
reasonably scared and Noah tells her not to worry because its ‘just the wind’.
The following shot will be when you are introduced to the clown. It will be a medium close
up of the clowns body. This will leave the suspense for the audience of wondering who the
man in the suit is. At this point the couple have just forgotten about roundabout. The
couple then hear the footsteps, so Noah turns around to see if there is anyone and there is
no one to be seen, this will be an over the shoulder shot. He then clarifies that no one is to
be seen with Ava.
The suspense will just be building higher and higher at this point it will be quick shots of
the Clown walking, and the couple talking. You then see the Clowns hand touch the gate
and slightly open it, once again the couple look around and no one is to be seen. Before
they know it there is a close up of the clown getting a knife out of his suit behind the
couple. There is then a long shot to establish the positing of the characters and how close
the clown is to the characters. There is then the first ever close-up you see of the clown,
and his face is revealed. The camera then follows the knife down towards Noah and then
the title appears.