Monday 9 November 2015

Script treatment.

Act 1

We see two men being led by another into a building. Inside they are led through another door in which we see a man in a chair whose back is turned to the camera as he focuses on the film he is watching. He begins to address the two men as the third watches them making sure they don't try to run off. The man in the chair (THE BOSS) explains to the men that they have recently burgled a business he owns and that to escape punishment they must complete a diamond deal with an opposing outfit. He tells the men where to go and gives them instructions. Without any other choice the men comply and make way to the location with the diamonds. After they leave the BOSS tells his employee (VICTOR) to follow them and interrupt the deal by taking out the opposing outfit as well as the two mature crooks and to recover the cash and diamonds.

Act 2

We begin by seeing the two men (MAN 1 and MAN 2) walking and the camera gradually pans up, we see the attire of both men who are wearing black clothes. The camera continues to pan up and one is wearing a pumpkin mask and the other a ghost mask. Both are walking in a forested area, one carrying a bag of diamonds. The man carrying the bag is complaining about being too hot in his mask. While the other reminds him of how after they have done this they will be off the hook with the boss.
We then come to a wide shot showing two other men (GOON 1 and GOON 2) looking professional standing in the clearing of a forest. MAN 1 and MAN 2 then appear in the shot and there is a long standoff. MAN 1 says something muffled but the other men can't understand what he has said. The men converse for a while, arguing about who is going to come forward first with each bag. Eventually lacking patience GOON 2 walks towards the centre and then walking directly up to MAN 2 and MAN 1. As he gets to them GOON 2 insults them and makes the exchange as MAN 1 and MAN 2 stay silent. As GOON 2 gets half way back to GOON 1 he suddenly goes down followed by the crack of a rifle shot. Everyone pauses looking at GOON 1 on the ground. GOON 2 goes to take out his pistol and a shot whizzes by him resulting in him dropping his pistol. During this period MAN 1 and MAN 2 begin to run away. We then cut to a shot over VICTOR's shoulder who pulls back the bolt of his rifle. He then too gets sniped. A chase then entails in which GOON 1 is chasing MAN 1 and MAN 2; running in and out of trees with the view of the other SNIPER tracking them. We then lose track of both MAN 1 and MAN 2 and see the SNIPER searching for them through his scope. We cut back and forth from SNIPER and GOON 2 who are looking for MAN 1 and MAN 2. We then return to an over-the-shoulder view of the SNIPER and we hear running foot steps behind him which gradually become louder and without noticing, MAN 1 and MAN 2 kick the SNIPER in the head knocking him unconscious. MAN 2 who hit his leg on the SNIPER protests that he thinks he's been shot, seconds later we hear a shot fire which hits MAN 2 who then says "I have definitely been shot". MAN 1 and MAN 2 continue to run with MAN 1 helping MAN 2. GOON 2 then appears as MAN 1 and MAN 2 find themselves with nowhere to run with a river behind them and GOON 2 in front. GOON 2 tells both of them to put their hands up resulting in MAN 2 falling to the floor due to his injured leg. GOON 2 then tells MAN 1 to hand over the money and to take his mask off. GOON 2 begins to insult MAN 1 putting on his mask and mocking him. The knocked out SNIPER then wakes up only seeing a man (GOON 1) in similar clothing with a pumpkin mask on and shoots who he believes to be MAN 1 but who is actually GOON 1. The SNIPER then realises his mistake and the wounded MAN 2 tells MAN 1 to get the stuff and run.

Act 3

 MAN 1 then begins to run with the case whilst being shot at by the SNIPER. As he runs, dodging bullets and objects in his way; without him noticing the case with the money opens releasing it everywhere.
MAN 1 eventually makes it to a road which has a car waiting for him. Before making out of the forest he has one last shot, signifying the death of MAN 2. MAN 1 gets into the car which had a shady figure inside asking him for the case. MAN 1 hands over the open case still not noticing. We cut to a shot from outside of the vehicle in which we hear shouting before there being a loud bang and a flash from inside. The passenger car door opens and MAN 1 falls out. The car drives off and the film ends.

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