This treatment sheet outlines a 2-minute horror opening sequence called "Watching." It will feature a character named Beth who is stalked and stabbed by her stalker from 3 years ago. The sequence begins with Beth walking alone at night, feeling uneasy that she is being watched. Though she sees no one, her anxiety increases. She encounters a dark figure and is later stabbed from behind. The technical details provide that the sequence will take place on the grounds of a college near the gates, will use a knife and mask as props, and feature costumes of a dress for Beth and all-black clothing with a mask for the killer.

1. ‘Watching’
A horror opening sequence
TREATMENT SHEET
Fatima, Emma, Molly and Abbie

2. Contents
Story outline………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Overview……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Cast……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Location………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4
Props…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
Costumes………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
Synopsis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
Technical Information …………………………………………………………………………………………………..5

3. Cast list
Killer– Ben Maness
Victim (Beth) – Emma Johnson
Overview of Story
Our film is going to include a real life situation so people can relate to it. We have taken
inspiration from films such as ‘The Amitty Ville Horror’ and ‘The Strangers’. We have also got
ideas from watching clips from the program ‘Crimewatch’, giving us an idea on real life
situations which we could base our story around.
Outline of the 2 Minute Sequence
Start - Girl comes out of the house, smiling and laughing because she’s had a good night at
her friends. She walks along the street reminiscing about the night. She starts to feel a bit
worried as she feels like someone is watching her.
Middle – She starts to walk quicker and keeps on looking behind her but no one is there. She
then briskly turns the corner and bumps in to a figure. She looks up and down to see a man
wearing all black with his face covered with a mask. She steps aside to tries and walks past
the man. She then quickly walks ahead.
End: She turns around to see if he is still there and he isn’t so she turns back around and gets
stabbed in the stomach. She is left there lying on the floor and the man runs off.

4. Location
College grounds and just outside the college gates. (Map on Call Sheet)
Props
Knife
Mask
Costumes
Girl – Dress and coat
Man – Dressed all in black with mask covering face

5. Synopsis
Beth is a 16 year old girl who lived a normal life up until 3 years ago, a man stalked her and
watched her every move each day. As soon as she started to realize he said that if she was to
tell anyone he would kill her. She kept it a secret from her family for a while until her
parents started to notice a change in Beth. After endless accounts of not being able to sleep
or go out by herself because she knew what was out there, the stalker finally left her alone
and left her home town.
3 years later…
After spending the day at her friends house, she began her walk home thinking she was safe
and alone. She was on the phone to her mum at the point to let her know she will be home
soon. She bumped in to a figure dressed in black and got a bit scared but thought nothing of
it. She then walked around the man and briskly walked ahead. Beth turned around to see
who it was but he was gone. Beth really started to worry at this point and turned the corner
to go through the short cut to get to her house. As soon as she turned the corner the man
stabbed her in the stomach. Beth, stood there in pain and shock, took off the mans mask to
reveal that it was her stalker from 3 years ago.
Technical Information
Set – Present day
Location – Blakelock Road
Rating –18
Sequence Running Time – 2 Minutes (MAX)