Film Treatment (:

Storyboard for the opening (not final, just my ideas.)

Worst artist ever, sorry.

Treatment
The film starts with the sky, and the sound of planes going by. A girl, wearing an old fashioned dress, is writing a letter to her lover at war, and is sat on a hill/cliff. Her hair is blowing in the wind as she places the letter in an envelope accompanied by rose petals. We see flashbacks of her recieving the roses from her fiancé and then their goodbye. The rose petals are the only colour in the movie so far as the rest of the footage is in black and white. She starts walking into a quiet town, to post the letter in which she hopes to get a good reply. She then walks home into the distance.

We cut to the girl, who is then sweeping at home, when she hears a knock on the door. She opens the door to see a man with a letter addressed to her. The letter informs her that her fiancé has died at war. She then sits on a chair, with her knees pulled tightly into her chest and sobs her heart out over her loss. She feels so alone, knowing that nobody will ever make her feel the way he did, and knowing that she wouldn’t want them too. He was perfect, in her opinion, and nobody in the world would change that, even if he was dead.

Two weeks pass, where we see that she doesn’t move from the chair. She is in shock, from the whole incident and doesn’t feel like living without him anymore. She cries endlessly, hoping that one day the misery ends, and somebody saves her from it. Her friend who’s husband is off at war comes to visit, and persuades her to go out for a drink or two the next night. Jenny agrees, and prays that this is the help she asked for.

On Friday the 13th, the most unluckiest day possible, she’s out and about late at night and bumps into a man, who seems well to do. Her friend ushers her away, and leaves to give Jenny a chance. The man treats her nicely, offers her a drink in the nearby pub, and offers her a room with him for the night. She says no, of course, because she’s still grieving. The man doesn’t take to kindly to her rejection and pushes her out of the pub. His uniform clearly states that he’s a soldier, and his accent that he isn’t English. As he pushes her into the back alleyway, he proceeds to undo his trousers, and push up her dress. She gets raped. Just as she thought she had no chance of escape, a man comes to her rescue. He hits the man, and hurries Jenny off home. He sits with her all night while she calms down, and promises that he won‘t let this go unnoticed. He takes a shine to her, but keeps his distance so not to frighten her away. He leaves late that night, and checks on her daily for two weeks. He takes her flowers on a regular basis, and she can feel herself falling for him.

They become serious, but she doesn’t have the heart to tell him about her previous lover. After being together for a short amount of time, he proposes to her. She's madly in love with him, although its a different type of love than what she felt for her previous fiancé. She doesn’t feel like he's as perfect for her as her first true love was. While deciding who she wants, and whether she can live with the guilt, she visits her dead fiancé's grave. She sits for hours on end, talking to the gravestone that she picked herself. Despite the fact that its been a month or so, she isn’t over him. She never will be. She sheds a few more tears while trying to decide who to choose, but comes to a conclusion which she can live with.

She runs home, pleased with herself for figuring this out. Skipping down the road effortlessly, playing with the flowers on the bushes as she goes, picking one or two for a vase at home. She runs through the door, shuts it with a bang, grabbing the attention of her lover. His face looks confused, she hasn’t been this happy in ages. Jenny takes his hand, and announces that she wishes to accept his proposal. His face lights up, as he pecks her lips and hugs her tightly. A fake smile is pasted across her face, as a rush of guilt comes over her. What has she done? She isn’t ready for this. She loves William, She won’t forget him.

Within minutes, the news travels around the town. Its spread by a delighted man, who can’t contain his excitement for the future. Jenny is happy, sure she is, deep down. The congratulations come in like buses, as soon as one person arrives, ten more do to. A week passes quickly, many people visiting everyday.

We cut to different parts of the planning, when she’s trying on her dress, organising flowers, etc. In the middle of planning, she falls ill, and a doctor is called. The doctor does many tests, taking her temperature, weighing her, and measuring her. He confirms she is pregnant, meaning that her husband to be is over the moon. She isn't too sure, but puts on a brave face anyway, just to secure his happiness.

8 months pass, as the planning is still underway. They have to postpone the wedding, due to the war getting worse. This draws her attention back to her dead lover. This creates the feeling of guilt back in her belly. This makes her unsure about what to do. As the news of the war becomes old news, the couple decide to get married as soon as possible. Jenny starts to feel safe within the situation and the happiness her fiancé provides her with.

As the war dies down, their wedding is full steam ahead. Jenny’s belly is huge due to how far gone she is. We see a shot of the church, then another one inside, revealing her child which has just been born after the ceremony. He's beautiful, healthy, and has his fathers eyes.

We see the happy family getting settled at home, even though the girls previous fiancé plays on her mind. She still loves him, even after all this time. She feels a bit psychic, as a knock is heard at the door. Her true love is at the door, which shocks her hugely. They have a moment in which they hug, and don't let go. They are interrupted by her new husband, who doesn't understand what is going on. She can't bear to explain, so runs away leaving the two men to talk. She goes upstairs to bed to think over what is happening, and what it is that her heart wants.

The door closes downstairs, as her lover leaves to seek shelter in a sensible place overnight. She pretends to be asleep as her husband comes to bed, but doesn’t put his arm around her like usual. As his snoring echoes around the room, she pulls on her dress, and leaves the room. She goes to pick up the baby which she has learnt to love dearly, even though the father isn't the person she loves more than anything in this world.

She goes downstairs and closes the door behind her, not looking back at the life she's leaving behind. She starts walking to where she assumes her lover would have gone. She's right. As she realises how close her happy ending is, she runs into the night, in search of her one true love. She goes down a path, leading to the pub near where she got raped. The memories come flooding back, we see flashes of the images on screen.

He's outside, staring at the stars, almost certain she'd end up coming back to him. He hears footsteps approaching, and tilts his head slightly to the left, confused. He turns to face the person coming towards him, as a delighted grin creeps onto his face. Right at that very moment, for them the universe realigns, the stars shine brighter and the moon smiles. The war is over and all is right with the world.


everyone has someone in their life that keeps them looking forward to another day. -rjt.