Planning: Treatment

A large mansion is seen, lightning flashes in the background. The veiw changes via tracking shot into the main hallway of the mansion. Man1 runs up the stairs holding an old victorian oil lamp. He is wearing a jacket and cloak. The camera tracks sideways now to show the words ‘LensPic Films’ written in glass. A flash of lightning creates a lensflare through the glass. The shot changes to show Man1 walk through a door, a close up shows his face in defined light as he turns to see what has happened when the sound of a door slamming echoes in the hallway. You see Man1s shadow on the wall with the name of the actor playing him. The shot changes to show Man2 sitting in an armchair with a glass of brandy, his face not shown. Man1 walks through the door behind him. Man1 crosses over the room dropping a box onto the small table beside Man2. Man1 and 2 disscuss an issue of the past before Man1 decides he’s had enough and leaves. Man2 stands, opens the box and looks inside. The fire flickers and the name of the actor playing Man2 is shown in the flame. He shuts the box and proceeds to leave the room. He is seen walking down a corridor, the candles on the wall going out behind him. A flash of lightning shows the shadow of a raven, another flash shows words reading ‘The Raven’.