Treatment Example

THE CHEATER 

(a Film Treatment) 

by J Serembe  


A high school student faced with a math test he knows he cannot pass seeks out someone he can copy from.  We see Bill in class.  Then a shot of the advisor telling the class about the test to be taken next class.  We see a shot of Bill looking scared, and a shot of Jane next to him looking confident.  We see Bill look at Jane.  He knows that she will ace the test.

Next we see Bill following Jane.  She looks nervous, looking at him.  Finally she stops and asks him what he wants.  He tells her that he wants to sit behind her in class and cheat.  She says “no way - just study instead - loser!”

Next we see them in class.  Jane is nervous, thinking that Bill is cheating.  She looks over her shoulder to see him.  The teacher calls her out.  “Jane - you are cheating!”  She looks at Bill.  She can say nothing.  Finally, Bill speaks up.  “No, I asked her if I could cheat.  She said no.  So I studied instead.”

Final shot is them going out to a movie together.