Treatment: Too Late

Nick Medina

Title: Too Late

Log Line: A boy's problems flashes before his eyes as he attempts to commit suicide by hanging himself. He then realizes he doesn't want to kill himself but it's too late as he kills himself.

Treatment:

The boy's eyes are cold and are teary. There is a rope around his neck. He is standing on a chair. He stands there for a long time thinking. He is in his garage in the middle of empty space. The boy's hand grabs his face as he squints to think. Tears flow down his cheeks. He looks back at the door to see if anyone is coming. He looks back down at the chair.

Flashback to boy's memories. He is in the principal's office of his high school. The principal is yelling at the boy. But all the boy hears is a muffled voice in the background. The principal is cut off at the neck as she is wearing a suit. The boy is looking down, staring into blank space and ignoring the principal. The principal continues to yell, while the boy is lost in his thoughts. The principal finally yells "Expulsion" as it comes into focus for the boy as he looks up.

Flashes back to another memory of boy running away from home. He has a backpack on. The voice of his parents yelling at him is in the background. He runs down the street and into the alley in slow motion. He looks back. He stops in the alley and falls to the ground. His parent's voices echo in his head as they come to a climax. The boy then screams. His eyes show his anger.

Flashes to memory of boy being caught by the police. He is in the street. An officer swarms him as he is pushed to a wall. The police officer handcuffs him. The lights of the police car are flashing in the background. The boy looks back to the camera with a look of disgust and anger.

Cuts back to boys eyes in the garage as he painfully closes his eyes. He looks at the door one last time. He looks back down at the chair. In slow motion, he kicks the chair out from under him.

Just as he kicks the chair, the boy's memory flashes back to a good memory of him at his house. His family is there and it is his birthday. There is a cake in front of him and the candles are lit. Both of his parents are smiling. The boy is laughing and having fun for once. The sing and celebrate as he blows out the candles.

The blowing of the candles turns to flash back to present time. The boy's eyes widen. He reaches for the chair to save his life. He flexes his neck so that the tope won't kill him. His feet barely touch the chair when they stop moving. It is too late for the boy to save his life.






Locations:
1. Garage
2. Principal's Office
3. Street/Ally
4. Street #2
5. House


Props/Wardrobe:
1. Chair
2. Rope
3. Suit for principal
4. Backpack
5. Some sort of police uniform
6. Handcuffs
7. Something for police lights
8. Cake with candles


Actors:
1. Boy
2. Principal (including voice recording)
3. Mom (including voice recording)
4. Dad (including voice recording)
5. Policeman