Personal Project: Treatment, part II (1.5 pages of general information)

The next scene follows the father and the son driving on a long stretch of desert highway. There will be shots of the son laughing, the father laughing, the son looking up at the father. The father changing the radio station, adjusting the rearview mirror… The drive will take place around golden hour, and the sunshine will be bouncing around the truck cab. The father and son get out of the truck when they reach their destination near a lake side. The sun has almost set, but the left over light from the sun set turns everything blue, and barely visible. The son and father make a tee-pee shaped fire, in a fire pit surrounded by rocks, and begin to set up their tent for the night. The father and son roast marshmallows over the fire, and make smores. The little boy falls asleep with his head against his father’s shoulder, so the father picks him up and carries him to the tent to sleep. The next scene opens up as the morning light floods into the tent (possibly a time lapse of the sun rising?). The little boy wakes up first, and drags his father out of the tent. They both emerge from the tent dressed for the day. The little boy is extremely ecstatic, but the viewers can tell that the father is still tired from being woken so early, he is happy that his son is happy. They unload the kayaks from the truck and pack lunch, water, and other necessary items for the excursion into the kayaks. There is a scene of the kayaks touching the water as they are set in. The father picks his son up, and sets him in the kayak. The father teaches his son how to use the paddle, but the son struggles. The father smiles, and tells him to slow down and try again. The son figures it out. There are several landscape shots of the father and son floating in and out of red rock canyons. The father and son dock on a sandy shore embellished with shrubbery. The father gets two lunch boxes out of the kayak, and two bottles of water. They find a rock and sit to enjoy their lunch in the noon sun. By this time the little boys fishing hat has been removed so that it’s hanging around the back of his neck. The father picks up the top of the hat and places it on his sons head to ensure that he doesn’t get sun burnt.