Treatment

It starts with a shot of a bed, slowly coming into focus, followed by a HUD (heads up display) appearing in shot. A pair of hands rise from the bottom of the screen, and begin moving in a manner similar to that of a FPS (First Person Shooter), unnaturally from side to side. He then turns toward the wardrobe, opening it and being faced with multiple choices for clothing. After making his decision, he turns, leaving the room, and approaches the kitchen door, which causes an option to “Press X to enter” to appear on his screen. This X glows momentarily with the screen fading to a black loading screen. Once the kitchen has “loaded”, he approaches the cupboard and examines his choices for breakfast, i.e. Sultana Bran, etc. He chooses, and with the cupboard closing behind him, he leaves the kitchen heading for the hallway. After another short loading screen, he walks down the hall, approaching his mother who is standing by the door. The shot goes to a close up on her face and she begins to tell him that he should hurry up or he’ll be late for school. He approaches the door and a “fast travel” dialogue appears, and upon selecting Burnside High School as his destination, the screen fades to a final load screen. He arrives at school and walks through school before meeting his friend, Zac, waiting for him. Zac proceeds to say “Oh Tom, are you late too?” where a MISSION FAILED dialogue appears on the screen. The camera tilts upward toward the sky, where the title “The Life and Times of a First Person Shooter” hangs in the sky.