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Alex_212 |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 8:24am |
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New Dog Eat Dog
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Hi guys,
Seems I am always the one hijacking this page. Sorry.
I have never written a treatment for any of my shorts or features and was wondering if there is any good reading info on the web or even PDF'S or threads etc on treatments.
How to structure them? is it done as a Scene by scene listing? What needs to be included etc etc etc.
Wanting to do 3 or 4 treatments from synopsis's I have done and would appreciate being pointed in the right direction to any info that would make life easier.
Regards Alex |
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bert |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 8:29am |
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AdministratorBuy the ticket, take the ride
LocationThat's me in the corner Posts4233 Posts Per Day 0.61 |
http://www.simplyscripts.com/treatments.htmlNo hard and fast rules for treatments. Some are just a few pages. Whatever gets your story told. Including dialogue is a rarity -- maybe if you have a particularly choice line, you might include it. There is no need to do a treatment for a short. |
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Alex_212 |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 8:55am |
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New Dog Eat Dog
LocationUtopia DownUnder Posts491 Posts Per Day 0.11 |
Thanks Bert,
The link gave some good samples that I wil look over in more detail shortly.
I always thought that a treatment was more of a scene by scene layout of he movie though these samples are really a breakdown of the story and not breakdown of the movie.
Is this generally the way it's done or are there alternatives to this format?
Regards Alex
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Pale Yellow |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 10:41am |
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January Project Group
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Alex... Has someone asked for your treatment? If not, I see a treatment as a form of outlining your story. I start about by just a skeleton of the major beat/turns. Then I try to do a longer beat sheet similar to the STC model. All that stuff is just for ME though. It helps me stay focused and keeps my story from trailing off like a shooting star! d |
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Alex_212 |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 6:57pm |
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New Dog Eat Dog
LocationUtopia DownUnder Posts491 Posts Per Day 0.11 |
Thanks Dena,
No one has asked for it ATM, just want it for myself.
Want to outline the story to make life easier when I write the screenplay, so I can stay on track.
Forgive my ignorance what is STC ?
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Abe from LA |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 9:38pm |
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Been Around
LocationDowney, California Posts556 Posts Per Day 0.08 |
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Alex_212 |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 9:53pm |
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New Dog Eat Dog
LocationUtopia DownUnder Posts491 Posts Per Day 0.11 |
Thanks Abe
Looks like a GR8 read, appreciated.
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nybabz |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 10:40pm |
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USE THE BEAT SHEET: and EXPAAAAAAND ON IT. so if a beat sheet is a few sentences per beat, EXPANNNND in a verby way. That's a treatment. KEY BEATS with elaboration. REMEMBER, TREATMENTS SELL. So don't go sending things out unless you know to whom you're communicating. b |
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Mr.Ripley |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 10:51pm |
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January Project Group Writing
LocationNew York Posts1980 Posts Per Day 0.30 |
Let's say that a production company outside of the US asks for a treatment. How can you protect yourself from having it stolen?
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Alex_212 |
Posted: September 7th, 2012, 11:24pm |
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New Dog Eat Dog
LocationUtopia DownUnder Posts491 Posts Per Day 0.11 |
Thanks Guys,
I only want the treatment for myself and wont send it out to anyone. If i was going to anyone for a read I would ask for a signed non-disclosure agreement just to cover my arse.
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Mr.Ripley |
Posted: September 8th, 2012, 12:03am |
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January Project Group Writing
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I was asking generally since you created the thread about treatments. Didn't want to create a new thread.
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Electric Dreamer |
Posted: September 9th, 2012, 10:22am |
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Old Timer Taking a long vacation from the holidays.
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nybabz |
Posted: September 11th, 2012, 4:23pm |
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Let's say that a production company outside of the US asks for a treatment. How can you protect yourself from having it stolen?
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you can't you can have them sign a release but an agent would vet that first for you b |
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Mr.Ripley |
Posted: September 11th, 2012, 5:23pm |
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January Project Group Writing
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ReneC |
Posted: September 11th, 2012, 5:30pm |
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Old Timer
LocationVancouver, BC Posts1435 Posts Per Day 0.31 |
If you're worried about someone taking the treatment and running with it on their own, put less into the treatment.
Usually, a full treatment is your entire script in prose without the dialogue. It can be upwards of 25 pages, and there are cases where the treatment has been longer than the actual script.
If you're submitting to someone outside of North America, keep it to 5 or 6 pages. You give them enough story detail to get the idea without giving away the farm, so to speak. Don't hold back on key elements, you still need to tell a complete story, but don't flesh out everything for them.
I'm speaking from experience. I submitted a 5 page treatment to a European prodco and landed the job. If the story's right, 5 pages is plenty. |
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