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What is a Treatment?
The plot in prose form.
Depending on the person this may be a short synopsis or a detailed outline.
Why write a Treatment?
Treatments will help writers outline their screenplays, and will help producers learn about the story without having to sit and read the entirety of the screenplay.
When to write a Treatment?
Since the treatment is similar to the outline it will help to write the treatment while writing a lengthy screenplay, and to keep revising the Treatment while the screenplay undergoes revising and editing. For longer works, starting a Treatment after writing 120 pages might be a tempestuous task. So, begin writing the Treatment as soon as possible knowing you may have to revise while editing the screenplay.
How to write your Treatment?
Treatments contain:
-Working title
-Writer’s name and contact information
-Logline
-Key Characters
-The story in prose form, including all three acts and major turning points.
Length will depend on how detailed the reader would like the treatment.
Avoid
-Dialogue
-Specifics
-Famous Actor References
-Weak adjectives
-Famous Director References
-Famous Movie References
