What is Treatment Writing?
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Short and Efficient
We write the treatment/synopsis like writing a short story. The other point to keep in mind is the importance of conveying genre. Yes it is fine to note the genre in the basic information, but even better is to give the reader a feel for the genre of the story when they’re reading the document. If your narrative is a children’s film, write with a sense of wide-eyed wonder. If you’re presenting a horror, make sure that the reader can feel the dread the characters would feel. |
Visual and Creative
You don’t need chapters, nor scene headers. Speech is best left out unless it is essential to conveying something to the reader. Common screenwriting rules like not including a character’s thoughts and not mentioning anything that’s not reacted to on screen are also important to keep in mind. The primary key to a strong treatment (or synopsis) is hitting the high notes of the story. If you were trying to convince someone to watch it, what scenes would you talk about to pull them in? |
Structure
How you lay out the text for a synopsis or treatment really comes down to personal preference. What works for one writer, or particular story, won’t necessarily work for another. There are a few useful starting points that are worth keeping in mind as a way to develop your own approach to the document though. There’s a lot of conjecture about the three act structure but many in the industry still have it ingrained in them. You can actually use this to help with the document you’re putting together. |
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