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tips on short film treatment


Ralph Tabith

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i am applying for a bursary for a short i want to make and it states that I have to include a "treatment."

 

I was wondering for treatments is it 'allowed' for a more descriptive style in tone?/ written like a short story with lots of embellishment say - "the neons lights hummed washing the streets with peculiar iridescence,"

 

or should it be more formal than that, more succinct?

 

Thanks any other/general tips would be great!

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  • 10 months later...

The general rule with treatments is that any dialogue or description should be rare and very important. It really is meant to be a plot summary, not a narrative in its own right. That said, it does need to be compellingly written in order to sell your film, so take the time to wordsmith it.

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