Ralph Tabith Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Giambrone Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Google is your friend. Treatment is basically a script without the dialog. It's a summary of all the scenes to be played out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Keller Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 For these short film applications they usually only want a one page treatment at most, so it has to be sharply written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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