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6 Treatment Formatting Tips 1 comment

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged format screenwriting story summaries treatments on February 24, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 24, 2015)

If you are writing a screenplay treatment as part of the script pitching or development process, you’ll want to make your format easy to skim […]

Treatment Length 7 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged screenwriting story summaries treatments on February 17, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 24, 2015)

The good news and the bad news is that there are no fixed industry standards for (screenplay) treatment length. There’s No Universal Standard for Treatments […]

5 Characteristics of an Effective Treatment

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged story summaries Terry Rossio treatments on February 10, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Terry Rossio lists 5 characteristics of an effective treatment (for pitching a project) Covers character, plot, setting, theme. Clarifies the intent of the writer. Can […]

How to Write a Treatment in 10 Steps 3 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged beat sheets outlines prep story summaries treatments on February 3, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Here is my personal 10-step method for writing treatments. It’s never failed me, even on tight deadlines, and I hope it will serve you well, […]

HP Lovecraft on Writing Treatments 2 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged HP Lovecraft non-linear storytelling prep story summaries synopsis treatments on January 27, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

HP Lovecraft’s two-step synopsis method is a useful approach for writing treatments for stories with non-linear narratives. Prepare a synopsis or scenario of events in […]