Movie Treatment

Published June 8, 2012 | By Bman

Movie Treatment

A movie treatment is a short version of the movie script that is yet to be brought to life on the silver screen or in a script. Longer than an outline, it contains all the important elements of the story, has a beginning, middle and an end. Prior to breaking into the film industry, the screenplay has to undergo the treatment stage. It sounds like a short story, written in present tense and active voice. Basically there are two types of movie treatments, differing in the time they are composed and the purpose of their composition:

1. Original Draft Movie Treatment – This type of movie treatment is longer, of about 40 A4 sized pages. It contains all the details of scene-by-scene progression of the movie. Original draft treatment is typed using 12 point Courier font. This is usually written while the movie script is being composed and serves as a guide or a road map for the writer.

2. Presentation Movie Treatment – This movie treatment is written to make a presentation to the film makers to assist them to either accept or reject the story concept. Typed using the same style, a presentation treatment is shorter, only touching upon the key elements of the story. It is an ideal marketing tool compiled to further the pitch made by the writer. It may result in selling the idea of the movie script.

It is essential to understand all the attributes of a movie treatment to write at a high quality. Consider the following:

Features – The treatment must be compelling and exciting to read. The language used should help the reader visualize the story. Cliffhangers between the acts and well-framed characterization ignite the readers’ imagination and thrill. Treatments that are handed out must be free of errors of any sort.

Length – The length could be anywhere between a couple of pages to many more. The main consideration should be to serve the purpose for which it is intended. There exist a lot of discrepancies regarding the ideal length of a treatment for movies. A good treatment takes just as much time to write as a full-blown screenplay.

Potential – Writers in their nascent stage attempt to gain lime-light through treatments. They send out their literary creation to agents who would represent them to the movie makers. A completed screenplay is rarely read without a treatment. A movie treatment has better chances of being solicited.
Time of creation – It is entirely a matter of choice when the writer chooses to compile the treatment. It could be written before writing the screenplay or afterwards. It all depends on their plan.

Functions – Treatments are identical in sequence of flow as a movie script, and they make great marketing tools. The potential buyer gets an idea of the entire plot-line, the characters and the locations and deduces how much money would be needed to be invested. If the theme is worth the budget, he will go ahead and grab the offer. In such eventuality, he may buy the idea off the writer or ask him to develop it into the longer version — the script. A movie treatment may be used as a tool for publicity through the press. In this case it is made much shorter.

Practice writing a movie treatment. If you need additional help, read as much as you can and consider hiring a professional movie treatment writer. The professional writers can write the treatment for you, help, edit, and teach you how to write movie treatments.

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Question by : Sell business idea for potential investors.?
Are there companies who will buy your startup idea and will take over the process of creation and execution.

Basically its like a movie studio buys your script but may or may not make that movie but will give you a upfront amount and later on royalties if the movie is successful.

But this idea is not for movie but a business model , i want to sell this idea and cash out and they can do what ever they want.

Will Venture capital firms willing to work with this concept.

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Best answer:

Answer by Chau
The saying goes: “ideas are a dime a dozen.”

Ideas a basically worthless without execution, so nobody will pay for an idea or business plan. There was never a company in the history of the world built off a great idea. All of them were built off great execution.

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