Treatment

A treatment is put in place to create a successful pitch for you idea. Within the treatment there should be:

• Title of your production
• 50-100 word synopsis
• Format e.g video (HD-DV, Digital files, Film)
• Genre- Action, Sci-fi etc.
• Duration of your production
• Style, stylistic elements e.g. handheld
• Narrative Structure, linear, non-linear etc
• Target Audience
• Equipment
• Studio/Location
• People needed
• Time needed
• Costumes and props needed
• Budget
• Health and safety
• Rationale

Treatments are produced so that you can grab the attention of the person you are pitching your idea to. The idea of  a treatment is to grab the persons attention immediately by making them interested in your idea. After reading a treatment the individual you are pitching your idea to should be able to get a feel of what the production is going to be like ,which is why it is so important that you always include a treatment within the pre-production stage. The downfall of  producing a treatment is if you had a good idea and the treatment wasn't that good you more than likely wouldn't have your idea funded. For the pitch to be successful every bullet point above needs to be included to make the your idea sell as well as possible.