It's A Mistake To Not Write A Treatment - Anthony DiBlasi

[@alioncaci]

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[@filmcourage]

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[@sAv_Doll]

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[@ratemyactors]

Great advice from Anthony DiBlasi! As a writer myself, I can attest to the importance of having a solid treatment before diving into a script. It's amazing how a clear and concise treatment can help shape the overall story and characters. Thanks for sharing your expertise, Anthony!

[@DAMON409]

Bull. You do not need to write a treatment.

[@bighuge1060]

I agree, ratemyactors. It's something needed for writing stage plays and novels as well. I've used the three-act paradigm and index card method for everything but some one-act plays but I should have mapped a course for those as well as they all read as skits rather than comedic plays. At a certain point, the project takes on a life of its own and take different paths than the one in your treatment/outline but the main thrust remains. I think I first learned this in Syd Field's book, Screenplay.

[@josephvanwyk2088]

If you don't do scene outlines (or index cards) - you will 1) hit constant blank walls and 2) not finish your script. Before you touch final draft or write a single line of dialogue, you gotta map out the entire thing on a timeline (visually on your wall). And I encourage writers to learn video editing - because you can fully visualize the editing timeline before typing a single word. And Edit in real time by moving those index cards around on your wall. Thus creating clear path and direction for your plot and characters.

[@obi-wanjabronii]

What would you be video editing? Storyboards/shots?

[@josephvanwyk2088]

@@obi-wanjabronii You edit the scene positions via the index cards on your wall. As if you were busy on a video editing timeline.

[@AlexDuggan68]

I start with an idea and write it down. Then I expand the story. Then I put a beginning, a middle and an end on the page. Then I get down chapters/scenes. Then I finally start to write the first draft of the novel or the screenplay. Everything may change, including the initial idea, but its good to have those notes to go back to when you feel stuck.

[@SpeedRacerx89]

What timing! I was literally looking into how to start writing treatments and a new video comes out.

[@ShowpenznesCinema-cm2vv]

It helps . I'm ready . No distractions . I'm going in .

[@filmcourage]

What writing rule do you follow every time you write?

[@lvn5609]

Don't listen too closely to advises on the Internet.

[@wexwuthor1776]

Do what you feel.

[@mrkjeld]

Writing is rewriting, odly for me is where I found zero barriers of entry and it goes in this order, due to their given flow purposes. Notes->Sheets->Writer Duet

[@ogelsmogel]

F**k outlines, they are boring.

[@subramanianramamoorthy3413]

Hi I write keeping the core idea in mind every time fixing initially the start, mid and end for some days. Then put it in cold store for some long days without writing anything. But, occasionally review the written stuff and suddenly add something and in a speed continue writing. This helps me Shaping my ideas, plots, sequences, new character and infusing emotions I wait long to conclude the story sheets, call it cards or treatment or just the story 😂😂😂😂

[@Khatoon170]

Thank you for your wonderful cultural channel. As I said before iam as if real student in American academy of dramatic arts. Definition of treatment is short summary or film or project that showcases in main elements, such as premise , characters, tone , plot . It can be useful tool to pitch your idea to producer ,agents studies or to clarify your own vision , goal . Writing good treatment is not easy as it sounds , many writers make common mistakes that can determine their chances of getting noticed or approved . There are frequent errors in writing treatment how to avoid such as too vague or too detailed. Too long or too short . Too long . Too formal or too casual. Too subjective or too objective . Mr Anthony diblasi is American director, producer, screenwriter ,known for his works in horror films . He made his directorial debut in 2009 with film dread based on 1984 short story of same name by English novelist and filmmaker Clive barker . He also directed and co wrote 2014 film last shift and film 2018 extremity.

[@YasaByYasa]

I never knew what to call that step of the process. I called them “Plot Points” or “mapping”. Granted for me this is for an animated pilot.

[@ChrisLeRose]

I've finished scripts without writing a treatment first. It's possible. But it's good to at least have a basic outline in most cases.

[@ShowpenznesCinema-cm2vv]

I agree . You need the index cards .

[@donjindra]

Or maybe a treatment is just one more way to avoid writing the real thing.

[@anthonydiblasi3062]

if you only write the treatment and not the screenplay, I agree with you!

[@christianaguilar7435]

Not really. Its the sketh of the drawing. But yeah. It has to be dowm

[@pdyogesh]

Can anyone upload treatment example ,i mean how to write a treatment.

[@filmcourage]

Here's how one writer does it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWOpgqWthtV6js0 and here is more from another writer - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q521hImGnpKLp7c Nothing is exact but let's say that outlines are 1 to 5 pages. Treatments are expanded outlines where the story is fleshed out and you can read the story from start to finish. Anywhere from 5 pages to as much as 40 or more (some writers are very detailed). And the final script in the 90 to 105 page range.

[@Todd_Writersroom]

This one - I agree with -

[@anthonydileonardo8156]

I agree....

[@DexterMorgan-sd4jx]

Guys, is it possible to become a 40 pages screenplay in a 90 minutes movie?

[@Bestfriends8910454]

If every page is considered a minute, your 40 pages wouldn't add up. You're too far off.

[@filmcourage]

It's not common but we have interviewed at least two writer / director's where there was a massive gap between pages and final running time of the movie. The keys were that they were self-produced movies with the same writer / director. They had a lot of the movie inside their head. Also, we might be off but this may have been the case with El Mariachi by Robert Rodriguez (can anyone verify?). The general rule is 1 page typically equates to 1 minute of running time.