Treatment and Narration
Treatment
The treatment will be an overview, describing each scene. Think of a treatment as if you were telling a friend or parent exactly what happened, detail for detail in your film. Download this form, which will help you and your group mates organize your thoughts (this will be collected by Henry on Tuesday, Feb. 24th, the group member responsible for writing the treatment is responsible for preserving this document):
This link has some great information on what specifically needs to be in your treatment. The final treatment will be a written document in paragraph form, totaling no longer than 1 page in length, with the author's name at the top right corner. You must include the same information presented in the boxes above, in paragraph form in the treatment.
Here are some examples of famous film treatments (Note: These are for feature length films and are much longer than yours need to be):
Terminator
Planet of the Apes Revisited
You must create a Google Doc called, "yourfirstname_treatment" and have it shared with Henry by 11:59PM, Monday 2/23.
1st Draft: Due, 3:30PM, Wednesday 2/25
Here are some examples of famous film treatments (Note: These are for feature length films and are much longer than yours need to be):
Terminator
Planet of the Apes Revisited
You must create a Google Doc called, "yourfirstname_treatment" and have it shared with Henry by 11:59PM, Monday 2/23.
1st Draft: Due, 3:30PM, Wednesday 2/25
Narration script
The narration will be exactly what the narrator will say. This must fit within the time allotment, which is 2-3 minutes. Your story should follow this overall structure:
If you follow this format, you will have a cohesive film.
You must create a Google Doc called, "yourfirstname_narration" and have it shared with Henry by 11:59PM, Monday 2/23
1st Draft: Due, 3:30PM, Wednesday 2/25
- Act 1: The introduction and inciting incident where conflict is introduced: ~30 seconds
- Act 2: The rising action takes place leading to the climax: ~1:00-1:30 minutes
- Act 3: The resolution shows what happens to characters after the crisis/conflict is averted: ~15-30 seconds
If you follow this format, you will have a cohesive film.
You must create a Google Doc called, "yourfirstname_narration" and have it shared with Henry by 11:59PM, Monday 2/23
1st Draft: Due, 3:30PM, Wednesday 2/25