Although I missed Week 7, my kind group members Jaden and Joey updated me on the happenings of the course, and the progress of the Pitch. We’ve decided to continue as a group, so we are currently culminating our plans for the pitch and then will begin the production of it. I suppose for me the difficult thing is having an understanding of timeline and requirements when I’ve never been involved in a production before. Luckily, Jaden has worked on multiple RMITV shows so his help will be of much gratitude.
The concept of a pitch seems conceivable enough, especially with 3 people working on it. I have never heard of film treatments before so Master Class’s (2021) How to Write a Film Treatment was helpful. The main takeaways being that it summarises a film concept through a;
- Title. Give your treatment a title, even if it’s just a working title.
- Logline. This is a short sentence summarising the premise.
- Plot summary. How long you want your story summary to be depends on you as a writer—some writers give short one-page summaries, while others use 70 pages to tell their film’s story.
- Key characters. Provide a breakdown of key characters, including their arch or how their character develops in the story
Looking forward to actualising some ideas and of course to see what the other groups come up with.
Source
Master Class (2021) How to Write a Film Treatment in 6 Steps, Master Class website, accessed 8 September 2023. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-film-treatment-in-6-steps