Screenplay Treatment

Treatments and One-Pages

Getting a script into the hands of someone who might actually buy it is a lengthy process. To get them to read your script you’ve usually got to get one of the following in their hands:

Treatment: Treatments typically run anywhere from 10 – 25 pages, and include notes on the story’s themes, genre, marketability, characters, and a brief outline of the story.

One Page: This is exactly what it sounds like – one page that is intended to intrigue someone in your story, so that they demand to see your script.

Either of these documents can be written before you have completed your script – indeed, some people recommend it as a way of helping you to focus on what’s important in the story.

There are clear rights and wrongs in producing these, and many people struggle with them. For help writing your next Treatment or One Page, directly contact me by filling in the form top right of the page.