PROPOSALS:
A proposal is a visual representation of how your film is going to look. It's a vision of how you want your final product to look. These are important for film production because you use it to allow cast and crew to know exactly what is going on and to make a clear understanding so it's easier to visualize. The more knowledge the cast and crew have of the film the better the end product will turn out because of their clearer understanding.
A proposal is a visual representation of how your film is going to look. It's a vision of how you want your final product to look. These are important for film production because you use it to allow cast and crew to know exactly what is going on and to make a clear understanding so it's easier to visualize. The more knowledge the cast and crew have of the film the better the end product will turn out because of their clearer understanding.
FILM SYNOPSIS:
This is the most crucial part of the proposal as a whole. This is the more detailed version of the logline, it gives more facts about potential love interests and details about characters. - ( https://scriptmag.com/features/beginning-screenwriting-creating-your-logline-and-synopsis ) - It clearly demonstrates how persuading the project is and how convincing it is. The more in depth and interest shown in the synopsis, the more it reveals how passionate the maker is. You would genuinely keep your synopsis one page, anything over could be too much it has to be little but detailed. The synopsis must be written in third person, and each character should have something unique about them so they aren't all the same and people can get a genuine feel for their characters.
THE LOGLINE:
Where you have around 30 seconds to describe the plot in a persuading way to make the crew such as directors, producers and editors more interested and focused on the film. This should be told in a compelling way and should be able to get the view of the main story across in one accurate sentence. This could be an 'emotional hook' to pop up interest. A logline in the movie 'Pulp Fiction' for example is: 'The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangsters wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.' - ( https://www.filmdaily.tv/logline/top-box-office-logline-examples ) - This is an example of a persuading logline that indicates clearly what the movie will be about and the word 'violence' and 'two mob hit men' can persuade directors, producers and editors that this movie will have emotion and manipulation which can draw them in and give them a better idea.
SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE:
This is the more visual side to the industry and the person who reads your proposal will not only need a 30 second preview to what this is but also a visual representation. This will be a brief summary which also mentions key aspects. The majority of screenplay structures are set out into a 3-act structure.
e.g.
Act 1: The set up: About 30 minutes long where characters and conflict are introduced. This can help the person you are delivering this proposal to get a clear understanding of what the characters are like and how they will portrayed.
Act 2: The conflict: This a little longer, usually around an hour long. This is where the conflict begins and begins to expand into a bigger crisis. This is where it will draw the person you are delivering it to into your plot more. This should be detailed so you don't miss out any key information.
Act 3: The Resolution: The crisis gets more chaotic and more problems appear, then nearer the end the problem gets solved, everything is resolved. This can allow who you are presenting to get a more clearer example so it allows them to visualize the movie more.
CHARACTERS:
This should be where you go more in depth with the characters, it's to give who you're presenting to a more in depth analysis of each character and how they're unique. The more in depth and detailed the characters are explained the more of an understanding they'll have. Including every character can be good even if it's not a main character because it sets each scene and let's them know where people in backgrounds may be or people that aren't that obvious but still contribute. Knowing a lot about each character and having an in-depth plan for each of them can show how invested you are.
FILM TREATMENT:
This part of the proposal should be summed up and told like a short story and written in present tense unlike the film synopsis which is third person. It should include the entire plot of the story... start, middle and end. This will be a lot more in depth than the synopsis and can give who you're presenting to a better idea and more of an understanding. Having the story from beginning to end will lay out the vision for the entire film much more clearly. The treatment is very precise and exact and is technically a script. It could change within time but its the basic plot of the film - ( https://www.desktop-documentaries.com/documentary-treatment.html )
TARGET AUDIENCE/USP
This is where you have to check you know the answers to the following questions which are:
-Who is your envisaged audience?
-How do you know this?
-How can you justify that your project fits well the interests of this demographic?
-What is your unique selling point that helps you stand out from the crowd?
You need to think about who the target audience is in the film so you know how to promote it for example because having a target audience can allow you to explain in film treatment better - ( https://medium.com/@red_rock_films/how-to-uncover-the-proper-target-audience-for-your-film-bfbb101d078 ) .
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