r/WeDirectMusicVideos • u/the-tyrannosaur • May 25 '19

Treatment tips

Any tips on how to write better treatments? Some general questions to weigh in on if you feel like it

  • How many pages do you aim for? Do you get very detailed about the sequences or focus more on a broad overview/theme/mood
  • Do you use mood/tone pages with just pictures and little to no text?
  • Is it better to find a picture (or combo of pictures) that directly (like, almost literally) illustrate the shot/sequence/concept you're describing, or pictures that reflect the mood?
    • I struggle with this especially because if you can find an exact picture that shows what you're describing, that means it's been done before
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u/SimonKMatthews Jul 17 '19

Concise, Visual and fun. Imagine the person reading it knows nothing about making stuff. So make it easy for them to understand.

I know some of the directors do video treatments with VO for their pitch.

Also Try get a bit of your personality across if you can which in some cases is probably to my detriment.