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Index
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
1 ▪ The Nature and Role of the Treatment
The Key Elements of a Treatment
The Brief, Happy Life of the Treatment
Kinds of Treatments
Confusing Terms
2 ▪ The Big Screen: Original Treatments for Motion Pictures
What Makes a Great Treatment?
The Writer’s Storyboard
Action or Story
Not Just Action, Dramatic Action
What’s the Hook?
The Thematic Core of Your Story
The Centrality of Characters
Types of Characters
Who’s the Protagonist?
Setting
Point of View
3 ▪ Breaking into Television: Treatments for Television Movies
Writing for TV v. Writing for Feature Film
The Seven-Act Structure
What a Treatment Looks Like
Where to Find Story Ideas
Nailing the Rights
Getting to a Deal
4 ▪ The Bible: Treatments for Television Series
What to Write About
Is There a Selling Season?
How a Bible Is Sold
What about Credit?
What’s in the Bible?
The Bible as the First and Last Word
5 ▪ Stranger than Fiction: Treatments Based on True Stories
How to Get the Rights to a True Story
Elements of Drama for the True Story
Checklist for Undertaking a True Story
6 ▪ From Book to Film: The Adaptation Treatment
Adaptation and Storytelling
Guidelines for Adaptation Treatments
7 ▪ Who Are the Buyers? The Markets for Treatments and What and How to Sell to Them
The Television Market
The Market Wants What It Wants
What Can You Sell to TV?
A TV Buyer’s Checklist
The Feature Film Market
A Motion Picture Buyer’s Checklist
8 ▪ Protecting Your Work
First Line of Defense: Register!
Follow Your Instincts about People
“Please Resubmit through an Agent”
Copyright
Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright
How the Writers Guild of America Protects Writers
WGA Registration Service
The Bottom Line on Protection
Glossary of Entertainment Industry Terms
Appendix: Striking Oil: Interview with Ken Atchity and Chi-Li Wong
Sources and Recommended Reading
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