By (YOUR NAME)
LOGLINE
THE TREATMENT
OPEN WITH ONE PARAGRAPH THAT IS A TIGHT, COMPELLING REDUX OF WHAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT AND WHO IS DRIVING WHAT CHANGE
THE SHOW SPECS: HERE YOU PRESENT THE HE TECHNICAL FORMAT OF THE SHOW
THIS INCLUDES:
GENRE AND CATEGORY:
EPISODE DURATION:
FREQUENCEY:
SERIES/SEASON DURATION:
EPISODIC FORMAT:
HOSTED or UNHOSTED:
SHOOTING FORMAT: (single cam, multi-cam, videotaped vs. filmed)
THE CAST:
INTRODUCE WHO WILL BE ON THE SHOW- INCLUDE A NAME AND BRIEF BIO. BEGIN WITH THE HOST OR CENTRAL TALENT
EXAMPLE: FOR CHIMPS & CHAMPS, I WOULD START BY INTORDUCING THE RING MASTER, SURFER MONKEY GUY, WHAT HIS BACKGROUND IS, WHO HIS FELLOW HANDLERS ARE AND HOW THEY WILL WORK AT DIFFERENT TABLE GAMES IN THE CASINO. THEN, I WOULD COME UP WITH CRAZY NAMES FOR THE CHIMPS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR TRAINED TALENT IS
TARGET LOCATION: WHERE IS THIS SHOW TAKING PLACE...STATE, CITY, HOUSING STYLE, CAMPGOUND, ETC…
EPISODIC BREAKDOWN: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH CONTENT FOR AN ENTIRE SEASON.
EXAMPLE:
SEASON 1/ EPISODE 1- HERE YOU WILL DESCRIBE WHAT THAT EPISODE WILL BE ABOUT IN 5-10 SENTENCES. YOU WILL DO THIS FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON OF EPISODES.
THE SERIES ARC: HERE IS WERE YOU WILL DESCRIBE HOW YOUR SHOW CAN EVOLVE FROM SEASON 1 TO SEASON 6 (ASSUMING YOUR SHOW CAN LAST THAT LONG ON AIR)
EXAMPLE: ONE ELEMENT FOR CHIMPS & CHAMPS IS THAT EACH SEASON IT WILL SWITCH CASINOS
PRODUCTION BUDGET AND SCHEDULE: YOU WILL NOT DEVELOP A FULL BUDGET FOR YOUR TREATMENT—BUT YOU WANT TO HAVE A BALL PARK FIGURE OF HOW MUCH EACH EPISODE WILL COST—ESTIMATE PRODUCTION TIMES/SCHEDULE/ CAST PAY/ ANY PRE PRODUCTION COSTS/ PRODUCTION TEAM COST.
THE FINAL SALE: ALWAYS CLOSE WITH A FINAL SALE THAT WRAPS UP WHAT MAKES YOUR SHOW ENERTAINING, GRIPPING, AND UNIQUE
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