Today I learned about script treatments, there format and use. A script treatment is a small document (2-5 pages) similar to a short story. It should include a start, middle and end as well as using some key scenes breifly. It needs to be oncise but shouldn’t sacrifice any good pieces of information.
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A script treatment is formatted similarly to any other script, including transitoions, location, time of day, actions and speech. They are used as condensed scripts, sort of how a film teaser trailer would be used, to register interest and get financiers intrigued enough to pay you to write the full script. This also helps the writer sort out problems and evaluate the solidity of the idea.
For my game I will need to write a script treatment with a story idea, before implementing it into my game.