![]() ![]() Selling documents (written pitches, treatments), written to convince potential employers of the power of an idea andĭevelopment documents (outlines, beat-sheets, etc) ie documents that you write, once a producer has committed to an idea, developing it on the path towards first draft script commission. Once you’ve convinced a producer or script editor that your idea is worth pursuing, you need to know what they’re looking for in every draft you write. Make sure you know what you’re being asked for. ![]() Every single drama producing indie will have a different brief, a different agenda, often a slightly different approach. It is really important that you know why you’re writing these documents, and who you’re writing them for. And the various names seem to mean different things to different people. There are so many variations of these documents – both in what they get called – and in their function. But as writers, you need to learn to embrace them, even if you can’t quite get to love them! If you can enjoy writing these documents, and the process of creating them, it will be an enormous help to your success (and creative enjoyment) as a screenwriter. Treatments, Pitches, Outlines, Beat-sheets etc etcĪll of these documents are points on the journey to writing a script – and are guaranteed to make even the steeliest writer’s heart sink a little. ![]()
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