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1. Starter

2. What is a logline / tagline?

3. What makes a good logline?
Under 50 words
Describe the character with an adjective
Set a clear goal / objective for the
character
Include a ticking time bomb / obstacle
Make it fit your genre, ie. thrilling, scary,
funny etc…

4. You have 10 minutes to write the
logline for your screenplay
Under 50 words
Describe the character with an adjective
Set a clear goal / objective for the
character
Include a ticking time bomb / obstacle
Make it fit your genre, ie. thrilling, scary,
funny etc…

5. Pitch your logline to the group

6. In this lesson
We are going to look at how we can explain
our screenplay idea in a treatment. You will
need to write a logline and a synopsis.

7. By the end of todays lesson, you
• MUST be able to create an engaging
logline for your screenplay
• SHOULD explain a screenplays narrative
in a synopsis
• COULD identify how to improve the clarity
of a written document through peer
assessment

8. What is a treatment?

9. What is a treatment similar to?

10. What makes a good proposal
or treatment?

11. One of the key parts of a treatment
or proposal is a synopsis.
But what is a synopsis?

12. Why is spelling & grammar
important for your synopsis?

13. • Use Word or Google Docs spell-checker
• Get someone you trust to read your work over
How can you ensure that your
spelling and grammar are correct?

14. Task 1
Working alone
Using your concepts, notes and narrative
plan as a guide, being to write out a script
treatment / proposal.
Set yourself a goal of finishing the logline
and synopsis by the end of this lesson.

15. Peer assessment
Swap your work with a peer and check their
spelling and grammar.
 Is their spelling correct?
 Do all their paragraphs make sense?
 Can you understand and follow the story?
Feedback to each other; how could they
improve their works clarity through spelling &
grammar?

16. Workshop
Use the feedback you’ve received to edit
and improve your treatment / proposal.
If you get stuck then conduct research to
help you gain a deeper understanding of
your story and its subject. Write up any
research in your portfolio.

17. Plenary
Peer assess each others proposals/
treatments. Think about the story and how it
unfolds. Can you follow it? Is it engaging
and exciting?