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What is the difference between logline and one liner?

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A logline is a one to two sentence description of the plot. A one liner is more of a tagline, something snappy that gives a hint about the movie. For example, a logline for Pulp Fiction might be: "Various vignettes tell the intertwining stories of a boxer, a mobster, some hitmen and their friends." A one-liner might be, "It's gonna get messy!"

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Can I copyright a script treatment?

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Yes, you can copyright a treatment with the WGA (Writer's Guild of America).

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How can a treatment be good?

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By including all of the necessary information and drawing the reader in. Think of what you would need to see to make you interested in the story.

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What is the format of a treatment for a musical?

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Treatments are pretty open to different formats. The sort of tweak you might use for musicals is describing how the characters are moving, what the sets are like, and what the songs convey during singing scenes.

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Should a treatment be written more as a story or should it be written as scenes? Should the first page of a treatment include a list of characters or should they be introduced on the first pages?

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Treatments are usually written as a general story, scenes and script formatting do not have to be included. Also, usually the characters are written before the treatment, so consider putting it on the first page.

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