Question
Create the Proposal
(Short, clear plan for the project)
Title/Concept:
Purpose:
Target Audience:
Summary:
Create the Treatment
(Narrative description in paragraph form)
(Short, clear plan for the project)
Title/Concept:
Purpose:
Target Audience:
Summary:
Create the Treatment
(Narrative description in paragraph form)
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I don’t yet know what kind of project you have in mind (film, podcast, app, marketing campaign, book, research grant, etc.). Below I’ve given (A) a short blank proposal template you can fill in, and (B) a completed example (short film) plus a one-paragraph treatment you can use as a model. Tell me your project type and any specifics and I’ll tailor both to your needs.
A. Blank Proposal Template (short, clear plan)
- Title / Concept:
- Purpose: (why this project exists; the primary goal or outcome)
- Target Audience: (age, demographics, interests; where you’ll reach them)
- Summary: (2–4 concise sentences that state the project, stakes, and what it will deliver)
B. Example Proposal (Short Film)
- Title / Concept: Echoes of Home
- Purpose: To explore how memory and migration shape identity, creating an intimate film festival short that sparks conversation about home, belonging, and generational ties.
- Target Audience: Adults 18–45 who watch independent drama films, festival programmers, cinephiles, and community organizations focused on immigration and cultural identity.
- Summary: Echoes of Home follows Lina, a second-generation immigrant returning to the apartment where her grandmother lived, as old objects trigger a stream of memories and unresolved tensions. Over 18 minutes, Lina confronts family secrets, reconnects with cultural roots, and decides whether to preserve or transform the life she inherited. The film blends lyrical visual storytelling with a bittersweet emotional arc.
Treatment (narrative paragraph)
Echoes of Home opens on Lina arriving at a cramped, light-dusted apartment that hasn’t changed since childhood. As she methodically moves through rooms, mundane objects — a cracked teacup, an embroidered towel, an old cassette tape — become doorways to memory: brief, sensory flashbacks of family meals, arguments, and ritual. The film avoids expository dialogue, favoring close-ups, tactile sound design, and a sparse piano score that swells with Lina’s emotions. Through encounters with the building’s remaining neighbors and a brief confrontation with her estranged mother on the phone, Lina pieces together the reasons the family left and the compromises her grandmother made. The narrative crescendos when Lina listens to the cassette — her grandmother’s recorded voice reading a letter — which reframes her understanding of sacrifice and choice. In the final scene, Lina turns on the radio, leaving the apartment’s windows open as dawn spills in: she chooses to keep some traditions, discard others, and step into a new, self-determined life. The film uses intimate cinematography, warm color palettes for memories, and cooler tones for the present to create a layered, emotional portrait of home and identity.
If you tell me: the medium, length, themes, and any constraints (budget, collaborators, timeline), I will draft a proposal and a treatment tailored to your project.
A. Blank Proposal Template (short, clear plan)
- Title / Concept:
- Purpose: (why this project exists; the primary goal or outcome)
- Target Audience: (age, demographics, interests; where you’ll reach them)
- Summary: (2–4 concise sentences that state the project, stakes, and what it will deliver)
B. Example Proposal (Short Film)
- Title / Concept: Echoes of Home
- Purpose: To explore how memory and migration shape identity, creating an intimate film festival short that sparks conversation about home, belonging, and generational ties.
- Target Audience: Adults 18–45 who watch independent drama films, festival programmers, cinephiles, and community organizations focused on immigration and cultural identity.
- Summary: Echoes of Home follows Lina, a second-generation immigrant returning to the apartment where her grandmother lived, as old objects trigger a stream of memories and unresolved tensions. Over 18 minutes, Lina confronts family secrets, reconnects with cultural roots, and decides whether to preserve or transform the life she inherited. The film blends lyrical visual storytelling with a bittersweet emotional arc.
Treatment (narrative paragraph)
Echoes of Home opens on Lina arriving at a cramped, light-dusted apartment that hasn’t changed since childhood. As she methodically moves through rooms, mundane objects — a cracked teacup, an embroidered towel, an old cassette tape — become doorways to memory: brief, sensory flashbacks of family meals, arguments, and ritual. The film avoids expository dialogue, favoring close-ups, tactile sound design, and a sparse piano score that swells with Lina’s emotions. Through encounters with the building’s remaining neighbors and a brief confrontation with her estranged mother on the phone, Lina pieces together the reasons the family left and the compromises her grandmother made. The narrative crescendos when Lina listens to the cassette — her grandmother’s recorded voice reading a letter — which reframes her understanding of sacrifice and choice. In the final scene, Lina turns on the radio, leaving the apartment’s windows open as dawn spills in: she chooses to keep some traditions, discard others, and step into a new, self-determined life. The film uses intimate cinematography, warm color palettes for memories, and cooler tones for the present to create a layered, emotional portrait of home and identity.
If you tell me: the medium, length, themes, and any constraints (budget, collaborators, timeline), I will draft a proposal and a treatment tailored to your project.