Biography documentary treatment proposal example

There is often a lot of overlap when talking about a documentary treatment, documentary proposal, documentary synopsis and documentary logline. 

Documentary Proposal – This is a packet of items that describe in detail the full scope of your documentary project - from story synopsis, log line, treatment, crew bios, budget and distribution plan.

Biography documentary treatment proposal example

Your proposal or pitch deck is usually requested by potential funders. Think of the proposal package as your film's business plan.

Documentary Treatment – The treatment is almost like a script, detailing exact scenes, characters and story structure.

This is a constantly developing and organic document, adjusting as the story unfolds. This document is sometimes requested by large funding agencies. (Note! Writing a treatment for a documentary is very difficult, if not impossible, in