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The treatment should be a concise description
of your project. It should convey to the reader a sense of what your
project is about, what it will look like, and how you will go about
completing it. After you graduate, your skill in writing a good treatment
will be crucial to your being to obtain funding or other forms of
support for your projects, whether you choose to work in the independent
or industry sectors.
A good treatment should be clear and concise, and it should contain
the following information:
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What
is the format of your project? Is it an audio piece, a film
or video, installation, or performance? What is the proposed
scope of the project—is it one large-scale project (worth
50% of your grade) or a series of smaller-scaled projects addressing
the topic in a variety of approaches and formats? What is its
genre (experimental, documentary, narrative, etc.)?
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What is the subject
of your project? Give your reader some background knowledge
of your subject. Also discuss why it is important for this subject
to be addressed or explored. |
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Your methodology.
How are you approaching your subject? Will you conduct research
(if so, where?) What are your primary sources? How will you
orchestrate the different visual, audio, and other information
in your project?
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Your production
plan. A timeline can be useful in describing your process. Some
will include a budget with their treatmentÑmost grant
proposals require an itemized budget. In large proposals, documents
such as letters of support—if you are collaborating with
an organization and other references may be included. |
For the purposes of our class, please address the
topic of "sound/image" in your treatment. Discuss how
you are responding to and interpreting it in your project. Please
bring two copies of your treatment to class.
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