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Writers have to understand and develop the elements that make a great script before writing the script itself. Halperin demonstrates how treatments can be effective, taking writers through the entire process in a variety of genres including originals, adaptations, movies-of-the-week, miniseries, sitcoms and soap operas.
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Halperin, a former executive story consultant for 20th Century Fox Television, offers advice on how to write a "treatment," the industry term for the summary of a television or movie script that is often used to determine whether to move forward with a project or not. After presenting general information on writing treatments, he looks at the particular examples of episodic television and daytime serials. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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