Workshop: How to write a treatment with Nick Shearman

This session will explain the basic principles of writing proposals from the initial 'back-of-an-envelope' idea through to a fully-fledged treatment. We'll analyse how ideas are pitched and developed, and give examples of how this has worked in practice. We'll also discuss the increasing importance of sizzle tapes.

Who it's for

This session is suitable for researchers and APs looking to improve their skills in pitching and selling an idea.

Speaker

Nick Shearman has worked in factual television for 30 years. He has won RTS and Broadcast awards, been nominated for a BAFTA, and has made programmes for Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, and Discovery.

As an executive, he has produced numerous series and films, from formats such as Ladette To Lady and Oz & James’ Big Wine Adventure to features such as River Cottage and The Supervet. As a commissioner at the BBC for over four years, his credits across all four BBC channels included The Arctic with Bruce Parry, Britain’s Favourite Supermarket Foods, Britain’s Youngest Undertaker, and The London Markets, which was nominated for a Grierson Award.

This event is supported by the ScreenSkills Television Skills Fund which invests in training for the freelance television workforce thanks to contributions from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

It is part of a ScreenSkills programme managed by the Indie Training Fund to support freelancers to upskill and stay connected, helping keep the industry resilient in these difficult times.

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘get ticket’ to reserve your place: you must login or register before you are able to get a ticket for this event. A booking confirmation with a joining link to the session will be sent to you via email.

If you are no longer able to use your ticket, we ask you to please contact support@screenskills.com  so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.