Imagine this: you have a great song, cash begging in your pocket, a filmmaker friend full of ideas, and now someone screams, “We need a treatment!”. The room turns. Even what exactly is a treatment? Is this a script? An eye board? An elevator pitch written on paper? All of those is what I mean. Moreover more. Actually, you could use this music video treatment template here instead of the forehead-splitting jargon.
Divide your template into bit-sized pieces. Not necessary to project the image of an art professor. Grandma, producer, artist—everyone should get it quickly.
One Project Details
Right up at the top, slap the song title, artist name, director, and date. feels official, assists with file names, prevents trouble down road.
2. Approach
Release your imagination here from its tether. Two or three words at most. Record the heart rate. “The band rockets across downtown on skateboards chased by a UFO.” Be bold rather than uninteresting.
Try not to explain everything; tease, seduce, enthrall.
3. Visual orientation
Say some adjectives. Raw. Neon illuminated. Magical. Packed. in the manner of a documentary. Choose a pallet of mood colors. If you like, reference movies or artists; just avoid going too far. Add vibrances. If that fits your vision, consider “The Matrix” as meeting “Napoleon Dynamite.”
4. Chapters and Scenes: Story
Now, become precise. Divide the video in natural plot beats or verses.
Scene 1: Band wakes in an old motel.
Scene 2: Stumble into an imaginary luncheon.
Scene 3 finds a UFO hovering above. Your friends are bullet points—quickly updated, easy to scan.
5. Important Motifs & Visuals
Exist recurring pictures? Fish bowls, ice cream cones, clocks—what else? Create names for them. Jot it down if your lead singer appears in every shot wearing a tiger mask. People are curious about the foundation of the appearance and feel.
Six: Lighting & Colour
Speak simply, visually appealing language. Gentle darkness. For the chorus, brilliant, overexposed daylight. For the verses, subdued greens. A pink strobe flash right at the bridge. Write not a story; create pictures.
7. Citations
Paste on YouTube links, Instagram stills, fashion photos, movie frames. Create a mood board if at all possible. No guilt about using images; every director does it.
8. Why This Matters
Not too long, just few lines. Simply stated, explain why your idea will brighten screens. Perhaps it just looks rad set to this soundtrack, tugs heart strings, or challenges limits. You are arming people to get thrashed.
9. Useful Nuts & Bolts
Any wild sites, extras, wardrobe must-have? Write a checklist including retro diner, smoke machines, 20-foot inflatable flamingo. Never presume everyone can understand your mind.
Templates let everyone perform on the same field. Thank you also from your DP, gaffer, and makeup artist. And your treatment will be what someone sees initially if someone presents your idea to a label. It is the call to arms. The spark is Now twist that formula, scribble your vision, and see how your song might become movie theater.