Writing a Synopsis

**SoldierinPetticoats** · December 9th, 2004, 08:58 PM

My producer wants me to write a synopsis... it's soooooo difficult! any advice?

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**Chance1234** · December 9th, 2004, 11:17 PM

sypnosis for people working in the project ?
sypnosis for the producer ?
sypnosis for potential interested parties ?#
sypnosis for potential investors ?
sypnoisis for PR purposes ?

**Nigel** · December 10th, 2004, 05:57 AM

I agree that question can't be answered.

Dress it up in lace. Have it take the lace off. Have it show some T&A then describe how it does this in detail.

Good Luck

**SoldierinPetticoats** · December 10th, 2004, 06:54 PM

One to send to more funding bodies since what we have might not cover it...

do I need to say what genre it is??

**TJ_the_director** · December 10th, 2004, 11:03 PM

keep it short so it actually gets read! [img]smile.gif[/img]

**SoldierinPetticoats** · December 11th, 2004, 08:53 AM

so the shortest possible version of the plot? Is that it??

**jb_617** · December 11th, 2004, 10:00 AM

To be honest Soldier your best bet, if you've never written a synopsis before, is to look at a few other peoples. You can find a synopsis on just about every indy production website out there. Look at a few dozen and you'll get the general idea.

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Why does everyone put a synopsis on their website?

**TJ_the_director** · December 11th, 2004, 07:42 PM

not necssarily the shortest possible version, but keep it to the point and no more. If they want more, they'll ask.

If you're applying for grants, the single most important thing you can do is follow their instuctions to the letter. If you don't, your application will get roundfiled and your beautiful synopsis will go unread.

many good how-to books have sample synopsis in them.

I don't have one on my website . . . I like to keep things mysterious. But when I ask for money, I include on. I think it was just 2 paragraphs [img]rolleyes.gif[/img]

Good luck.

**SoldierinPetticoats** · December 11th, 2004, 10:54 PM

I've written one now...hope it's ok...oh well, it will have to do, the dealine was yesterday and it tells the story and is to the point.

thanks guys, knew this would be the place to go for advice...

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