This creative work is an expanded version of a traditional film treatment. It not only outlines the story but also includes visual and audio elements that help convey the tone, style, and aesthetic of the proposed film. This is a text and graphics-based view of the story and is intended to complement the Lookbook sections in Dovetail. This has helped me to visualise the film more concretely and is intended to guide subsequent phases of production. The enhanced treatment can be used in pitch meetings to provide potential backers a more vivid sense of the project.

The method followed was informed by the expanded definitions for Story Documents from Screen Australia (Screen Australia, 2018). My Augmented Treatment is equivalent to a ‘Scriptment’ as defined by Screen Australia. “Scriptments may also be used to showcase important visual aspects of the story, and include illustrations, concept art, photographs etc. They may be suited to some filmmakers as a way to express their style of storytelling and what will make their project special.” (Screen Australia, 2018). As my creative work also includes audio and animated components, I have chosen to use the terminology of an ‘Augmented Treatment’ to distinguish it in this way.

I have also created a more traditional treatment document called a 'shortened treatment'.