Whats the different between a beat outline, a synopsis and a treatment?
The way people describe the prose summary of their script varies wildly but in general: a beat outline is for the writer’s eyes only because it’s a working document that beats out the story to help you get through the script; a synopsis is a short pithy sales document hard-selling your script; and a full treatment describes the script in great detail over 20 to 30 pages. If you google ‘How to Write a Treatment’ you’ll visit many excellent sites giving you tips.
