FREE FILM TREATMENT TEMPLATE
Turn the idea into a treatment
that actually gets the film made.
Storyflow is a free AI canvas where you write the treatment next to the references that sell it. Give the AI a logline and it drafts the synopsis, tone, and structure, while the moodboard and frame grabs sit right beside the prose. Export a pitch-ready PDF when it is time to send. No download, no credit card.
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Start from a ready-made template
Pick a board to see what you can build, then let AI fill it in. Every template is a real, editable starting point on the same infinite canvas.
Pre-Production
Pull the brief, script, shot list, and moodboard into one pre-production hub so the whole shoot is planned in one place.
What is a film treatment?
A film treatment is the prose version of a film, written before the script, that tells the story in present tense from beginning to end. It is how a project gets pitched: a producer, a commissioner, or a client reads the treatment to understand the story, the tone, the characters, and the visual approach before anyone commits to a screenplay or a budget. A treatment usually opens with a logline, moves through a synopsis of the whole story, and covers the tone, the main characters, the structure, and the look and feel the director has in mind.
Treatments come in a few shapes. A narrative treatment for a feature or short focuses on the story and characters. A director's treatment for a commercial or music video is far more visual: it leads with references, color, and tone, and reads almost like a lookbook with prose, because the whole point is to show the client how the finished piece will feel. In every case, the writing and the visuals need to work together, which is exactly where a plain document falls short.
Storyflow gives you a treatment template that holds both. It is a free AI-native infinite canvas, so the prose and the visual references live on the same board. Give the AI a logline or a brief and it drafts the synopsis, tone, and structure, and you pin the moodboard, the frame grabs, and the color references right beside the sections they support. The treatment stops being a wall of text and becomes the pitch it is meant to be.
Because the canvas is AI-aware, the treatment is easy to shape. Ask the AI to tighten the synopsis, push the tone darker, or add a section on the visual approach and it revises the prose while your references stay in place. When it is ready, export a clean, pitch-ready PDF for the producer or client, or share a view-only link so they read the treatment with the visuals exactly where you put them.
HOW IT WORKS
From logline to pitch-ready treatment in four steps.
No blank page. The AI drafts the prose and the references sit right beside it.
01
Open a free canvas
Sign up in seconds, no credit card. Your infinite canvas opens in the browser, ready for the treatment.
02
Give the AI your idea
Type a logline, a brief, or a few notes about the project and the AI drafts a treatment with a synopsis, tone, characters, and structure.
03
Add the visual references
Pin moodboard images, color palettes, and frames grabbed from YouTube or Vimeo next to the sections they support, so the prose and the look read together.
04
Export or share the pitch
Export a clean, pitch-ready PDF for the producer or client, or send a view-only link so they read the treatment with the visuals in place.
The prose and the pictures, together.
The treatment text and the visual references on one canvas, so the pitch reads like the finished film instead of a wall of words.
AI drafts the treatment from your idea
Start from a real draft
Give the AI a logline or brief and it drafts the synopsis, tone, characters, and structure. Refine by prompting again instead of staring at a blank page, keeping full control of the words.
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References beside the prose
Make it a director's treatment
Pin the moodboard, color palette, and reference frames next to the tone and visual-approach sections, so a commercial or music video treatment reads like the lookbook clients expect.
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Grab frames from YouTube and Vimeo
Reference the look you mean
Capture stills from existing videos and pin them next to the sections they illustrate, so the tone and lighting are shown, not just written. No screenshot or download step.
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Export a PDF or share a link
Send a pitch that looks the part
Export a clean, pitch-ready PDF for the producer or client, or share a view-only link so they read the treatment with the visuals right where you placed them. Updates keep the link current.
See film pitch decks →A free film treatment template with no catch.
Write as many treatments as you want on an unlimited canvas. The free plan needs no credit card and never expires.
Unlimited treatments and boards on an infinite canvas
Basic AI usage to draft and refine treatments
3 starter frameworks built in
20 file uploads for references and scripts
WRITTEN TO BE PITCHED
A treatment template that carries the whole pitch.
Storyflow is an AI-native canvas, so the treatment prose, the references, and the rest of the plan live on one board instead of a document with images bolted on.
Every section a treatment needs
Structure the pitch properly
Logline and synopsis: Open with a sharp logline and a synopsis that tells the whole story in present tense, so a reader understands the film before reaching the visuals.
Tone, characters, and structure: Lay out the tone, main characters, and structure, the sections a producer or client looks for when deciding whether to back the project.
The visual approach: Describe the look and feel and pin the references that prove it, so the visual approach is a section you can see, not just imagine.
The AI drafts and revises with you
Shape the words without the blank page
Draft from a logline or brief: Give the AI the seed of the idea and it drafts a full treatment, so you start from something to react to, not an empty document.
Revise on request: Ask it to tighten the synopsis, shift the tone, or add a section and it revises the prose while your references and layout stay put.
Keep your voice: Edit the text directly on the board any time, so the treatment reads in your voice and the AI is a starting point, not the final word.
Connected to the rest of the project
The treatment leads into the plan
From treatment to storyboard: Once the treatment is approved, build the storyboard and shot list on the same board, so the pitch flows straight into pre-production, not a restart.
Moodboard and lookbook in one place: Keep the treatment next to the moodboard and lookbook, so the visual language you pitched is what the crew works from.
One board for the project: Hold the treatment, references, and plan on a single board, so nothing about the project lives in a separate document you keep in sync.
Works for the pitch you are making
One template, any treatment
Feature and short film treatments: Write a narrative treatment that carries the story and characters for a producer or grant application.
Commercial and music video treatments: Build a visual director's treatment that leads with references and tone, the pitch that wins the job with an agency or artist.
Documentary and branded treatments: Lay out the angle, access, and approach for a documentary or branded film, with research and references on the same board.
Explore templates for your project
Every template opens as a real, editable board on the infinite canvas. Pick the closest fit and make it your own.
Pre-Production
Pull the brief, script, shot list, and moodboard into one pre-production hub so the whole shoot is planned in one place.
HOW WE COMPARE
Storyflow vs Milanote, Celtx, and Google Docs.
A fair look at where each tool fits. Storyflow is the free canvas that drafts the treatment and keeps the prose with the visuals.
Storyflow
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Free plan with unlimited treatments
AI drafts the treatment from your idea
Prose and visual references on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
Export a pitch-ready PDF
200+ frameworks for every format
Milanote
Free plan with unlimited treatments
AI drafts the treatment from your idea
Prose and visual references on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
Export a pitch-ready PDF
200+ frameworks for every format
Celtx
Free plan with unlimited treatments
AI drafts the treatment from your idea
Prose and visual references on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
Export a pitch-ready PDF
200+ frameworks for every format
Google Docs
Free plan with unlimited treatments
AI drafts the treatment from your idea
Prose and visual references on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
Export a pitch-ready PDF
200+ frameworks for every format
What creators are saying
Join early creators getting structured workspaces and AI that remembers their projects
“Storyflow has sped up my workflow by at least 3x, which means more flow state and more projects I can actually ship. It truly changed the way me and my team create.”
Reilin Joey
Director & YouTuber
“One prompt gets me a structured board. But the tactics are my favorite. I run my YouTube scripts through them and my intros and retention got better. It's amazing.”
Justkay
YouTuber & Freelance Filmmaker
“I used to juggle five apps to plan a project. Now I describe what I am making and get boards, lists, and a schedule. All in one place.”
George
@fernwehchronicles
Film treatments, answered.
What directors and writers ask about treatments in Storyflow.
A film treatment is the prose version of a film, written before the script, that tells the story in present tense from start to finish. It usually includes a logline, a synopsis, the tone, the main characters, the structure, and the visual approach. It is the document a producer, commissioner, or client reads to decide whether to back the project. In Storyflow you write it on a canvas with the visual references beside the prose.
Write the pitch that gets the film made.
Open a free canvas, draft the treatment, and pin the references that sell it. Free plan, no credit card.