# Which development document should I write for a feature, a serial drama, a self-contained series (sitcom) or an interactive project, and how long should it be?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T17:01:09.479Z
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Screen Australia's guide routes by format: features use one-pager, outline (4-12 pages) and treatment (10-20 pages); serial drama uses an outline and a bible with episode summaries and a one-pager that cannot hold plot detail; self-contained series (sitcom) skip the dedicated outline and use synopsis plus bible with episode summaries; interactive projects add the audience role to the one-pager. The funder's own requirement for development applications is a story document within stated page ranges (outline 3-10, treatment 10-20, scriptment 20-50, mini-bible 5-15 maximum, draft script up to 120), so the funder's number governs when writing for that funder.

Screen Australia's guide routes by format: features use one-pager, outline (4-12 pages) and treatment (10-20 pages); serial drama uses an outline and a bible with episode summaries and a one-pager that cannot hold plot detail; self-contained series (sitcom) skip the dedicated outline and use synopsis plus bible with episode summaries; interactive projects add the audience role to the one-pager. The funder's own requirement for development applications is a story document within stated page ranges (outline 3-10, treatment 10-20, scriptment 20-50, mini-bible 5-15 maximum, draft script up to 120), so the funder's number governs when writing for that funder.

Curator qualifications: Routing by format: features (one-pager, outline, treatment); serial drama (outline, bible with episode summaries); self-contained series (synopsis plus bible); interactive adds audience role.

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      "url": "https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Documents-Drama.pdf",
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    {
      "url": "https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FAQ-Narrative-Content-Development.pdf",
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Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Screen Australia's guide routes by format: features use one-pager, outline (4-12 pages) and treatment (10-20 pages); serial drama uses an outline and a bible with episode summaries and a one-pager that cannot hold plot detail; self-contained series (sitcom) skip the dedicated outline and use synopsis plus bible with episode summaries; interactive projects add the audience role to the one-pager. The funder's own requirement for development applications is a story document within stated page ranges (outline 3-10, treatment 10-20, scriptment 20-50, mini-bible 5-15 maximum, draft script up to 120), so the funder's number governs when writing for that funder. · locator: candidate evidence excerpts · source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Documents-Drama.pdf

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