Learning objective: To produce a correctly formatted script for a short film.
Key terms: Interweaving plot strands: Some television dramas include three or more narratives in their opening sequences and they move the action between these narratives to to keep the audiences' attention.
An option for a pre-production artefact is a script.
If this is your choice, your research is the same as if you were creating a storyboard for a trailer or an opening sequence.
You should familiarise yourself with the codes and conventions of your selected genre so you can replicate some of them in your script.
You will need to pay particular attention to the dialogue and sound in the examples you analyse.
It is very important that you format your script correctly according to the type of text you are creating.
For example the format of a situation comedy is different to that of a television drama.
You are advised to visit www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom
Task 1: If you have chosen to create a script for your pre production, research the genre of script you are going to write making notes for approval. Spider diagrams are acceptable.
Consider the narrative format you intend to use and the codes and conventions of your chosen extract.
The narrative conventions for example of a regular soap opera will be different from a one off BBC drama.
Remember that your aim is to attract and maintain the attention of the audience.
Open your story with an exciting plot situation or narrative. If it is a trailer, choose some dramatic scenes to illustrate the programme/film's narrative.
Ensure that your characters are believable so that the audience will want to know what happens to them therefore stick with your programme. This does not mean that they have to be believable situations. The television drama Life on Mars asked us to believe that a man travelled back in time to the 1970's but the character of Sam Tyler's such that it caught the imagination of the audience who empathised with his plight. Consider how you will create your characters through the script dialogue and brief descriptions. This is how you can approach representation issues.
You can include a supplementary profile as part of your pre-production submission which will allow you to develop your character ideas more fully.
Just like with the storyboard, you need to visualise your script and imagine how it would work when filmed and the lines and actions are carried out by real people. It should not just be a paper exercise.
Consider the structure you will employ. Will it be linear? Will you concentrate on one narrative or introduce a series of interweaving plot strands.
Include recognisable genre conventions to help you to attract your audience.
Task: Watch the Life on Mars trailer below. Interpret what you can see and compose a script which is properly formatted.
Key terms: Interweaving plot strands: Some television dramas include three or more narratives in their opening sequences and they move the action between these narratives to to keep the audiences' attention.
An option for a pre-production artefact is a script.
If this is your choice, your research is the same as if you were creating a storyboard for a trailer or an opening sequence.
You should familiarise yourself with the codes and conventions of your selected genre so you can replicate some of them in your script.
You will need to pay particular attention to the dialogue and sound in the examples you analyse.
It is very important that you format your script correctly according to the type of text you are creating.
For example the format of a situation comedy is different to that of a television drama.
You are advised to visit www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom
Task 1: If you have chosen to create a script for your pre production, research the genre of script you are going to write making notes for approval. Spider diagrams are acceptable.
Tips for scriptwriting
Consider the narrative format you intend to use and the codes and conventions of your chosen extract.
The narrative conventions for example of a regular soap opera will be different from a one off BBC drama.
Remember that your aim is to attract and maintain the attention of the audience.
Open your story with an exciting plot situation or narrative. If it is a trailer, choose some dramatic scenes to illustrate the programme/film's narrative.
Ensure that your characters are believable so that the audience will want to know what happens to them therefore stick with your programme. This does not mean that they have to be believable situations. The television drama Life on Mars asked us to believe that a man travelled back in time to the 1970's but the character of Sam Tyler's such that it caught the imagination of the audience who empathised with his plight. Consider how you will create your characters through the script dialogue and brief descriptions. This is how you can approach representation issues.
You can include a supplementary profile as part of your pre-production submission which will allow you to develop your character ideas more fully.
Just like with the storyboard, you need to visualise your script and imagine how it would work when filmed and the lines and actions are carried out by real people. It should not just be a paper exercise.
Consider the structure you will employ. Will it be linear? Will you concentrate on one narrative or introduce a series of interweaving plot strands.
Include recognisable genre conventions to help you to attract your audience.
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