ScriptsLesson 5

StarterOpen the ‘Creating a Script’ document and highlight each of the key sections:

Sound Effects Dialogue Character 1 Character 2

Lesson Goals

Understand where scripts are used in planning

Know the key features of a typical script

Be able to create a script from a narrative

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What is a script?Think about our research lessons…

Script

A script is a written document, usually created on computer, which explains a scene and the narrative for characters.

They are mainly used to plan television shows or films and are used by actors to learn their lines for scenes.

They may also be used to plan comics, voice overs or a computer game.

A script may be a completely original story or an adaptations of a book or other narrative.

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ScriptsDescribe what each of these script elements represent…

INT – HALL – BOXING RING – NIGHT

We hear a bell ending the round. A young boxer comes to his corner. We see his face close up, a large cut above his left eye.

TOMMYWhat happened? Did

I drop my guard or something?

COACHYou looked like

you’d seen a ghost, what happened out there Tommy?

Structure

The set or location for the scene to be filmed: INT – Interior Location EXT – Exterior Location

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INT – HALL – BOXING RING – NIGHT

We hear a bell ending the round. A young boxer comes to his corner. We see his face close up, a large cut above his left eye.

TOMMYWhat happened? Did

I drop my guard or something?

COACHYou looked like

you’d seen a ghost, what happened out there Tommy?

Structure

Direction explaining what is happening in the scene such as the following: Actions Sounds Lighting Movement

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INT – HALL – BOXING RING – NIGHT

We hear a bell ending the round. A young boxer comes to his corner. We see his face close up, a large cut above his left eye.

TOMMYWhat happened? Did

I drop my guard or something?

COACHYou looked like

you’d seen a ghost, what happened out there Tommy?

Structure

The characters used in the scene, note how these are indented from the original part of the script.

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INT – HALL – BOXING RING – NIGHT

We hear a bell ending the round. A young boxer comes to his corner. We see his face close up, a large cut above his left eye.

TOMMYWhat happened? Did

I drop my guard or something?

COACHYou looked like

you’d seen a ghost, what happened out there Tommy?

Structure

Dialogue for each of the characters to say during the scene, also indented.

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Content

The content of a typical script may include the following: Location Direction Shot Types Camera Movement Sounds Characters Dialogue

All of this information helps those creating the product to establish a clear vision of how the story will play out.

EXT. WOODS – DAY

Wide of Shrek trekking through woods and entering clearing. Shrek looks around frustrated.

SHREKFace it Donkey, we’re

lost.

DONKEYWe followed

instructions...(lists them off)

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Your Task

Using the narrative from earlier in the lesson, create a script making use of the highlighted sections.

Try to structure your script properly and include the following details: Location Direction Camera Shots Sounds Characters Dialogue

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Key Words

Script

Narrative

A document which explains the scene and narrative for characters

An account of connected events or the storyline for something