Unit 22: Scripting for Media

Scripted media products - film , i.e.: o UK o European o World cinema - TV , i.e. o news broadcasting o soaps o documentaries o dramas - radio , i.e.: o drama o current affairs programmes o news - computer games , i.e.: o scripts for computer games   Film scripts See P1.2 – Language of Scripts and P1.3 – Format and Layout for features of film screenplays. The format and layout of film screenplays is fairly constant around much of the world, for example across Europe and in the ‘Bollywood’ (Indian) and ‘Nollywood’ (Nigerian) film industries. Some use English as an international language for the action, sluglines etc, with only dialogue in the local language. Others may retain the overall layout and format but use the local language throughout. European, Scandinavian and South American scripts are likely to this approach, and English-language translations may sometimes also be available. Where languages differ significantly from English (e.g. in ...

Brief: My script idea was to create a horror slasher with an escaped convict as the villain and a father as the hero. My target audience is 15 and above, which fits the darker tone and serious style of the script but, there is no described gore which, when filmed, could lead to it being rated an 18. The script I created meets the brief by it being a complete short film of 5-10 minutes in length. I have used the correct format and layout in the script: correct margins, font, actions and dialogue etc. However, due to it being a short slasher, I have struggled to add real character development. On the other hand, I have made the climax dramatised. I satisfied these requirements by making the climax of the film interesting and intense, as well as, leaving the resolution as a cliff hanger for the potential of a full feature length film. Key elements of this type of script include, character actions to display tenseness and other things like describing fight scenes - I have included...

 

Making Decisions: My synopsis:  The father tackles the convict, trading blows and gaining wounds as the rest of the family calls the police. Brutally, the protagonist gathers objects to hit the villain with. The fight ends with the hero killing the villain in cold blood, trying to protect his family. He is unfazed and exhausted at what has happened that night. The police arrive, questioning the family and detaining the father until they realised it was self defence. He is taken to hospital then the family decide to move on with their lives in a new city. Learning From Examples: Key elements from my selected section - father is angry but lacks emotion when convict is dead, it is intense as the audience doesn't know who will win. There is a minor jumpscare when the convict jumps out at him. The emotions are represented as up and down throughout the story - the family being scared then relieved when the convict is dead. This is an extract from "Get Out" - I have an...