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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
#narrative#script
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.
Create a script from a narrativeKnow typical script content
#narrative#script
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
Create a script from a narrativeKnow typical script content
#narrative#script
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
Create a script from a narrativeKnow typical script content
#narrative#script
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.
Create a script from a narrativeKnow typical script content
#narrative#script
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.
Create a script from a narrativeKnow typical script content
#narrative#script
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
Create a script from a narrativeKnow typical script content
#narrative#script
Key Words
Script
Narrative
A document which explains the scene and narrative for characters
An account of connected events or the storyline for something