The Script
The script is a document including all the details, as well as where the camera is positioned, what the characters are wearing, the locations where the film is shot, the change of locations when a character moves to different places, the lighting used and the dialogue of the characters.
The script helps not only the actors, as it includes the dialogue and text they speak, but also the cinematographer, as he will know what needs to be included in the frame and their location and it helps the editor as well, as he will then know where the cuts need to take place.
The script helps not only the actors, as it includes the dialogue and text they speak, but also the cinematographer, as he will know what needs to be included in the frame and their location and it helps the editor as well, as he will then know where the cuts need to take place.
Changed script
The most common mistake that was made in the script was the wrong wording of the actions and the shot that would be filmed in. For example, instead of a mid shot, we could be more precise and say that its a two shot.
Also, in the first script there were way to many shots, which would make the filming too complicated for our production company, therefore in our changed script we decided to cut down some shots that weren't important, or could be shot in one shot instead of two or three.
When one of the characters was mentioned, as a director I kept writing their names all in CAPITALS, but then I was told that their names are capitalised and written in BOLD only when they are first mentioned in the script. Later, their names are written normally. This mistake was soon changed in the second script.
Lastly, in our first draft, there was very little dialogue between the characters and this made it less interactive and the relationship between the two girls was hardly understood, therefore in the second draft, we added a bit of more text and the change was for the better as the scene became much more interesting to watch.
The most common mistake that was made in the script was the wrong wording of the actions and the shot that would be filmed in. For example, instead of a mid shot, we could be more precise and say that its a two shot.
Also, in the first script there were way to many shots, which would make the filming too complicated for our production company, therefore in our changed script we decided to cut down some shots that weren't important, or could be shot in one shot instead of two or three.
When one of the characters was mentioned, as a director I kept writing their names all in CAPITALS, but then I was told that their names are capitalised and written in BOLD only when they are first mentioned in the script. Later, their names are written normally. This mistake was soon changed in the second script.
Lastly, in our first draft, there was very little dialogue between the characters and this made it less interactive and the relationship between the two girls was hardly understood, therefore in the second draft, we added a bit of more text and the change was for the better as the scene became much more interesting to watch.
Final Script
final_script.docx | |
File Size: | 90 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Evaluation
When the script was first written, the minor and basic errors such as where the speech of the characters should be located on the page, not identifying INT and EXT when the location changed from inside location to an outside location and the line the characters said had to be more specific. In the re-written script, we added more speech to the characters and added the affect of the synchronised effect of the cut and the car.
My group, as well as the other groups in our class, swapped scripts in order to read them and give feedback to the groups. The feedback my group received was that our script has a lot of shots, which would overall, when filming, make it more complicated and confusing. In our final script, we edited the shots that weren't important, so we cut them out and made it more easier for the audience to understand the movie and not get confused. The feedback was necessary for our group because the other groups acted as an audience and their opinion was very important to know where we can improve.
My group, as well as the other groups in our class, swapped scripts in order to read them and give feedback to the groups. The feedback my group received was that our script has a lot of shots, which would overall, when filming, make it more complicated and confusing. In our final script, we edited the shots that weren't important, so we cut them out and made it more easier for the audience to understand the movie and not get confused. The feedback was necessary for our group because the other groups acted as an audience and their opinion was very important to know where we can improve.