I mainly learned the basic formatting from testing them from a dropdown menu in Celtx. I understood most of it, but I have yet to determine the functions of "Shot" and "Text" in relation to "Action", which they share similar formats. I learned how to express emotions for each character by using parenthesis by analysing these scripts. Parentheses are often used to indicate emotion or a minor action by the character. I also took mental notes on the general format when my class and I looked briefly at out tutor's script for a short film.
My tutor also helped with giving tips on the formatting, such as the usage of parentheses and the naming of minor characters for context reasons. Early on in the script there were voice-overs for two unseen news reporters. I initially named them "Female Voice" and "Male Voice", respectively. To add context, I renamed them "Female News Reporter V.O." and "Male News Reporter V.O.", "V.O." standing for "Voice Over" to indicate they do not have physical appearances. I carried this on for the narrator, even though it is redundant as narration are almost always voice-overs.
I later consulted my tutor on the unique usage of emoticons in my script that I want to use for three robot characters whose unique "gimmick" is that they display emoticons correlating to their emotion. We were both conflicted as my tutor suggested to remove the emoticons altogether while I tried to fit them into the script somehow. I suggested they could be used for cues for the voice actors. I learned beforehand that voice actors watch a scene where they have to add their voice. For animation it can either be a completed scene or a storyboard being shown to them, and in live-action series such as Power Rangers, footage of their characters are shown.
At the moment the emoticons are in parentheses beneath the characters' names alongside their emotions. This may change in the future but I will try to leave them there. My tutor also advised I add a brief description of characters when they are introduced, as did the Power Rangers script that I reviewed. The other script by N. Ling did not have such as it has a debatable status as official material and professionalism. As a little joke, for the robot characters' ages next to their names I aged them in seconds as they were activated for the first time in their introduction scene.
I aim to write at least 22 pages, each page counting for one minute according to my tutor.
References:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/407467.Writing_TV_Scripts
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byrce9WlDzqddUNJMDNSY3AzY00/view
https://www.simplyscripts.com/scripts/PowerRangers.pdf
You have looked add script formatting and discussed some of the key elements. This is a good start on your research, but you need to develop this further. Discuss more in-depth the different elements in a master scene format and describe their function and how they should be used. Although you have discussed some of the elements, you did not look at elements such as scene headings (slug lines) and transitions.
ReplyDeleteExample of what you could include in your blog post: 'Parentheticals provide context or instructions for the dialogue delivery. These should be used sparingly so as not to reduce the readability of the script' (ScreenCraft, 2016). An example of this can be seen in [Insert script example].
You can use screenshots of scripts as examples. Make sure you reference them correctly.
You do need to do more research as you have only one post with research so far. Research and analyze other script and discuss aspects such as screenwriting structures, dialogue and scene descriptions. There are many valuable sources available online and in the library to inform your work. I have listed some examples below.
Reference:
Screencraft, 2016: http://screencraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ScreenCraft-Presents-An-Introduction-to-Screenwriting.pdf?__s=x6eu5wfvddhorinaro6t&utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Introduction+to+Screenwriting&utm_content=Here%27s+your+%28free%29+Intro+to+Screenwriting+book%21
https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/screenplay.pdf
https://screencraft.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/The-Best-Screenwriting-Structures-You-Can-Apply-to-Your-Scripts.pdf