P1
Your main submission will be a 5-10 page script for the opening for a horror TV show.
P1
The first part of this is thinking about what a script actually is.
Here are the scripts you will be using for P1:
Game of Thrones - TV (0-17pg)
Scream - Film (0-17pg)
1977 - Radio (0-10pg)
(If you want to annotate on these scripts, I suggest that you use pdfzorro to do so.)
You will be analysing these scripts based on 5 different criteria:
a) style
b) content
c) narrative structure
d) genre
e) target audience
You are required to analyse 2 scripts and peer mark a third script. You will be using
this document for your analysis. Your analysis will consist of summarising and
exploring the criteria whilst backing up your thoughts with evidence in the forms
of quotes.
STYLE
We need to investigate and analyse the style of different scripts. Style can come in various forms, most notably through the characters: how characters speak, how
they act and how they present themselves.
When analysing your script keep the following questions in mind:
- How do the characters differentiate their speaking?
- What is their mode of address?
You should also comment on how the script is presented is there a style coming
through from the writer in the action? Do they do anything unique?
CONTENT
Summarise the following points:A. Characters:
How are we introduced to the characters? Why have we been introduced to
them in this way? How does the character and what they want become known
to the reader?
B. Locations:
How are the locations introduced? What mood or atmosphere did they give
to the scene?
C. Scenes:
What are the significant events of the scenes? Was their any conflict between
the characters that resolved in the narrative moving on?
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
For narrative structure you would also talk about the structure of the show. Is there a single narrative (single strand), or many plots that interweave
(multi-stranded narrative), does it go back and forward in time (non-linear
timeframe), or simply linear?
GENRE
How do we know what genre it is? What are the clues? List the genre conventions that are in the script and use quotes.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Who is the target audience and why? Consider age, gender, spending power. Use quote marks for quotes that match what you think that target audience
would like and say why. Is there a secondary audience? Explain.
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P1 Learners investigate scripted elements in a range of media products, including: a) style b) content c) narrative structure d) genre e) target audience
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