EMS Creative iMedia Cambridge Nationals

1. Scripts
Lesson 5

2. Starter
Open the ‘Creating a Script’ document and highlight each of the key sections:

3. 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

4. What is a script?
Think about our research lessons…

5. Script
Create a script from a narrative
Know typical script content
 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.
#narrative
#script

6. Scripts
Describe what each of these script elements represent…

7. Structure
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.
Create a script from a narrative
Know typical script content
 The set or location for
the scene to be filmed:
 INT – Interior Location
 EXT – Exterior Location
TOMMY
What happened? Did I drop
my guard or something?
COACH
You looked like you’d seen
a ghost, what happened out
there Tommy?
#narrative
#script

8. Structure
Create a script from a narrative
Know typical script content
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.
TOMMY
What happened? Did I drop
my guard or something?
COACH
You looked like you’d seen
a ghost, what happened out
there Tommy?
 Direction explaining what
is happening in the scene
such as the following:
 Actions
 Sounds
 Lighting
 Movement
#narrative
#script

9. Structure
Create a script from a narrative
Know typical script content
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.
TOMMY
What happened? Did I drop
my guard or something?
COACH
You looked like you’d seen
a ghost, what happened out
there Tommy?
 The characters used in the
scene, note how these are
indented from the original
part of the script.
#narrative
#script

10. Structure
Create a script from a narrative
Know typical script content
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.
TOMMY
What happened? Did I drop
my guard or something?
COACH
You looked like you’d seen
a ghost, what happened out
there Tommy?
 Dialogue for each of the
characters to say during
the scene, also indented.
#narrative
#script

11. Content
Create a script from a narrative
Know typical script content
 The content of a typical script may include the following:
 Location
 Direction
 Shot Types
 Camera Movement
 Sounds
 Characters
EXT. WOODS – DAY
Wide of Shrek trekking through
woods and entering clearing.
Shrek looks around frustrated.
SHREK
Face it Donkey, we’re lost.
 Dialogue
 All of this information helps
those creating the product to
establish a clear vision of how
the story will play out.
DONKEY
We followed instructions...
(lists them off)
#narrative
#script

12. Your Task
Create a script from a narrative
Know typical script content
 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
#narrative
#script

13. Key Words
 Script
 A document which explains the
scene and narrative for characters
 Narrative
 An account of connected events or
the storyline for something