Unit 22 Script annotations

1. Script annotations
• For page one’s annotations- I looked at the scripts formatting, typeface
and narrative features;
• Formatting: the script begins with a musically cue of Al Green’s ‘Lets Stay
Together’ I thought this would be perfect introduction to the film as the
song, though having a somewhat upbeat mellow tone, talks about longing
for someone you're beginning to/ or have lost ‘lets stay together, whether
times are good or bad, happy or sad’ embolic of the pair's relationship.
• A little future down is the transitional cue, a straight cut from a black
screen- I believe this will help capture audiences' attentions immediately
as we come straight face to face with our main character
• We then have a slugline to establish the location – the barren social club
being the setting for Terry’s funeral reception helps demonstrate the
small social circle she kept in life and the little expenses paid for said
reception due to the working-class environment the pair belong to
• The action- the action details the mise en scene of the scene: the
performance of May’s actress- she should be distressed to further
intrigue audiences within the opening sequence. The costume more so is
detailed, to future help members of production visualise the character. As
well as the environment/ setting she inhabits, surrounding guests and the
layout of the social club, building on the world.
• Typeface- Courier font, size 12,
• (1.5-inch left margin , 1-inch right margin , 1 inch top and bottom
margins)
• Narrative- the opening scene not only paints a picture of the world and
characters of the film but includes a plot point very early on that we’ll
come to look future into as the film progresses.