This script is for the opening scene of an action video game called Max Payne. The genre is action as the script is written to keep the player engaged with something always happening in the scene. The target audience is intended to be gamers and fans of action games, which will likely have a predominantly male audience. The narrative structure follows Branigan's theory with distinct sections for the start, middle, and end of the story.
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Lo1 script analysis
1. Style
The script waswrote in the style of a
comedyandfor a TV show,where the main
intentionistoentertainthe audience.They
have made it clearwhenthe scene changes
withthe boldtext.
Content
The script isfor scene inthe kitchenwhere
Brian isreadingandLoisis preparinglunch
for Stewie, the scriptalsodescribesaTV
showcalled‘Price isRight’itshowsthiswith
the differentinteriorsotheyknowwhat’s
happeningduringthe scene.The full scriptis
for an episode of FamilyGuycalled‘Cold
Open’.
Target Audience
I feel the targetaudience forFamilyGuyis
teensandyoungadults.Fansof comedy
showswill alsoenjoythisbecauseof all the
jokesthroughoutandskitspurelymade for
comedy.The audience couldappeal toboth
gendersand theirdemographiccouldbe
betweenBandC on the NRS scale where an
average familymaybe able torelate and
mightfindthe comedyappealstothem
more.
Genre
The main genre thisshowsfalls underisa
comedy.Youcan see thisinthe scriptwhere
theymake a joke aboutbiddingfora one
dollaritem,FamilyGuyiswell-knownforits
comedyskits.There are alsoelementsof
othergenresondifferentepisodesbutthis
specificscene isforcomedy purposes.
Narrative Structure and Theory
FamilyGuyfollowsthe Todorovtheory
where there isanequilibriumatthe start of
everyepisodeitisthendisrupted,the family
will thenrepairandreacha newequilibrium.
2. Style
Thisis writtenforRadio,where the majority
of the scriptis dialogue.The filmiswritten
so an audioonlyexperienceisstill enjoyable.
Target Audience
The demographicisadultsor anyone who
listenstoa radio.These type of radioshows
wouldlikelynotbe targetedtowardsteen
listenersbecauseof themesthatwill likely
appeal toolderlisteners.Ifeeltheymightbe
aimingfora female audience byhavingtwo
female voice actorswithamother-daughter
relationshipwhichfemaleswillbe able to
relate to.
Genre
The genre for thisradioshowis comedy,you
can see thisby havingtwojokesveryearly
on inthe script as well asjokesthatbuildup
overmultiple lines.
Content
The contentof thisscriptis a conversation
betweenamotheranddaughterwhichis
supposedtobe aboutgood newswhich
divertstoa conversationabouta strange
face mask. Itis for a radiocomedycalled‘To
Hull and Back’.
Narrative Structure/Theory
The script followsBranigantheorywhich
suggeststhatthere isa start,middle andend
to the story whichIstrue forthisscript.
3. Style
Thisscript waswrittenforan actionfilm
called‘The Bourne Ultimatum’.The scriptis
writtensoeverythinghappensveryfastwith
fastcuts to newthingshappeninginthe
scene,thisiscommonfor actionfilms. The
scriptdescribesmovements,sceneryand
thingshappeninginthe scene.
Genre
‘The Bourne Ultimatum’isan actionfilm
where there islotthingshappeninginone
scene.The scriptshowsthiswhere youcan
see a lotof quickcuts and newadditionsto
the scene.
Content
Thissectionof the scriptsis describingthe
maincharacter JasonBourne in painrunning
away fromthree police cars.Thisisthe very
start of the scriptso thissetsthe mood for
the film.
Target Audience
The film’sdemographicislikelymalesand
fansof the actiongenre.Thisisbecause of
the male maincharacter and stereotypically
aimedtowardsa male audience.Idon’t feel
there isa specificage theyare aimingto
interest,asthe filmisrated12A so there isa
large range for the ages thatcould be
interested.
Narrative Structure/Theory
Barthe’stheoryappliestothisscriptwhere
youcan identifythe 5codes:Action,
referential,semantic,enigma,andsymbolic.
We can see inthisshort segmentthe action
code withthe chase,referential –explaining
the scene,andsemantic– explainingJason
Bourne’scharacter.
4. Content
The contentof thisscriptis the opening
of the game where itisthe introduction
of the charactersand settingthe mood
for the game.
Genre
The game isan action,the script IS
writtensothat there isalwayssomething
happeninginthe scene tokeepthe
playerinterestedandengaged.
Target Audience
The demographicthe creatorswhere
they’re aimingtointerestgamersand
fansof the actiongenre.They will also
likelyhave apredominantlymale
audience because stereotypicallygamers
are male.
Style
Thisscript iswrittenforan actiongame
calledMax Payne,itismostlydialogue
because the voice actorswill notbe
actingand onlyvoicingthe characters.
Narrative Structure/Theory
The script followsBranigan’stheory
where the scriptissplitintothree
distinctsections:Start,middleandend.
Thissectionof the script isthe verystart
of the filmwhere itisclearthat thisisthe
introduction.