1. SCRIPTANALYSIS
BREAKING BAD SCRIPT STYLE: This isa script for BreakingBad
whichisa television program.The script
isformattedina standard waythat has
shotslistedandscene breakdownswith
dialogue.It’sagenerictelevisionshow
scriptlayout.
CONTENT: Thisscriptis fora
televisionshow called
BreakingBad.The scriptis
tryingto appeal toa wide
audience inthe firstepisode
to provide itwithenough
backingthat itwill geta
whole seasonontv.
NARRATIVE: Breakingbad
doesn’treallyfollow a
particularstructure as it’sa
TV show,the one that
comesclosestisprobably
TzventanTodorov(1969),
and thistheoryisa constant
cycle with5 steps
1. Equilibrium
2. Disruptionof the
equilibrium
3. Recognitionof the
disruption
4. An attempttorepair
the damage
5. New equilibrium
Thiscycle fitswithBreaking
Bad well asit neverseemsto
endjuststart overagain.
GENRE: The Genre of thisTV Show
seemstobe a drama due to itsfocuson
the life of Walter,there are moments
whenwe see the emptycrib and baby
monitorshowingthatwe will laterlearn
abouta possible child.There isnothing
to suggestthatthe showisanything
otherthan a drama at thispoint.
TARGET AUDIENCE:The target
audience wouldbe aroundthe ages
of 20-50, thisisdue to the situation
the family’sin.theyare very
standardin that theyfall underthe
upperworkingclasssectionof
society,andthismeansthata very
large portionof the audience will be
able to relate totheminthisway.
Howevertheyhave ateenage son,
and a baby onthe way,thismakes
huge room foran audience asthey
coverall aspectsof a family.
2. SCRIPTANALYSIS
At thispointinthe script we see a
veryaverage encounterwithWalt’s
family,theyare simplyeating
breakfast,andthisalsomakesit
clearthat the seriesisa drama.
Thissmall bitof dialogue tellsus
a lot aboutthe target audience,
justlike the charactersit’saimed
at the workingclass,justaverage
people.Thiscanmake an
audience feelmore involvedwith
the story as theycan relate with
the issuesthe charactershave to
deal with.
Thisscene revealsthattheyfamily
includesadisabledteenager,this
isn’tsignificantinanywaybutwill
widenthe audience toteenagers
and maybe youngadultsastheycan
see themselvesinthe character.
3. SCRIPTANALYSIS
Thisteaserscene confirmsthatthis
isa crime drama series.Theyuse
the confessionof the characterto
introduce himandhisfamilybefore
reallymeetingthem.Thisscene has
a lot of emotioninitas Walt thinks
he is goingto prison,thismakesthe
audience immediatelyfeel
emotionallyconnected.
