1. Draft 3 Timeline and Script
Abigail Menzies
Jodie Foster-Pilia
Pamela Younes
Laura Cuk

2. Montage
Interested
clip from an
interview
Wide shot of busy
London with people on
their phones
Voiceover of presenter:
“It’s the 21st century and
technology plays a huge
role…”
Close up shot of game
controller
Voiceover of presenter:
“One form of technology
that has become central in
some..”
Archival photo of first video game
creator and voiceover of presenter
explaining first video game
• Cut to brief timeline of the
history of video games
• 10 second archival footage of
each video game with public
interviews that relates to the
game being discussed
• Order of video games:
Pong
Space Invaders
Pac-man
Tetris
Super Mario Bros
Sonic
Mortal Combat
War Craft
Sims
Wii sports
Angry Bird
End timeline with clip of
someone playing a game on
the bus
Voiceover of presenter:
“As technology advances people
are now able to play video
games on the go on a daily
basis”
Cut to go anime clip to show
stats on the amount of
people who play video
games globally and Britain
Cut to mid shot of someone
playing video game then close
up on game console then wide
shot with clock in the
background showing time has
past
“so what effect does the
constant use of video games
have on players?”
(Include shot reverse shot)
Orange = Dialogue that is part of the script
Blue = name of video game
Green = shot/angle
2 secs of archival
footage to show how
video games have
evolved
Voiceover:
“As video games
progressed they
began to be..”

3. Montage Orange = Dialogue that is part of the script
Blue = name of video game
Green = shot/angle
Clip of someone playing
flappy bird then clip
from YouTube of old
man getting angry
cause of flappy bird
“Games such as flappy
bird are seen to
provoke frustration that
ultimately leads to
aggression”
Cut to public interviews
showing what people think
of the flappy bird game
Wide shot of someone
using the wii fit
“On the other hand
Platform games like the
Wii fit promotes and
contributes to better
health and fitness”
Cut to clip of someone playing
interactive game
Voiceover: “There is also the
psychological side effect this
advancement of technology and
video games has on its players”
Cut to expert interview with
psychologist
Question: Do you think the
interactive platforms changes/affects
the game the audience plays?
Cut to archival footage of GTA
i.e prostitute
Studies show that video games
where women are
sexualised, leads to men
committing rape and sexual
harassment
Title of
show
Cut to arcade clip
So are these effects from
video games becoming a
problem or solution for
players

4. 1 min introduction Orange = Dialogue that is part of the script
Blue = name of video game
Green = shot/angle
Presenter at canal:
“With all these possible
effects that video games can
produce, one of the main
effects that has been a
trending topics in recent
years is the portrayal of
gender in video games and
stereotypes”
Title of ‘action
games’ on blank
background
Title of ‘adventure
games’ on blank
background
Title of ‘role
playing games’
on blank
background
Archival footage of call of
duty
Voiceover:
“Games such as Call of Duty
allow men to have the
leading role while women
are absent..”
Cut to public
interviews of
people discussing
women in action
games
Archival footage of Prince
of Persia
Voiceover:
“Whereas adventure game
give women a submissive
role as the damsel in
distress..”
Cut Public
interviews
asking how
women and
men are
presented in
adventure
games
Cut to public
interviews of people
discussing the
different gender
roles in role playing
games
Archival footage
of Sleeping Dogs
and Sims 2:
Voiceover:
“Role of men and
women vary in
this genre as..”

5. 2 min development Orange = Dialogue that is part of the script
Blue = name of video game
Green = shot/angle
Wide shot of presenter at
canal:
• Introduces concept of
gender representation
and defines it
Cut to clips of a music
video, advert and film to
show how gender is
portrayed throughout the
media
Voiceover explains in
background
Mid shot of presenter at
canal
“some people may
argued the portrayal of
women in video games
has got worse while
other..”
Public interviews of people
discussing how gender
representation has changed
Archival footage :
Last of Us
GTA
Tomb Raider
• Voiceover of presenter
explains each game and
how women are
presented in it
• Cut to public interviews
in between each game
Mid shot of expert interview
with sociologist who explains
the effect gender
representation has on players
Cut to close up shot
presenter who
introduces expert
interview
Cut to wide shot of
presenter at TV as she
introduces experiment

6. 2 min development Orange = Dialogue that is part of the script
Blue = name of video game
Green = shot/angle
Mid shot from
front then
side to
introduce first
participant
Mid shot from
front then side to
introduce second
participant
Mid shot from
front then side to
introduce third
participant
Close up shot on
each player putting
video game CD in
console
Extreme close
up on each
player’s eyes
Shot reverse shot on each player
– close up on player’s face then
cut to clip of screen
Mid shot of first
participant as they
discuss gender
representation in
game played
Mid shot of second
participant as they discuss
gender representation in
game played
Mid shot of third participant as
they discuss gender
representation in game played

7. Script

8. Script