SCRIPTANALYSIS
PRISONERS SCRIPT
STYLE: This scriptis fora filmcalled
Prisoners,it’sinastandardscript
formatwithdialogue throughout.
CONTENT: Thisscript isfor the film
Prisoners,andprovidesaplotrich
mysteryfilm,ithasaspectsof family
as well ascrime and action
throughout.
NARRATIVE: The narrative theorist
that’ssimilartoPrisonerswouldbe
Edward Braniganas thisfilmhasa
veryclearstart middle andend,
there’snojumpingaroundtime it’s
all done inthe normal timeline and
orderof life.
GENRE: Thisfilmisa crime drama, in
thisscene there are two families
togetherpreparingdinner.The use
of familiesinadrama ismost people
can relate to this.
TARGET AUDIENCE:Much like
BreakingBadwe are introducedinto
a familyrightfromthe start. This
meansthat the targetaudience
coversfamiliesaswell.Thiswidens
the target audience toa veryopen
age range of 20-60+ thisfilms
audience isalmostthe same as
BreakingBaddue to the same
genre.
The filmfocusesonthe fatherthe
mostand therefore the filmwould
be more appropriate foroldermen
a theycoud relate more.
SCRIPTANALYSIS
Thisfilmaimsto
appeal toa wide
audience asithas
familymoments
that everyone can
appreciate,and
more crime based
aspectsthat fansof
the genre will enjoy
throughoutthe film.
The filmisverydark and gritty,this
scene isat nightand it’sraininga
lot,thisadds to tensiondue tothe
connotationsthatheavyraincarries
(sadness,badguys,etc.).The main
man inthis scene is“Loki” we know
that a police officerashe previously
getsa radiocall and thendrivesto
getto thisscene.Thissecuresthe
genre veryfirmlyandwill getpeople
excitedforfollowingsequences.
SCRIPTANALYSIS
Thisscene isthe firsttime the main
character Kellerisconfrontedabout
hisactivities,asthe audience know
he is doingsome veryquestionable
thingsthat wouldmake hima
suspect,thismakesthe scene very
excitingaswe knowsomethingthat
Loki doesn’t.This pushes the
narrative furtheras Loki isgetting
closerto catchingKeller.

Script analysis prisoners film

  • 1.
    SCRIPTANALYSIS PRISONERS SCRIPT STYLE: Thisscriptis fora filmcalled Prisoners,it’sinastandardscript formatwithdialogue throughout. CONTENT: Thisscript isfor the film Prisoners,andprovidesaplotrich mysteryfilm,ithasaspectsof family as well ascrime and action throughout. NARRATIVE: The narrative theorist that’ssimilartoPrisonerswouldbe Edward Braniganas thisfilmhasa veryclearstart middle andend, there’snojumpingaroundtime it’s all done inthe normal timeline and orderof life. GENRE: Thisfilmisa crime drama, in thisscene there are two families togetherpreparingdinner.The use of familiesinadrama ismost people can relate to this. TARGET AUDIENCE:Much like BreakingBadwe are introducedinto a familyrightfromthe start. This meansthat the targetaudience coversfamiliesaswell.Thiswidens the target audience toa veryopen age range of 20-60+ thisfilms audience isalmostthe same as BreakingBaddue to the same genre. The filmfocusesonthe fatherthe mostand therefore the filmwould be more appropriate foroldermen a theycoud relate more.
  • 2.
    SCRIPTANALYSIS Thisfilmaimsto appeal toa wide audienceasithas familymoments that everyone can appreciate,and more crime based aspectsthat fansof the genre will enjoy throughoutthe film. The filmisverydark and gritty,this scene isat nightand it’sraininga lot,thisadds to tensiondue tothe connotationsthatheavyraincarries (sadness,badguys,etc.).The main man inthis scene is“Loki” we know that a police officerashe previously getsa radiocall and thendrivesto getto thisscene.Thissecuresthe genre veryfirmlyandwill getpeople excitedforfollowingsequences.
  • 3.
    SCRIPTANALYSIS Thisscene isthe firsttimethe main character Kellerisconfrontedabout hisactivities,asthe audience know he is doingsome veryquestionable thingsthat wouldmake hima suspect,thismakesthe scene very excitingaswe knowsomethingthat Loki doesn’t.This pushes the narrative furtheras Loki isgetting closerto catchingKeller.