This document provides summaries of different media scripts, including films, TV shows, radio, and video games. For films, it discusses the style, content, narrative structure, genre, and target audience of the movie Die Hard. For TV shows, it does the same for the show Family Guy. For radio scripts, it summarizes the narrative structure, genre, and target audience. Finally, it summarizes the style, content, narrative structure, genre, and target audience of the video game Max Payne.

1. Script Annotations
FilmScript–Die Hard
a) Style:
ThismediascriptisforthemovieDieHard.Onthecoveritstartswiththemovie’snamefollowedbythe
screenplay,whereitcamefromandthe nameoftheauthorofthenovel.At the bottomweseethenameof
theproductioncompany.Sointhebeginningofthescriptweareintroducedtowhothemoviebelongsto.
Wearegiventheseinformationtostopanycopyrightproblems.
Inthesecondpage, wherethescriptactually
starts,weseethenameof themovieagainand
thenwe get theslugline. Aslugline, alsocalled
a mastersceneheading,occurs atthestartof
everysceneandtypicallycontainsthreepiecesof
information:whetherthesceneissetinside
(interior/INT.)oroutside(exterior/EXT.),the
specificlocation,andthetimeofday. Sluglines
directourattentiontowhat'simportantwithin
a scene.Theyaddpunch, andcanbeused to
heightenthepacing
And thenwe getthe descriptionofthescene;where,who, whenetc.thatsetsusthescene. Weget the
actualdialoguebeingonthecentrecolumn,totherightto separateitfromtheadditiondescriptions
whichstartsfromtheleftcolumn.
b) Content:
Die hardisthefirstmovieofanactionmovieseriescalled“DieHard”.Inthismoviethemaincharacter
JohnMcClain“BruceWillis”goestovisithis wifeandtwo daughtersonChristmasEve.Hejoinsherata

2. holidaypartyinthe headquartersoftheJapanese-ownedbusinesssheworksfor.Butthe festivitiesare
interruptedbyagroupofterroristswhotakeovertheexclusivehigh-rise,andeveryoneinit. Thenhe
realizesthatthere'snoonetosavethe hostages buthim.
c) NarrativeStructure:
Themovieismadewith thestandard3piece overcomingconflict.Inthefirstpiecewe getthemain
charactergoingtovisithisfamilyforChristmas.Inthesecondpartweget theterroristattackingthe
headquartersandtakingoverit.Inthelastpart,whichlastsforrestofthemovie,the maincharacterkills
alltheterroristsonebyoneand savestheday.
EdwardBranigan’snarrativetheoryfitsperfectlywiththis typeofmoviestructure.Hearguesthat
narrativeis“awayoforganisingspatialandtemporaldataintoacause-effectchainofeventswitha
beginning,a middleandend thatembodiesajudgementaboutthenatureofevents”
d) Genre:
Thegenre ofthemovieisactionandthriller.Actioncodesandconventionshavebeenaddedtothe
movietomake surethattheaudiencegetsthebestofit. Someoftheseare;theprotagonistwearsdark
clothing,weaponsandhandguns,violenceandbloodetc.
TomRyall‘sgenretheorysupportsthisideaofcodesandconventionsbeingfollowedduringthemovie.
e) TargetAudience:
Thetargetaudienceforthismovieareeveryoneabovetheage of16. The violenceandactionscenes
mightnotbe suitableforyoungchildrenunder16.Wecanrecognisebothmaleandfemalemain
charactersinthemoviesoitshowsthatitis for bothgenders.
TVScript
a) Style:

3. ThisscriptisforaTV showcalled“FamilyGuy”The scriptstartswiththeshow’snameonthetop.
Underitshowstheslugline, wheretheshowisset, andthen tellswhoisdoingwhat inthatlocation;
Brianis readingthepaperwhileLouisispreparingStewie’sbreakfast.
b) Content:
ThescriptisfortheTV showFamilyGuy. FamilyGuywas createdbySethMacFarlanein1999.It’san
AmericananimatedsitcomthatissetinthefictionalcityofQuahog,RhodeIsland.Theseriescentreson
theGriffins,a familyconsistingofparentsPeterandLois;theirchildren,Meg,Chris,andStewie;and
theiranthropomorphicpetdog,Brian.
c) NarrativeStructure:
ThenarrativestructureisdifferentfromanyotherTVshow,it is notthe usual3-piecestructure.There
tendstobe inconsistencyofthegenreand thenarrativeandtheybothcanchangeanytimeanyminute.
TzvetanTodorov’snarrativetheoryseemstoapplyforthistypeofshow.Ineachepisodeanequilibrium
isbeingset.The equilibriumisthendisrupted,thecharactersrealisethedisruptionandtheyattemptto
repairthedamagethatiscausedsoanewequilibriumisbeingcreated.
d) Genre:
Whiletheeventsinthemoviechangesineachepisode,thegenreoftheTVshowis usuallycomedybutit
isconsideredananimatedsitcom.
AlanRickman’sgenretheoryfitsperfectlywithFamilyGuy.Hesuggeststhat“Thereisnosuchthingas
‘pure’genreanymore. Genreisprogressive,inthatitwillalwayschange”.Theaudiencebecometiredof
thesameformulaandneed moretokeep thementertainedandtocreateappealsothegenreofthis
particularTVshowchangesbythenewer episodefollowedbythethemeofcomedy.
e) TargetAudience:
Targetaudienceisadults18and over.Theshowconsistsofjokesand scenesthatarenotverysuitable
for under18’s astherearescenesandmentionsofsexualnatureaswellasbloodand violence.

4. RadioScript
a) Style:
ThisScriptisforaradiovocal.Thisscriptisquitedifferentfromtheotherones.Asitisonradiothereis
no visualforthistypeofmediasothereisno sluglineor anyotherinformation.
b) Content:
Thescriptisfora playontheradio.
c) NarrativeStructure:
Thenarrativeistheusual3-piecestructurewherethetensiondevelopstilltheend. Thescripthasaslow
beginning,thenquickdevelopment,andanunexpectedend.
EdwardBranigan’snarrativetheoryfits wellwiththistypeofstructure.Hearguesthatnarrativeis“a
wayof organisingspatialandtemporaldataintoacause-effectchainofeventswitha beginning,a
middleandend thatembodiesajudgementaboutthenatureofevents”
d) Genre:
Thegenre ofthisradiomediaIbelieveis dramawheretheprisoner dealswithhisemotions throughout
thescript,slowlybuildingfromnothingtobeingmoreandmoreemotional.
It juststartswiththefirstsceneandlocation
“Tony’sRoom”.And thenitcontinueswithsome
informationtosetthescene;aprisonerwithhis
counsellorinaroom,inprison.Thescriptthen
divesstraightintotheconversationbetweenthe
prisonerandthecounsellor.

5. TomRyall‘s genretheorysupportsthisideaofcodesandconventionsbeingfollowedduringthemovie.
e) TargetAudience:
Thetargetaudienceismostlikelytobegrownadultsastheycanrelatetodramaticscenesmorethan
youngeraudience.
ComputerGamesScript
a) Style:
Thisscriptisforagamecalled“MaxPayne”.
Theway thescriptiswrittenseparatesitfrom
otherscriptsinthelist.Itstartswithgiving
informationaboutthelocationandthesituation
ofthe charactertosetthesceneforthe audience.
After, itgivesinformationaboutthecharacters
inthegame,once againinformingtheaudience
aboutwhotheywillcomeacrossinthegame.
b) Content:
MaxPayne isa third-personshootervideogame.Thegameisnamedafterthemaincharacterandin
thegame MaxPayne,who isa NewYorkCitypolicedetectiveturnedvigilanteafterhisfamilyhadbeen
murderedbydrugdealers.Heattemptstohuntdowntheonesresponsibleformurderinghiswifeand
child,aswell asframinghimfor themurderofhispartner,AlexBalder.

6. As thestoryunfolds,hegainsa numberof"allies",includingaRussianmafiagangster,calledVladimir
Lem,and Mona Sax,a femalevigilantewhoisout toavenge thedeathofher twinsister,Lisa,and
managestobringdownthering-leadersinamajordrug-operation.
c) NarrativeStructure:
Thegamefollowstheusual3-piecestructurethroughoutbuteachpartlastlongerasthegamelasts
longerthananyothermediaonthe list.Themaincharacterfindshisfamilymurdered,hegoestohunt
down and ashe makesmoreallieswiththehelpfrom them,hemanagestoavengehisfamily. Thisideais
supportedbyEdwardBranigan’snarrativetheory.
Anothertheorythatfitsintothisscriptis TzvetanTodorov’stheory.Thegamestartswithan
equilibrium,equilibriumisthendisrupted,thecharactersrealisethedisruptionandtheyattemptto
repairthedamagethatiscausedsoanewequilibriumisbeingcreated.
d) Genre:
Thegenre ofthegameis actionalthoughitisbeingclassifiedasa“Third-personshooter”game.This
genrefitsthe gameasthe codesandconventionssupporttheideaofa shootergamesuchas;blood,
violence,gunsetc.
Thistypeofgenreis supportedbyTomRyall’sgenretheory.Hesuggeststhatthegenreisdeveloped
duringthemediawithcodesand conventionsandalwayskeepsremindingtheaudienceaboutthegenre.
e) TargetAudience:
Thegameis ratedR.So thatmeansthetargetaudienceiseveryone,bothmaleandfemale,abovetheage
18. And thegenre provesthatanyoneunderageof18 mightbetooyoung to viewsuch violenceinavideo
game.It isfor bothmaleand femaleaudiencebecauseeventhoughthemaincharacterismalethereare
lotsofothercharacterthatjoininwhoare femalesandplaya big role.