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- 1. Film - Interstellar Unit11 LO1 - Script AnalysisTarget Audience For the target audience Ibelieve the demographicthat theyare tryingto reachis people of bothgenders,though malesmayseemto preferit.Intermsof targetaudience theywouldprobablyfitintothe Bto C1 sectionof the scale since thatis workingclassandtherefore ittouches uponthe most people,andalsoonthe Youngand Rubicamscale,the mainpsychographicitfitsintoisthe explorerdue tothe premise of tryingsomethingnew. Content The main contentof the filmfollowsthe mainfamily cooperand herfatherin law,sonand daughter.Murphy the daughterthinksthatthere isa ghostinher roomand theyendup locatinga wormhole throughall of the signal thisghosthas given,anditcan leadsto12 potential worlds.Thisfollowstheirjourneythroughthiswormhole and basedaroundit.Thisfilmreleasedin2014. Genre The main genre thatthisfitsintothisfilmandthe script is sci-fi due tothe conventionsthatyoucan see inthe script such as the mentioningof the stratosphere inthe first scene,whichgivesoff space andout-of-this-world. Furthermore,youcouldsaythat thisfilmfitsunderthe categoryof Fantasyas well because itfeaturesaspecial universe thatismade-upinthe sense of real life,orhasn’t beenproventobe real. Style The mediumthatthisscript iswrittenforisthe film industryandit iswritteninthe formof a propermovie scriptwitheverythingformattedproperly.Theyhave emphasisedthe title of the filminboldonthe scriptto showitsimportance at the beginning andmade sure that anythingincapitalsisspecificallyhighlightedonthe screenas well. Narrative Structure / Theory Thisfilmisverycomplicatedto understand, andthe narrative isn’tclearinmanyaspectswiththe amount of differenttwistandturnsto understandinthe storybutit can be saidthat the filmdoesfollowthe theoryof Edward Branigan(1992) where the filmorganisesthe chainof eventsintoabeginning,amiddle andanendwiththe film showingthe change intimesthroughthe wormhole and all of the characters gettingolderthroughthisprocessand our maincharacters notaging.
- 2. Content Thisepisode followsthe adventureof RickandMorty makinga potionthatallowsMorty’scrush Jessica to instantlyfall inlove withhim. We laterfindoutthatthe love potionisdangerousbecause itshouldn’tbe usedon anyone thathas the flu,and since itisfluseasonthings turn forthe worstveryquickly. Target Audience The main targetaudience thattheyaimfor isthe teenager audience andpotentiallybranchingintoyoungadultsas well,because ithas anadulthumourvibe andcan be gory insome sense especiallyinthisepisode.The maintarget audience onthe NRSScale wouldmostlikelybe aC1 whichisworkingclassdue to itsmainstreamsuccess, whichisalsothe type of audience onthe youngand rubicamscale. Narrative Structure / Theory You couldsay that the episode followsthe VladimirPropp theory(1928), withhimsayingthat there a limited numberof character typesthat share a function,with examplesbeingMortyas the Hero,Rick as the donorand the helperandthe dispatchersince he givesMortythe love potion,Jessicabeing the princessandall of the other people affectedbythe love potionbeingFalse Heroesand villainssince theyturnandtry to kill everyone else. Genre The main genre thattheyreach outto withthisshowis comedy,mainlybecause of the amountof adulthumour and punsthat getmade throughout the showas well. Furthermore,we alsocansee that itfollowsthe theoryof Tom Ryall (1978) withthe repeateduse of genre codes and conventions, withthe comedycodesfollowinggoofy characters suchas a crazy grandpascientistRickandthen all of the love infestedmonstersthattheyturninto. Style The main style thatitbasesitself off isthe basicstudio standardscript butbecause the TV showisanimatedthey do needtoadd more detail intosome of the shots,suchas whentheyspecifythe flugermsthathave gone intobrad’s mouth,splittingandmultiplying‘CSIStyle,’sothatit makesiteasierforthe voicesto understandwhatisgoing on and the animatorstoalso be able to knowthe type of style theyhave todraw. TV Show – Rick and Morty Season 1: Episode 6 – Rick Potion #9
- 3. Style The main stylethatthisradioscriptfollowsisn’tthe same as a filmformattedone since there isn’tthe videomedium beinginvolved.Instead,theysimplyjustfollowthe voices withboldwritingandnon-boldwritingtospecify monologuesandnormal dialogue, andthenthe directions if neededforsoundsandotherwill be specifiedinitalics and underlined. Narrative Structure / Theory It simplyfollowsasimple three actstorywiththe two maincharacters aboutthe brief historyof paper,including multiple scenesandanarrative as well. Target Audience The main targetaudience thattheyare tryingto reach is the oldergenerationsince theyare the mostlikelythe onesto watchthe radio than youngergenerations.It couldalsoappeal to the youngergenerationsaswell and parentswhentheydoa school run because thentheywill mostlikelylistenintothe radioinordertopass the time.It will probablyappeal tothe Bon the NRS Scale since more formal people wouldlistentoradio as well. Content The brief scriptfollowsthe storyof the historyof paper and howwe can see it aroundus ineverydaylife andhow it isimportantto us. The main boyis29 andhas turned intoan alcoholicsince hisgirlfriendhaslefthim,which leadshimto drinkingeverynightandlisteningto Radiohead.Itfollowshisjourneytofindlove again throughmeetingthe next-doorneighbourwhopreviously complainedaboutthe noise. Genre The genre that theyare aimingforinthe main runfor this ispotentiallyinformativeandfollowsadocumentary narrative since itrunsyou throughthe historyof the paper and howit isall aroundus in circumstancesof everyday life.Itcouldbe saidthat the genre theory followsalong the line of RickAltman(1999), since the genre kindof evolvesthroughoutthe story. Radio Script – The History of Paper
- 4. Genre The main genreisclearto be action andadventure,since the maincharacter trait of Nathandrake isa treasure hunterand explorerdue tohisfatherbeingfamous explorerSirFrancisDrake,basedoff the real personalive inthe 1400s. It alsohas a lot of gunfightandexplosions whichare typical traitsof the action genre,meaningitalso followsthe genre theoryof TomRyall (1978). Target Audience The main targetaudience demographicthatthisgame goesfor isprimarilymalesintheirteenageyears.Ithasa strongmale character as well thatpeople couldlookupto and relate to.It will be forpeople thatare C2 or D on the NRSScale since many people whoplaythese gameswon’t have jobsyetsince theyare too youngand will alsofit underthe explorercategoryonthe youngandrubicam scale. Content It followsthe storyof NathanDrake and hisbestfriend Sullywhoisalsoan exploreranda long-timepartnerof his.It starts of for the questfora Mongolianoil lampand leaveshimtogetdouble-crossedandarrestedall due to Flynn,aformerassociate andwhenhe getsrescuedby Sully,theyrealisethathe hasbeenworkingfora Serbian war criminal seekingthe Cintamani Stone… Style The main style of the scriptagaindoesn’tfollowthe film scriptas the voice actorsdon’thave any specific instructionsthatneeddoingsotherefore,theyonlyneed to knowthe characters voice linesandexpressions,hence the format here withonlythe voices.Itwill alsohowever, notifyinthisscriptwheneveranewchapterstarts inthe game as that is alsospecifiedclearlyinthe game. Narrative Structure / Theory The narrative isverystraightforwardintermsof the fact theypart on theiradventure tostopthe Serbianwar criminalsfromfindingthe stone andisclearthatit follows the TzvetanTodorov(1969) theorywiththe equilibrium and disruptionandattempttorepairthe damage with themtryingto beatthe Serbianstothe stone. Computer Game Script – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves