1. STYLE
The mediaisTV and the jointinstitutionthisisbroughttous byis
MeriwetherPicturesand20thCenturyFox Television.The styleof this
scriptis as a standardTV script wouldbe,there isusuallyasmall
descriptionof whatishappeninginthe scene foreachcharacterthat is
thenfollowedbythatcharacters dialogue againusuallybeingquite small
as itsnormallymidconversation.A lotof the time the dialogue of
characters isquite shortas theyfrequentlyare deliveringthingsuchas
punchlinestojokesor shortsentencesforcomedicaffectit’sapparentin
parts of thisscript and isusuallyacommonthingto see inmany comedy
scripts.
CONTENT
Newgirl isa Fox productionAmericansitcomthatairedin2011 and was
namedbycritics as one of the bestcomediesof the year.Ithas runfor 7
seasonsandis still beingairedtothisday,the seasonsnormallyconsistof
around22-24 episodeseach.ItissetinNewYork andfocusesona group
of friendsthatall live togetherinanapartmentandfollowstheir
shamboliclives,butthe mainfocus of the showis a quirkyandclumsygirl
namedJess.
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
Newgirl hasa normal 3 act structure that broadensoverthe seasons,it
alsocorrelateswithTodoroustheoryof equilibriumanddisequilibriumas
normallythe showsbeginshappyandnormal andsomethingtoupsetthe
norm occurs duringthe mid-episodesandall iseventuallysortedoutby
the end.The showsepisodesare onestohave theirownseparate
problemsineachone butall still have an underlyingplotthatconnect
duringthe middle orjustafter.Levi Straus’stheoryof there beingan
opposite betweenthe goodandthe baddoesn’treallyapplytoNew girl
as inseparate episodesandindifferentseasonseachcharacterplaysa
goodor a bad role thatfitsthe story of that episode,there isno
distinctive setrole betweengoodandbad.Howeverthere are one offs
that happentodo showhistheory,suchas aa episode whenNicksmum
comesto town,inthe episode orepisodesthereisaclear deliverance of
the mum as beinga“bad guy”.
GENRE
Newgirl’smaingenre hasto be comedy,itisa veryhumorousshowthat
isfull of jokesandevenslapstickscenes. ButthenagainNewgirl is a
perfectexampleof Buckinghamstheorythatgenre isinconstantchange.
Newgirl althoughcarryingoutthe comedictheme throughoutthe show
the furtheryouget intoitand the more connectedyoubecome withthe
characters youstart to see more qualitiesof dramaanda huge sub-genre
of romance.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Newgirl isa comedythat consistof some crude and more adulthumour
howevernothingtoharsh,Iwouldsaywiththe comedyand style the
showwas targetingaudiencesfromthe agesof 15 to earlyadulthood.As
the focusis on a groupof friendsthatare quite youngintotheiradult
livesidalsosaythe target audience willbe of studentsmeaningtheyare
aroundC1 – B on the NRSscale,lowermiddle classtomiddle.The show
will mostlikelybe targetingpeople lookingforsomethinglike acharacter
or lifestyle topersonalisewithasthe people withinthe showlive afun
chaoticlife withfriendsthatmanywhowatchwill tryto relate towith
theirownlives. OnRubicans4CSmodel Ibelieve the showwill targetan
audience of aspirers,asthe livesshowninnewgirl are quite funidealistic
viewsof whatadultlife will be andmanywill watchastheywill wantthe
same lifestyles.
