WRITING

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WRITING

• Fiction
• Non-fiction

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FICTION

• From the mind of the writer
• Dramas Soaps
• Commercials
• Features
• Situation comedies
• Interactive games

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NON-FICTION

• Based on historical information
• Based on supposed facts
• News
• Documentaries
• Training video
• Educational video

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VISUAL THINKING

• Script is a blue print
• TV/Film - strong visuals
• Actions, not words
• Shown, not discussed
• Audio - strong aural sensations
• Verbal, sound effects
• Recognizable sounds
• Multimedia - balanced

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PREPARATION

• Research
• Careful accurate
• Libraries, digital sources
• Lexis, Nexis, Google, search engines
• Premise
• Concept reduced to simple statement
• Synopsis
• Few paragraphs-basic story

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TREATMENT

• 3rd person narrative p. 67
• Description all scenes, actions
• Description of conversations
• No dialog
• From 2-100 pages
• Documentary - possibles

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FORMATS

• Single column-master scene
• Drama p. 68
• Single camera
• Two-column p. 70
• TV, news, documentaries
• Semi-scripted p. 71
• Documentaries
• Commercials

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FICTION SCRIPTS I

• Three-act structure
• 1. Establish plot, characters, conflict
• 2. Introduce new characters, rising tensions
• 3. Build to climax, resolution
• Narrative structure
• Characterization
• Theme

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FICTION SCRIPTS I I

• Adaptation
• Sitcoms-commercials
• Multimedia
• Non-linear - branches
• Audience makes choices
• Each segment must fit
• Games, interactive stories

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NON-FICTION SCRIPTS I

• Follow same structure as fiction
• Greater emphasis on argument
• Rhetorical
• Greater emphasis on factual material
• Expository
• Lets viewer make choice
• Natural Interviews

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NON-FICTION SCRIPTS I I

• News- accurate, simple
• Talk shows- rigid format
• Spots- commercials, PSAs, Promos
• Instructional-clear accurate
• Interactive training