Importance of scripting
- 2. Scripting 1. A script is a written by screenwriters for a film or television program. These screenplays can be original or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated.
- 3. Format and style The format consists of three aspects: The interplay between typeface/font, line spacing and type area, from which the standard of one page of text per one minute of screen time is derived. The tab settings of the scene elements (dialogue, scenes headings, transitions, parentheticals, etc.), which constitute the screenplay's layout. The dialogue must be centered and the names must be capitalized. A script usually begins with "FADE IN:", followed by the first scene description. It might get more specific, e.g. "FADE IN ON AN ECU of Ricky as he explains the divorce to Bob." A script will usually end with "FADE TO BLACK", though there are variables, like "CUT TO BLACK" for abrupt endings. The style consists of a grammar that is specific to screenplays. This grammar also consists of two aspects: A prose that is manifestation-oriented, i.e. focuses largely on what is audible and what is visible on screen. This prose may only supply interpretations and explanation (deviate from the manifestation-oriented prose) if clarity would otherwise be adversely affected. Codified notation of certain technical or dramatic elements, such as scene transitions, changes in narrative perspective, sound effects, emphasis of dramatically relevant objects and characters speaking from outside a scene.
- 4. Scripting A good script is they way to narrative-based short films and in many ways it's harder to write a short than a feature because you need to condense your story and develop your characters in a very short space of time. Many times films are let down by weak, overwritten or underdeveloped scripts. Before investing money, time and effort into shooting your film, it's a good idea to test your script out on friends and strangers and get as much feedback as you can