Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Screenplays

The difference between a Script and a screenplay is that scripts are for the theatre and screenplays are for film.

For example, scripts may have stage directions and screenplays have camera shots.

Screenplays don't usually decide music, that is left to post-production

The Screenplay comes first and the Story board comes after.

The screenplay is the first thing that is presented to a producer


Upon reading the screenplay of Jaws, it is clear to see that the information provided there is highly detailed, this is to show that the screenwriter is very keen on building a picture in the producer's mind on exactly what they want and to create a clear picture inside the producer's mind before they begin to film and produce the film/TV show

The use of the screenplay is a lot different to what is actually put into the film. Although I lot of detail and time has put into the screenplay, a lot of it is cut out of the actual film.
This is because one page of screenplay should equal one minute of film




When writing a screenplay/ script

-Include location, setting and time of day
-Introduce key characters, short description of who they are/ what they look like.
-Include key dialogue between  characters  and details of his actions and expressions
-include details of where the camera is in each scene.















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