Unit 22 - Scripting for Media

 LO2 - Be able to generate ideas and plan a script for a media product in response to a client brief.

  LO3 - Be able to produce the script for a media product in response to a client brief. My script for 'No Body No Crime' 

 LO2 - Be able to generate ideas and plan a script for a media product, in response to a client brief. Target Audience Research I have chosen to research my target audience of age 15-25 year old people via online survey in order to gain lots of quick responses into how to proposed soap opera idea would be taken.  Due to the nature of the open-ended question used within my online survey, when asking people which soap operas they have viewed the variation of answers of people watching certain ones or in fact a variation of ways of saying no has led to many different categories of bars. Interpreting this bar chart shows that the majority of people (18/25) do not watch soap operas at all, 3/25 view them occasionally with the remainder watching a mix between Coronation Street, Eastenders and Casualty. My online survey has targeted my age range accurately and found out that in general my age group does not watch soap operas generally because they feel that they are aimed towards an ...

LO2 - Be able to generate ideas and plan a script for a media product in response to a client brief. The Brief You must make a British Soap Opera for the BBC which will be shown 4 nights a week at prime time and aimed at 15-24 year olds. This must fit with the BBC's PBS image and be a 5 minute sample of the soap opera with a cliff hanger and at least 3 characters. You must make 5-10 minutes of a script - based on the last 5 minutes or other areas of the soap. Blue-Sky Thinking Mind-Map Synopisis of 'No Body No Crime' No Body No Crime is a British soap opera, set in the small town of Evermore in rural England - a sweet town where nothing seems to happen. While a group of friends - Este, Taylor, Alana and Danielle - who originally met at school but are now grown up and home from university temporarily. They dine at a lovely Italian restaurant frequently - occasionally but not usually with Este's boyfriend John who is cheating on her with Alana - unbeknown to her. When Est...

LO1 - Understand scripted elements for a range of media products. Features of Scripts Sluglines - This is the scene heading that shows where the scene takes place. It should be a simple and direct way of setting the scene including whether it is INT. or EXT., which room it is in and the time of day. The scene number is present at the beginning of the line and an * is used to indicate a scene added in later. Action - This sets the scene, describes the setting and introduces the characters. This is written in the present tense and wrote in an active voice not a passive one. Character Names - These are always in capital letters. They can be introduced with their age and description. If a name is not given to them a description can be given instead eg. ANGRY MAN and indicates that someone is about to speak. They are above the dialogue and are centralised. Dialogue - A generic term regarding when anybody speaks. This can be a monologue or a conversation between two or more characters. T...

 LO1 - Understand scripted elements for a range of media products. What is the purpose of a script? - narrative - structure - description of setting - stage direction - helps to foreshadow - dialogue - easier to produce Types of Media Product that use Scripts - television programs - films - documentaries, true crime - news - podcast - radio - advertising (video and audio)  - comedy shows - panel programs have slight script/topics - video games How Media Scripts Vary