[P2] Generate Script Ideas for Scripted Elements of a Media Product

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

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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 Este mysteriously vanishes one night and after extensive questioning from the police Este cannot be found - suspicion is placed onto John - who got over it surprisingly quickly and moved Alana in. Taylor and Danielle seek to avenge their missing friend - in a way that quickly turns sour. But is there a crime if there's no body? No Body No Crime follows how their lives quickly changed and the people they become in the process.

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[P1] Explain How Different Scripted Elements Are Used to Develop Media Products

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...

[M1] Explain the Conventions to be used in the Formatting and Layout of The Extract

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

[P4] Write the Planned Extract to Meet the 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'

Unit 22 - Scripting for Media

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