Content and style
When looking
at the different types of scripts from multiple platforms like documentary,
radio broadcast, games script and TV news broadcast scripts usually the font is
courier new and the
font size is 12 as this font is a formal and the font and is easy to read for
an actor.If there is a lot of text then this will be a lot easier to read.
However, when looking at the scripts of a news broadcast/ live TV scripts
because they are referencing live events these scripts can change and this is
presented in a formal manor of correct pronunciation of words is spoken clearly
and efficiently so the audience can understand what is being said.
Looking at a
gaming script for one of the examples this was put into a flow chart because in
a game we would see multiple options for a player to choose depending on the
options the game is giving you this is also known as escapism by Denis Mquail. The example
I found for the gaming script is from Halo as this is a professional script
matches the structure of the example I have found. When looking at a
documentary script this is a different set up so there is a script on the right
and then on the right there is where the voice over will start where we will
see when the video of the documentary and then again voice over on the top.
With a radio broadcast of a script this will be formally set out like a script
for a play and they have character descriptions so the actors can get to know the character better
and be able to connect with them as this is an example I have found from Summer nights from the
BBC. On a TV news broadcast they will have a que on when to speak because
if there is their is two of them presenting the news their names would be put
first from the example I have looked at would also be on a teleprompter
The mode of
address for looking at a TV news broadcast will be teacher to pupil as they are
providing information for us to look at as this is sourced from the BBC News, this is also the
same format for the documentary they are telling us information about what is
going on and we are then learning from this and also gathering new information.
However, if you were to take a look at the script for a gaming script I would
see this more as a parent to child as in this I look at the fact you have
options to choose from and with this you are gaining information but not told
which path way to select as this is down to you. Now with a radio broadcast
this would be peer to peer as there are characters talking to others in the
script. This is I have
found in the radio drama Summer Nights as there are characters talking to other
characters.
Some of the
scripts that I have looked at have stage directions because in a documentary
there would be a section for dialogue which is known as the narration segment
where the speaking part is said and when the actor is talking you can see that
the dialogue is in the middle and should always be in the middle as this is
very direct place for text. The next columns are visuals and on the top right
there is INT/EXT which stands for interior and exterior and this is whether or
not the location is inside or outside. This is also known as the sequence
location. To the left of this column there is from the example I have taken
uses CU which is known as a close up and this is meant this is a shooting
script so this helps the camera operator know what shot type this is. On the
right hand side of this column editing and the example for this is dissolve to
so the editor knows which editing technique to use and when to use it. On the
third and final column which is sound to the right is FX which is the effects
for the diegetic and non-diegetic and the example given is "echoing
footsteps on the floor" and then music is played after this part which
will be useful for the editor because the then knows when to add the
music.
The
structure for the radio drama script is an one-page layout instead of a
three-page column like the documentary. This in an extract I have taken from
Summer Nights a radio drama script from the BBC. The name of the actor that is
speaking is to the left and also the dialogue stars from the right and then FX
to the left as well so then the sound engineer can add any effects to make the
it more effective as a radio drama. The gaming documentary script is a similar
format to the documentary because there is a structure the same as a
documentary where the left hand side has dialogue the middle has editing techniques
and this will be for the animation in the game between the levels. On the right
hand side has editing techniques. Again this would be all used for the
animation in the gameplay.
Narrative Structure
For the
radio drama from the script the example that I have taken from the first two
pages seem as though that the structure from this appears to be single standard
and we follow the protagonist and we get to know them better as we are
listening to them talk and we can empathise from them and look at them at a
different perspective. This script appears to be in chronological order so
there is a beginning a middle and end just because of the first two pages he is
starting his day in the garden. A video game script can sometimes be multi standard
but then sometimes there are single stranded games like Lara Croft tomb raider
where we follow her on her adventure to the tomb and is mainly just following
her as the main protagonist. In this game and this game is a linear game as
this has a structure to it a beggining midle and the end. Halo five is multi
stranded meaning there is more tham one protagonist as this creates more of a
specticle and makes this more dramatic to the story line.
With a
TV/news broadcast does not have a narrative structure, but what it does have is a running order of
stories as there is a main headline there is also smaller side stories
as this features who, what, where, when and why all news/Tv broadcast and with
the main headline this gets more air time and is the most important news that
could affect us. A documentary script is mostly focused on one main protagonist
as within this we can look at thier perscpecive as the way we think or judge
them. This also has a linear structure because this has a beginning, middle and
end.
Genre
The
type of genre that the TV/News would fit into would be non-fiction as these
news story's that appear are real life stories they are real. Where as most
radio broadcats for a drama are fictional as they are made up although some are
based on a true story meaning that they are non-fictional but a majority of
them are fictional. This is the same with video games most of the video games
this are fictional and an example of this would be Halo 5 a completly made
up story about the protagonist the masterchief who is trying to find his old
companion Cortana. However some video games like Call of duty World at War have
based their games on non-fictional time era and give gamers the opportunity to
see what it was like in World War Rwo. A documentary tends to be non
fictional because usually they are based on a true story and we get to see
things we would never thought we would imagined like Ross Kemp in Afghanistan.
This was then defined by a type of genre as a type or kind Barry Keith
Grant 1995.
Target Audience
Depending on
the type of the scrpit does depend on the type of people that watch it like for
example a David Attenborough documentary would be for people over the age of
fiftey mianly not the twelve plus audience. yes that would be the lowest age
for watching the documentary but males 75% to 25% and their interests will be
walking in the landscape and gardening and from the age of this these
will be quite upper class poeple mainly A and B. These types of people would be
in the survalence gategory because they would watch a documentary. However
these types of people would also tend to watch the news. This is then aimed for
a mass audience as many people will be interested in the news however depending
on the type of documentary for example a David Attenborough documentary would
be for a mass audience. A radio drama from the example of Summer
Nights I would see this as for poeple over the age of 40 and would see more of
a female dominance of 75% to 25% and A,B and C1 high class to lower and the intersects
of these people would be shopping and gardening. This is part of of escapism to
escape from real life close your eyes and listen to the radio.
These types
of radio broadcasts especially for a radio drama they tend to be on BBC radio 4
for a niche audience and sometimes for local news/dramas this would be for a niche audience. This lifestyle of gender, age and Geographic’s would be based
on the local town and this was by the theorist Denis Mquail uses of
gratification. As part of a game script, this is based for gamers and this
would be 80%male and 20% female as stereotypical men like gaming and women like
shopping. The interests of these people will be gaming and/or interested in
which is part of escapism because people will want to get away from real life
and this allows them to sit back and relax. These games target a niche audience
pretty much international like Call of Duty a huge franchise where as you have smaller independent
companies who target small niche audience because of the games they produce and
rely on the people to spread the word.
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