I read Pat. P Millers book Script Supervising and Film Continuity. From this I learnt the universally recognised format for a script. This included such things as:
- Using capital letters when a new character is introduced
- Writing in size 12 courier font
- Starting scenes using recognised formatting (e.g. INT. JACK'S ROOM - NIGHT)
The ten point plan was offered by Marilyn Milgrim and offers a way to check the strength of your film idea.
Title - My film has a title, "Sandbox" however I need to add a title page onto my script.
Genre/Tone - I think that I have followed conventions of the social realism that I learnt last year at AS. My film successfully has gained a serious tone from this genre. To sit my film comfortably in this genre I used techniques such as having my open scene one thats shocking and raw, a common sight in these films.
Setting (Time & Place) - Creating unity of time setting and place was something I had already adressed during my synopsis drafting.
Main Character - I have two characters that dominate my script, I think in my next draft I should work on one of them becoming a main character.
Want/Need/Obligation - Rob wants to fit in. He needs to be nurtured but has an obligation to do what is morally right. However his obligation might not be clear enough.
Opposition - Ben and Lewis are the ones that oppose robs need. However I wanted them to symbolise the rest of society.
Catalyst for change - Jack showing Rob some kindness was the catalyst for change.
Climax - The climax is after Rob has been caught in the house but actually when he has the choice to take the medal or act differently.
Resolution - The resoulution is knowing that Rob acted out of character and went back to paint.
Theme - The audience knows that Robs better off in life from now on.
Does every scene reveal something new? Break down the scenes using the STEP OUTLINE to demonstrate how each is a consequence of the previous scene and in addition beings a new and significant development?
Scene one
One sentence that summarises what happens.
Rob is bullied by Ben and Lewis before being pressured to steal from Jack.
What is revealed that is significant to the plot?
Who the Alfa male of the group is, aswell as the reasoning behind Rob going into the house.
What is revealed that is significant to the audience’s understanding of the characters?
That Rob wants to be accepted by Ben and Lewis Is there an indication of significant theme?Peer-pressure and Education are both themes that come around in this scene.
Scene two
One sentence that summarises what happens.
Rob enters the house and takes the medal without Jack realising, then gets caught in Jacks studio room experiementing with paints.
What is revealed that is significant to the plot?
That Rob is willing to go to moral extremes to be accepted by Lewis and Ben
What is revealed that is significant to the audience’s understanding of the characters?
That both Jack and Rob need to be cared for and nurtured. Is there an indication of significant theme?
Nature vs Nurture
Scene Three
One sentence that summarises what happens.
Rob makes his decision on what he's going to do with the medal
What is revealed that is significant to the plot?
The conclusion of Robs choice
What is revealed that is significant to the audience’s understanding of the characters?
The lengthes that Rob would go to to be accepted. Is there an indication of significant theme?
Reality vs Ideal worlds.
Does the narrative progress cinematically and with minimal dialogue? Explain how it progresses cinematically rather than with dialogue. How do visuals drive the narrative forward at points? How does sound drive the narrative forward points? How are visual elements (e.g. aspects of mise-en-scene) used symbolically?
I think that my film definatly progressed cinematically using elements of camera such as the egg rolling down the window. I think that when I write my next draft I will incorporate some more symbolical meaning.
How engaging is the protagonist? Is the antagonist convincingly portrayed?
The protagonist is engaging, Robs dialema raises moral issues that make the audience want to know the outcome. The antagonists dialogue would be the only thing that would stop them being convincingly portrayed. Milgrim already stated that it is this reason script writers should leave the dialogue till the end.
Is tension created and built effectively?
Tension is built in my script by not giving too much away in the opening scenes of my film. I think that once I start to build in effects from elements of sound and editing on my storyboard.
What kind of setting are you establishing? Is/are the space(s) allowing you to effectively encode your mise-en-scene with semantic pathways through to your macro ideas?
I think that a house is a very good place to encode meaning due to the personality it has. I do however need to find an available house that I can use to film in.
Does the story contain key themes and issues that relate it to wider social/media contexts?
The story contains themes that are universally recognised such as growing up. I decided to do my film with a younger protagonist for this reason.
Are there opportunities in your story to:
Does the narrative progress cinematically and with minimal dialogue? Explain how it progresses cinematically rather than with dialogue. How do visuals drive the narrative forward at points? How does sound drive the narrative forward points? How are visual elements (e.g. aspects of mise-en-scene) used symbolically?
I think that my film definatly progressed cinematically using elements of camera such as the egg rolling down the window. I think that when I write my next draft I will incorporate some more symbolical meaning.
How engaging is the protagonist? Is the antagonist convincingly portrayed?
The protagonist is engaging, Robs dialema raises moral issues that make the audience want to know the outcome. The antagonists dialogue would be the only thing that would stop them being convincingly portrayed. Milgrim already stated that it is this reason script writers should leave the dialogue till the end.
Is tension created and built effectively?
Tension is built in my script by not giving too much away in the opening scenes of my film. I think that once I start to build in effects from elements of sound and editing on my storyboard.
What kind of setting are you establishing? Is/are the space(s) allowing you to effectively encode your mise-en-scene with semantic pathways through to your macro ideas?
I think that a house is a very good place to encode meaning due to the personality it has. I do however need to find an available house that I can use to film in.
Does the story contain key themes and issues that relate it to wider social/media contexts?
The story contains themes that are universally recognised such as growing up. I decided to do my film with a younger protagonist for this reason.
Are there opportunities in your story to:
- Create specific representations of social types, groups, events or places?
- Establish cultural meaning where those representations articulate specific messages and values that have social significance?
Explain.
I think the opening scene that is full of issues of bullying and peer-presure lends itself towards specific representations of age, gender, class/status and regional identity. I think the strong presence of art gives a strong message that if you give someone creative space to explore it can enable them to step away from other problems in there life. I think that with the rapid growth of technology that old cultural are lost in society.
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