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Script Writing

The document outlines the essential elements of script writing, emphasizing the importance of establishing a clear purpose, which can involve developing a plot, character, or theme. It details five key factors: plot, character, setting, theme, and layout, providing guidance on how to structure a script, including the use of stage directions. Additionally, it offers a task for writing a script centered on revenge or a family discussion initiated by a letter arrival.

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Script Writing

The document outlines the essential elements of script writing, emphasizing the importance of establishing a clear purpose, which can involve developing a plot, character, or theme. It details five key factors: plot, character, setting, theme, and layout, providing guidance on how to structure a script, including the use of stage directions. Additionally, it offers a task for writing a script centered on revenge or a family discussion initiated by a letter arrival.

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Script

Purpose:
As it is important in diary writing not to produce merely a ramble with little or no
purpose at all, similarly in script writing, it is important to establish the purpose.

For example, do you intend to develop a plot? Do you intend to develop a character? Do
you intend to interweave plot and character to produce a surprising or ambiguous ending?

Five factors that form the basis of this genre are

1. Plot
2. Character
3. Setting
4. Theme
5. Layout

Plot:
Before you begin your writing, a brief outline of the plot should be written to prevent
digression and create a cohesive piece with the sense of purpose. Your plot may involve
the elements of narrative methods such as conflicts, twists, climax and resolution.

Characters:
The number and type of characters might be determined by the task set or there may be
an element of choice. Whatever is the case, you should write a little character study of
your characters.

Setting:
Your setting and how strongly does it relate to the outcome of the script should be
predetermined.

Theme:
You can have a particular theme in your mind around which you set your little play.

NOTE: Plot, character, setting and theme might be prescribed by examination


question or alternatively you might have a wide choice.

Layout:

1. Write the name of the characters in capital letters, followed by a colon.


2. There will be occasions when you will need to show actions rather than words in
order to advance the plot or show the actions, expressions etc., of characters.
3. These actions are called stage directions.
4. Stage directions are mostly one or two words to show the way characters speak
the dialogue.
5. Sometimes stage directions are given in the form of a sentence or group of
sentences which are considered necessary for understanding plot or characters.
6. Stage directions are enclosed in brackets, differentiating them from dialogue.
7. Stage directions are always written in present tense.
Stage directions in the form of group
of sentences and in present tense

Sample Script

(A letter is pushed through the letter box of the family home. Emma rushes to pick it up.)

JENNIFER: Whose letter? I was expecting a letter from Chris today.


EMMA (moving upstairs): No, it’s mine. It’s nothing really. Anyway, mind your own
business.
JENNIFER (shouting): Mum! Emma’s got a letter and it seems to be a big secret. I hate
secrets, and anyway …
Stage directions in the
form of a single word.
Name in Capitals followed by
stage directions, colon and
then finally, the dialogue

Task:

 Write a script based on the idea of revenge.

Or

 Write a script of a family discussion which begins with a letter arriving for one
member of the family.

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