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Script Writing Models and Techniques

The document outlines the structure and components of a script, emphasizing the importance of including dialogue, narration, and setting details. It presents two script models, with the second model being recommended as the ideal format. The second model features a detailed animated script titled 'Misadventures of a Day,' showcasing various sequences that depict the protagonist's daily life and thoughts.

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Script Writing Models and Techniques

The document outlines the structure and components of a script, emphasizing the importance of including dialogue, narration, and setting details. It presents two script models, with the second model being recommended as the ideal format. The second model features a detailed animated script titled 'Misadventures of a Day,' showcasing various sequences that depict the protagonist's daily life and thoughts.

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SCRIPT

The script is the final version of everything that will be recorded. It must contain
all possible indications of location, setting, environment, and fundamentally
the dialogues and, if any, narration. Let's look at two script models next.
Particularly, I recommend the second model as the ideal format for a script.

MODELOS DE ROTEIRO

Model 1:

Script
Commercial "Save Energy – Warm Beer"

A man arrives at the bar, a kind of dive. He sits down and looks at the waiter.

MAN: Let that one go. Nice and warm, huh!

Boy: Nice and warm!

Boy brings the beer.

MAN (while Garçon serves the beer): Is it hot enough?

Boy: Stupidly hot.

Man drinks the beer.

The man is finishing the beer.

NARRATOR: If you don't save energy, your life will be like this.

Man finishes the beer. Looks at the waiter.

MAN: Waiter! Bring another one. Very hot, huh!

Boy leaving to get the beer. Fade out of the sound.


Campaign logo and the Federal Government logo.
Model 2:

Script and direction: Adriana Meirelles


Gênero: Animação
Duration: 10 min.
Producer: Anthares Multimeios

Script

Misadventures of a day

or

Life is not a margarine commercial

Sequence 1 - EXTERNAL - Morning traffic in São Paulo


City landscape cutouts with animations in Luiza's drawings inside the
car driving to work. Traffic is stopped, background with the news coming from the radio.
(traffic all over Paulista Ave, dollar rises, etc..). The sound of the radio starts to decrease
and we hear your thoughts in the foreground. She goes rambling in a tone
still somewhat sleepy about what to do during the day.

LUIZA
Not late again… come on… taking it off
I still have those two summaries, 8, not 9,
Wow, no!… there is still the final text, 10
subjects to edit...look at this traffic...that's
shit... and Paula living in Floripa... could have.
to go there on the holiday...
In the midst of her thoughts, she is interrupted by the arrival of a boy.
"flanelinha" (made of cutouts) who comes to ask to clean your glass. He makes a face of
poor thing with a forced smile. She turns around somewhat distractedly, gives a smile.
forced back as well and, without opening the window, denies with a finger. One more
we only heard your thoughts.

LUIZA
No, my son... aunt here doesn't have a penny.
no way... no, it's not going to work...

She turns to start driving again and, noticing the flow of traffic, observes.
a driver a little further ahead. At the same pace a little longer
interrupted we hear your thoughts. She is now printing a little of
charm in the voice, as if gradually waking up.

LUIZA
Wow, look at this guy... how cute you are, my dear.
well... iiiihh! He's an idiot... wow... look at the cut
that he gave in the Beetle!!... cute and dumb, I'm out, not even
with fruit salt....
As she keeps talking, the camera rises and shows the tremendous traffic in
that she is involved.

SEQUENCE 2 - INTERNAL - OFFICE


Cut to her entering the workplace, reception room, slightly sober environment, not
very attractive. Background of cutouts with some elements of the scenery in drawing.
In the foreground, we see his hand opening the door. The open camera is closing.
slowly and soon at the entrance we see a secretary at her desk already engrossed in
to file the nails. They greet each other without looking at each other.

LUIZA
Good morning, Rosa

ROSE
Bom dia Luiza
Luiza glances at the girl with a bored look. The camera is still in motion.
slowly closing it shows Luiza's eyes in disdain.

SEQUENCE 3 – INTERNAL – OFFICE


Cut to Luiza arriving at her table in another room. This is one of those
functional environments with several tables separated by low dividers,
"baias". Here, although it is still a sober environment, it has a little more of
personality, expressed by a little mess, glued photos, notes, reminders
stuck on the partitions. Once again, background of cutouts with the details of
messages, notes, drawings of photos. Two people are talking in a corner.
She greets the boys without much enthusiasm.

LUIZA
Hi everyone

WORK COLLEAGUES
Hey...!
Everything okay...?

She responds with an affirmative nod and bends down to turn it on.
computer. While it is turning on, she looks at him and gives him a few pats on the back.
side.

LUIZA
Good morning boy, let's be a good boy today,
Right?! Without those attacks from yesterday, right?
really?
As it speaks, the computer starts to take the shape of a dog that
responds to her obediently wagging his tail, which in this case is the mouse. He
act like a good and gentle little puppy.
LUISA
Very good, very good... let's go...
to work ...
She grabs the mouse and it transforms back into the computer.
She starts working and a small rumor that was in the background begins to
we heard an excited voice of a boy in the "pen" next door.

ROBERTO
Wow... it's really good... yay...

We heard quick footsteps and quickly saw a hand on Luiza's shoulder.


calling your attention. She turns around and there is the nerd excited with his latest
discoveries.

ROBERTO
Hey Luiza?

LUIZA
Hi Roberto...

ROBERTO
Have you seen the latest version of system 2005?
He has all the configurations reformatted for
What C:/. <title>Specifications for
Graphic Material
equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1"><script
and there is an automatic converter for offline systems
better automating the links already established by them
systems. And I downloaded the latest songs from Tecnotrics
sampled... have you heard...?

His speech initially leaves her with a feeling of not being


keeping up with the frenzied pace of the news that the world dumps
daily. Close to her that, at this moment, is turning into an old woman.
listening to the boy's speech in a humble way. She starts getting bored and
transform again, from old to a dragon.
The camera opens and we see that the boy is now a robot with a tape recorder on
place of the mouth (cutout animation). She takes a breath, releases a flame that
he takes the boy and turns him into a tiny scorched little doll. His voice
now it is modulated to a higher and faster pitch.

ROBERT
Good Luiza, that's it. I think I'm talking
Anyway, right?! Better go back to my corner...
Now his personality is much more gentle and humble. He runs out.
with a small, quick step and disappears.

She returns to her natural form, lets out a little puff of relief, and starts again to
to work.

SEQUENCE 4 - LUISA'S TRANSFORMATION


Close in her hands as they start to type and gain speed.
Impressive. Cut to a close-up of her face, her eyes focused and concentrated.
Close your hands, even faster. Close to the face that is becoming pale. Hands.
Face now turns into a zombie. A finger taps on your shoulder cutting the
trance in which she had entered.
She turns around, still like a zombie, and gets startled, transforming back into the
Luiza. É o seu patrão questionando sobre a entrega de uns trabalhos atrasados.
Your tone of voice starts firm and becomes more and more aggressive.

BOSS
How are you, Mrs. Luiza? Have you finished editing?
those materials to update Mr.'s website.
Pedro or I will have to call him again
asking for more time? And don't come to me with that
story of having 30 subjects in a week, I
I already gave you 3 extra days, and you still had the
whole weekend to finish this. How
Well, did it end or not?
As he speaks, he gradually transforms into a general.
(cutout animation).
Cut to her now transformed into a little girl feeling defenseless and
fiery trying to justify itself. Its voice is now childlike and insecure,
stumbling over what to really say to defend oneself.

LUIZA
So...so...do you know what it is... like... I... um... was
writingreallyfastyesterdayright... mamamamore there
the computer wasn't wanting to go so fast...
I was wanting you to be slower... then
he stopped, like this... I don't want to
not to do anything else right... I asked him not to stay
doing this ... did you ask for it?
I finished the log on... but he didn't want to go.
no...
Your speech is all filled with childish falsettos. Cut to the boss, his face grows and
he turns red. He is furious.

BOSS
Have you talked to Roberto yet? Has he told you about the
new version of the system! Because I want you to adopt the
same system of his immediately. And STOP wasting my time
with your lame excuses. I want these subjects
No air until the end of the day, do you understand me?

As he keeps talking/shouting, she starts to melt from humiliation, becoming a


disfigured mass on the chair, obeys the orders of the boss and crawls to
for a de sua “baia”.

SEQUENCE 5 – INTERNAL – CONVERSATION WITH NERD

The perspective of the scene now accentuates his grandeur and her inferiority.
Luiza is still a shapeless mass with a face in the middle, she arrives crawling,
interrupts the boy's work and, in the same stammering tone as the previous scene
start talking.

LUIZA
Ohhoohhhi Roberto... I hope I'm not bothering you
interrupting, excuse me very much,
eeeh I really wouldn't like to have you
bother... mom but unfortunately I am
thank you for interrupting you for a little bit,
just a little... mom but I swear I won't
I will be very slow...
The nerd is now transforming into a soldier full of decorations and
medals of honor for merit.

ROBERTO
Come on Luiza, what do you want?

LUIZA
Bobobobom... do you remember that you were
commenting on the new system today about
morning?
It was very interesting, but now it is not.
asking about... where you managed to download the new one
program e e e e ... if it wouldn't be too much trouble, ... but...
but... but... where did you get that new version...?

With a superior air, in an arrogant and professorial tone, he begins to respond.


for Luiza.

ROBERTO
AHHHH... Are you interested in the new
system... Well, to download the system you
you need to enter the Captation cattronx site and click
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width="257" height="113"><img
src="images/[Link]" width="179"
height="113"><img src="images/[Link]"
then you have to look for yours
settings and choose the compression that does not
conflict with the setups you already have
on your machine. Once established this
The process is just to download the correct option. It is not
very difficult, isn't it?
While he is talking, he doesn't stop his work and keeps swelling with
pride while Luiza sweats profusely listening to the young man.
LUIZA
No, no, no ... Roberto, it really looks very simple.
Once again, thank you for your attention.
time to guide me... Thank you very much
even...
She is stepping away, humbly dragging herself back to her stall. He
she keeps typing and inflating non-stop. She returns to her chair still
Like a shapeless mass, we heard a background explosion, indicating that the nerd
exploded with so much pride. She takes a breath and returns to her natural state but
still huddled and downcast. Takes a breath, returns to her composure and her
working by typing quickly, close-up on the hands. Quick passages alternating her.
typing more and more hunched over in front of the computer and her hands
accelerated.

SEQUENCE 6 - INTERNAL/OFFICE - END OF DAY


Cut the image of a window where we see a sun. Suddenly the sun falls and enters the
lua.
She turns off the computer, stands up all crooked and starts walking backwards.
dragging her arms across the floor. She passes by the secretary who is just finishing up
paint the nails.
Luiza sparks a fire that scorches the girl's nails. The girl looks indignantly and
perplexed back.

SEQUENCE 7 – EXT./NIGHT – SIDEWALK CROWDED WITH PEOPLE

She walks in the midst of the crowd. Let's hear her thoughts amid the
the bustle of the street. She reminisces about old speeches on mobilization,
banalization, awareness.
Cutout background with lights and people in drawing.

LUIZA
Parts of a machine... every day, every day... the
people prefer not to question anything ... fear...
they prefer to entertain themselves with trivial thoughts
instead of actually taking on
responsibility for your role in society...
they compete blindly and swallow each other...
nobody even knows where it goes anymore... they go, they go
following the flow, they lost their sense, love
own, dignity... apathy, submission,
accommodation ... lack of critical sense ...

The camera rises and cuts to her getting into the car. Only now do we see her face.
deal that is now of a "revolutionary" from the 60s/70s. While she goes
Driving, we see your face from the front going back and forth with revolutionary features.
But she is very tired to transform into anything real and
Just keep driving. Your tone of voice is now more assertive and quick.

LUIZA
The novel or the blender the brand of the pants is
became topics with more arguments than
the irresponsibility, greed, and anxiety of
modern life as people subjected to
satisfy the whims of arrogant beings and
ignorant people all follow like automatons
without the power of contestation.

As it goes on speaking, the stroke of the drawing acquires a harder style and
heavy, the colors are becoming more and more gray, the movements themselves are going
getting heavier.
SEQUENCE 8 – EXT./INTERIOR – NIGHT – HOUSE
Cut to her arriving home, heavy footsteps, she opens the door.
Inside it is dark, only illuminated by the flashing lights that we see through.
from a window in the background. She enters with her heavy step, we hear her mumbling.
puff, toss the keys on a small table, the bag on a chair next to it. The sound of
Things falling are interrupted by the sounds she makes.
We see a shadow coming from behind, a moment with a bit of suspense. The
shadow grabs her from behind.
She lets out a little scream and turns to see that it's her boyfriend trying to scare her.
He is smiling and excited to see her.

boyfriend
Hey my hardworking girl, how was your day?
She frees herself from him and goes to sit on the sofa, the flashing lights from the big window.
they reflect on them and form a drawing of shadows.
He sits down with her. He lights the cigarette. Close-up on her tired face.

LUIZA
Tchsee... Another one of those days...

He holds her face and looks at her fondly.

boyfriend
Oh Lú… let it go… leave the work behind… we are
just the two of us here, just us two, and I love you Lú, I love you ...

As he speaks, he gently caresses her face and she starts to glow.


and transforming into a beautiful woman. A version of herself but beautiful ...
They kiss deeply.

The camera is opening and now at the window we no longer see the flashing lights but rather
a mix of shapes and colors in dazzling movements that accompany the
background track. Upon reaching the apce, these movements are interrupted by
opening a door in the middle of the screen, that "sucks" all these images from where
tell Luiza that she will sit at the table with her boyfriend. The conversation about the day of
the work returns and the scene takes up only half of the screen. In the other half,
the credits that accompany the end of the plot rise.

END

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