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Announcements . www.comm2339electronicmedia.worpress.com. Format. There are different kinds and vary for both television, radio and film. There is the single column format:. Radio: Script “Americans at Work” 1939. Proper Format . Essential so you don’t look like an amateur.

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  1. Announcements www.comm2339electronicmedia.worpress.com

  2. Format • There are different kinds and vary for both television, radio and film. • There is the single column format:

  3. Radio: Script “Americans at Work” 1939

  4. Proper Format • Essential so you don’t look like an amateur. • Common mistakes are typos, punctuation errors and poor grammar • When writing a script – Keep it simple. • They should be three hole punched. • Card stock paper in a single color. • Don’t write with fancy typography. Use courier 12 or Times New Roman.

  5. For Screenplays • Titles: Should be in all CAPS and centered, about a 1/3 of the way down the page. • Can be plain underlined or in quotation marks but not both. • Should have you name centered and double spaced below the title. Not all in caps. • Your contact info • Font should be courier 12, New York, Bookman and Times New Roman.

  6. The first and last page • First page should have Fade In or Fade up or Open on followed by a colon: • Fade In: • Scene Headers or Sluglines: This tells us where the scene takes place. • Begins with INT or EXT • Follow with a dash to state the time of day • DAY or NIGHT • EXT. GENE’S SWIMMING POOL – NIGHT • INT. DOG HOUSE - DAY

  7. THE NARRATIVE • After setting up the scene go into the narrative. • EXT. ROW OF HOUSE UNITS – NIGHT A chain of old Chicago row houses, shackled together with common walls and porches…

  8. Narrative is brief and written in present tense and broken down into short, readable graphs. • SOUNDS AND CHARACTERS within in a narrative are uppercase. • To alert production and actors what’s coming up/actions. • The CHARACTER: Typically comes after the narrative. Followed by Dialogue.

  9. (Parentheticals) • These are also known as “Wrylys” • Used to indicate acting direction. • Used to designate tone. • Also used for Voice Overs (VO) or to indicate that a sound is (OS) off screen. Like a car honking outside. • (beat) is a pause or hesitation.

  10. The Montage • A rapid sequence of brief scenes or images that underscores the story and tells the viewer that time is passing. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wer7b29mreA

  11. Flashbacks • Can be done by using “Dissolve To.” • End it with CUT TO: and then (Present) DISSOLVE TO: EXT. VIETNAM JUNGE – NIGHT (FLASHBACK) CUT TO: EXT. CENTRAL PARK – NIGHT (PRESENT)

  12. MEMORY FLASH • In this case you would just show short bursts of pictures and sounds that show what the character is remembering. Ken is desperate, his busted face looks down the barrel of the gun. MEMORY FLASH – Ken sees his son’s smiling face. Laughing smiling. The suspect readies an execution styel shot to ken’s head….BANG!

  13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqOJi5pQxxs

  14. Ways to format a script for TV/radio • The single column – the way most screenplays are written. This is also used in radio. • Two column TV Format:

  15. Summary • For a commercial idea the summary or outline might be a few sentences with the scenario or treatment ranging from a paragraph to a page. • For movies or a 1-hour drama it can be a summary of 1 to 2 pages and the treatment can be a 5th of the entire projected script.

  16. Style… • For broadcast – be brief as you are constrained by time. • 25 to 30 words is equivalent to about 100 words. • Retain an informal tone. • Be specific. Do Not generalize or confuse the audience.

  17. Radio Style • Writing is more “one to one” • Material must be written as if the presenter is sitting in the audiences living room. • Personalize: Reach out to a specific audience. Try to relate. • Be natural. • Choose words that are familiar (also for TV).

  18. Grammar • Slang words can be used in certain circumstances. • Mostly use common language. • Spelling must be accurate – esp. for a newscast. • Verbs: Must be in present tense to an active voice with subjects doing the action.

  19. The right words: • Know their meaning and their spelling. • Affect v.s. effect • Advice v.s. advise • It’s and its • Your and you’re • Punctuation – gives the narrator or actor direction about the tone. Avoid abbreviations except for terms that can’t be misunderstood like Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc.

  20. Pronunciation • Must be clear • If you have a word that is pronounced different than how it is spelling place pronunciation in all caps next to it. • Ex: We go live to Sandra Hinojos (EE-NO-HOSE).

  21. More advise • Writer’s Guild of America.

  22. ASSIGNMENTS • Read chapter 3 of Hillard • Due Thursday: Select an online or television commercial, trailer, PSA, or broadcast piece and using the two column writing style write its script. • Example: Pages 54 and 55 of Hillard.

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