Script (research and product)

A script is written text from a film. It informs the cast and crew what is happening in each scene. It includes things like;

• Fade in - This is the transition from how the scene becomes apparent to the audience. These should be the at the top of each scene.
• Scene Heading - A one line description of the location and the time of day of the scene.
• Action - The narrative description of the events of the scene
• Character Appearance - The characters name should be in capital letters and should be lined in the center of the page and should always be above their dialogue
• Dialogue - Lines of speech for each character
• Parenthetical - Action or attitude direction for a character 
• Extension - A not placed after the character's name to indicate how the voice will be heared on screen

This is an example of a real Media product and its script. This script is Saving Mr Banks.

Saving Mr Banks Script

I am now going to add the full Saving Mr Banks film. You can watch the first 5 minutes or more if you want and see if the film follows the script.


Just to make sure I will embed another example of a real Media product and the script for that product. This example is pirates of the Caribbean.

Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl Script

Again I am going to embed the opening scene of this film and you can then see if the film matches with the script.


For part of our Media course we have to make a script for the opening of our very own thriller. I will embed the finished script below.

Never Look Back Script


For my next post I am going to talk about costume research and the importance of costume and research when creating your own film.