Styles of Script Writing
Partner work with Cherkanah
Partner work with Cherkanah
Script 1 - Television (Eastenders)
The main features of a TV script include the program title, scene number along with location, lighting and time.
This Eastenders script starts with a simple and short description of the action taking place and a brief look at how the characters involved are feeling.
The character names are in bold and then start after is the dialogue.
In between the dialogue comes any stage directions. Stage directions are intended to show the actor what they are or being directed to do.
A TV script usually cuts from scene to scene. A show or a soap like Eastenders is pre-recorded and cutting to different scenes helps to show tension for audience.
The TV script also tells you whether the scene is being shot in exterior or interior. This mean whether is scene is being filmed inside (interior) or outside (exterior).
This Eastenders script starts with a simple and short description of the action taking place and a brief look at how the characters involved are feeling.
The character names are in bold and then start after is the dialogue.
In between the dialogue comes any stage directions. Stage directions are intended to show the actor what they are or being directed to do.
A TV script usually cuts from scene to scene. A show or a soap like Eastenders is pre-recorded and cutting to different scenes helps to show tension for audience.
The TV script also tells you whether the scene is being shot in exterior or interior. This mean whether is scene is being filmed inside (interior) or outside (exterior).
Script 2 - Film (Great Expectations)
In comparison to the TV script above, the opening of this script is heavily detailed. Similarly, it outlines whether the scene is indoors (interior) or outdoors (exterior), the location and the time of day.
You can tell it is more descriptive because it gives extra details, such as the temperature and how the scene 'fade[s] in'.
The paragraph before 'The Convict' dialogue creates a strong visual image, which is probably most helpful to the set designer.
Script 3 - Theatre/Musical (Cats)
A bold title in the script signifies a new song, so using the example below the 'Overture' and 'Prologue: Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats' are separate tracks.
This will be handy to a sound technician and/or a live band. In the example below, solo characters lines are shown the same way as dialogue is in the scripts above - character name: lyrics. If more than one people sing the same line, it would either say 'ALL:' above the lyrics or a list of the different character names.
The use of punctuation, i.e. the question marks, tell the actor how the lyric should be sung.
This theatre/musical script does not having stage directions, lighting notes, exterior and interior notes, times or dates unlike the other scripts we have looked that.
This will be handy to a sound technician and/or a live band. In the example below, solo characters lines are shown the same way as dialogue is in the scripts above - character name: lyrics. If more than one people sing the same line, it would either say 'ALL:' above the lyrics or a list of the different character names.
The use of punctuation, i.e. the question marks, tell the actor how the lyric should be sung.
This theatre/musical script does not having stage directions, lighting notes, exterior and interior notes, times or dates unlike the other scripts we have looked that.
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