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Scriptwriting for Video Production: Coordination and Clarification

This chapter discusses the importance of scripts in video production, including how they help directors clarify ideas, coordinate the production team, and assess resources needed. It also explores different script formats and provides scriptwriting tips.

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Scriptwriting for Video Production: Coordination and Clarification

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  1. Chapter 5 Writing for Video Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  2. Scripts do the following: • Help the director clarify ideas and develop a project that works • Helps coordinate the production team • Helps the director assess the resources needed for the production Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  3. Director, on the set of a sitcom, discussing the script with the writers. Scripts help coordinate the production team. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  4. Is a script needed? • Depends on the type of program you’re making • Can simply list the details of the production group, facilities needed, and scheduling requirements Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  5. An outline script includes any prepared dialog • Can include the order of topics, the show opening & closing • Sometimes a show format is needed Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  6. Sample show format Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  7. Used for narrative film-style production and single-camera video • All the video and audio information is contained in a single main column Single-column format Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  8. Single-column format/single-camera shooting script Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  9. Often used for television programming • Gives the production crew shot-by-shot details of what’s going on Two-column format Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  10. Two-column format/ multicamera shooting script. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  11. Be visual • Assimilation – each sequence should seem to lead naturally on to the next • Develop good pacing • Avoid a formal, literary style Scriptwriting tips Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  12. It must fulfill the program’s main purpose • It must be practical Scriptwriting basics Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  13. Meet its deadline • The treatment must be feasible for the budget, facilities, and time available • Fit the anticipated program length • Style and form of presentation appropriate for the subject • Be suitable for the intended audience Scriptwriting basics – what the script must do: Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  14. There are many different computer-based scriptwriting programs. This first photo shows a screen shot of Final Draft software and a script. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

  15. The second photo shows a smart phone script writing app. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

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