Scripting Part I




There is so much information that is important to scripting I’ve decided to split it up into two blogs just to avoid overwhelming. Scripting is one of most crucial parts of video creating. It is what you will need to show producers, directors, and actors in order to make your project come together, and if it isn’t in proper script format no one will take a second look at it. . The bulk of your script should be dialogue, seeing as how that’s what most movies consist of, but it does more than just give dialogue to the characters, the script is what sets the scene, gives stage directions, and creates moods for the actors to show.

 The first thing that you need to do is get your font set correctly. There are many proper downloadable script fonts online that you can use to give your script a unique look, but you have to make sure the font you are using is in fact a script font. Your font size should be either eleven or twelve point.




A Screenshot of my first script.

 

 Once you are sure your font is set correctly the next step is to learn the layout of a script. Your script should be set up as follows: The scene number should be first, left aligned and in bold at the beginning of the each new scene. On the line below the scene number should be the first shot the audience will see and the directions for going into the shot (the scene transition such as fade in, cross dissolve, etc…) also you can include camera angles and shot types here.

Camera angles and shot types are extremely important to include in your script, they tell the videographer what kind of shot you want them to take and from where. A variety of shot types and camera angles is important to keep the audience from getting bored, if you have a shot of a room full of people and only one person is talking, wouldn’t it make sense to have a close up of them?

To Be Continued….