Scripting

During my previous work with film making, it's involved me formatting a script. At first I struggled. The layout of how to do it was confusing. But the more I researched and practiced I got better and now I understand why it's so essential to the process of making a film. My group and I completed a short story for our opening sequence. We are now preparing to do the script. Before we get started, we will each go and research thriller scripts so we can get a better understanding of what to incorporate into our own scripts. 

From my previous work with scripting I've learned that they are to necessary help organize and plan out thoughts or actions that the filmmaker wants to use. They provide a clear vision of what the writer wants to do. They also let you imagine everything or visually see everything laid out so filmmakers start to see exactly what props they need, how they want the scene to look, or what they want the characters to say and so on.  They are used as a reference tool when filming. 

Get Out Script

https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/get-out-2017.pdf

Wind River Script

https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/wind-river-2017.pdf

The first thing I noticed with the scripts is how expressive they are. They describe the POV we are watching from, what the characters look like and even their age so we can imagine them a bit clearer. With thriller films things like breathing, heartbeat, wind, or anything that tends to make viewers uncomfortable they put a lot on emphasis on and make sure they are specific with what they want. Reading things like "his breathe echo's" from the Get Out script allows the reader to visually the thriller convection and how they are incorporated it into the script. This is helpful to my script. I understand how important it is not only set the scene and characters but also the small details that make a thriller. I also noticed that in the script the don't necessarily describe the angle or the type of shot. They may save this part when they storyboard. They describe how where we are viewing from like from a distance or further to the left inside. 

https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/get-out-2017.pdf

https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/wind-river-2017.pdf

My script

In my collaborated script, I was responsible for the descriptions of the envisioned shots. My fellow group member, Shonna, handled the ideas of what to film while Jeremmiah perfected the outline and editing. This process took about 6-7 days. The longest part of the work was coming up with the method and what we wanted to see in our opening. We continued to go back and double check our convections. In the end we decided to do the most common methods within the thriller genre, a flashback and abandoned isolated shots. The scripting process was much easier to handle on this project. On my previous work, I struggled with learning the format and what to included in a script. The research on convectional thriller scripts showed how how detailed I needed to be in my description. It also aided in making sure the script was formed correctly.