Commissions - Scripting and Storytelling Lecture

Scripting Lecture

• All programming is to a lesser or greater extent scripted. 
• Factual programmes face particular ethical challenges when it comes to how far they should be scripted and the ethical questions relating to the constructed nature of the genre. 
• We will be examining this dilemma and the ways in which you can use a script to determine your film’s narrative and explore your storytelling.

Your treatment need be no more than a page, but anything up to 3 or 4 pages, outlining HOW you intend to tell the story

▪ Main characters/interviewees

▪ Locations

▪ Style /format

▪ Narrative structure

▪ Whether using a presenter/reporter 

All of these have been digested and me and my group will make sure to include it in out projects, most importantly in our scripts and transcripts. 

• Scripting is a way of exploring your storytelling and of determining your approach and style. 
• There are many approaches to scripting – some more constructed and interventionist than others, determined by the subject-matter and nature of the form of factual programme you are making. 
• Scripting develops during pre production through production to post production and allows you to explore picture opportunities and possibly to expose weaknesses in your film and filming plan.