Script Writing Notes

Script Terminology

Slugline - A piece of information that tells the reader whether the event is outside or inside

Action Description - The action description is the description of what is happening at the time that the characters say what they are saying. This tends to be in a non bold font that can be written before or after the characters have spoken.

Dialogue - Dialogue is what the chracters of the script are saying, whether it be the narrator or the actors they both have dialogue to say. This is placed after the characters name on the script.

 

Commisioning Editors

Commision editors actively look for better and new writers for the script, they also look at the treatments and bring people foward for the work.

Producers

 The producers essentially do all the work, they have to make sure that everything is on time and ready when needed and is withing their budget so that they don't go over. They are essentially responsable for most of what happens when making a film.

Director

The Director has overall creative control of the situation, they say what they want and they try and get that just how they see it, they have a lot of control over how the film will turn out and how the final product will look when it is finished.

Script Editors

The scripot editors do exactly what their name should suggest, they edit the script, they have control over the dialogue throughout the production.

Agents (Film and TV)

Agents actively seek work and represent artists, they are constantly looking for places for them to work, whether it be TV work or film.

Writers

The writers would often write how they wanted the story to go and how they are going to transition and tell the story in a way that the audience can understand, they would also often ask other people on the set to tell them what they thought and other ideas that they could use to put in the story. This meant that not everything is written entirely by the writer but a large amount of it is and some of it comes from other people on the set, such as, Actors.