Script Writing

Who is a script written for?

• The characters in the play

• The actors within the play.

• The audience.

• The playwright.

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A Screenplay is a Script for ..............?

• Stage

• Radio

• TV & Film

• All Three

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stage directions are written...

• in parentheses

• as an introduction

• in Italics

• All of the above

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Where are the names of the characters written in script?

• In the right hand margin

• In the center(centre)

• In the left hand margin

• All of the above?

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The final piece of a screenplay is the ?????? or spoken words.

• dialogue

• Monologue

• Action

• Setting

What is a Script/ Screenplay?

• It outlines some of the audio, visual, behaviour and dialogue elements.

• It is the heart and spine of the film.

• It is a work of a single person without many revisions.

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What comprises the 3- act structure?

• Start, flashback, end

• Beginning, middle, end

• Setting, conflict, resolution

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Why is realistic dialogue not necessarily a good dialogue?

• Dialogue should be focused on moving the story forward and developing characters.

• Realistic dialogue are often dull and lifeless

• Realistic dialogues would only extend screen time.

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Why is context-appropriate vocabulary essential in a script?

• It makes the script sound sophisticated

• It ensures clarity and audience engagement

• It confuses the reader

• It lengthens the dialogue

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Creativity in script writing helps:

• Bore the audience

• Engage and entertain the audience

• Simplify complex plots

• Confuse readers

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