15. scripting

Yesterday, in film, I learned how to format a script, using this example:
INT. a bathroom. NIGHT.
MAN is vomiting in the toilet
HIS WIFE walks in

WIFE
Honey, what’s wrong?

If I had to draft a script like that before yesterday, this is how I would have done it:
A bathroom at night.
Man vomits in the toilet. Wife walks in.
Wife: Honey, what’s wrong?
The part in the beginning, where we create the setting, was especially new to me, and I had never heard of the term ‘INT.’ before.

For homework last week, I had finished researching on intellectual property, and watched videos to help me get an idea of what to do, and I came into class with an idea of what I should do, and I started drafting my script. LokLok was a big help with this, giving me ideas on what to do and keeping me on track so that I didn’t go over the time limit of 30 seconds. I also learned how to use a program on the Mac called Final Draft, which is made for producing scripts. It is different from Pages because of the functions. I learned to use two functions. By selecting an action, I can click the action button, distinguishing the difference between an action and dialogue. There is also a function called transitions, which allows me to make a clear transition from one scene to another, using the words 'Cut to' on the script.
I am almost done with the script for my video, but as Ms. Wong said, my idea is too ‘within the Public Announcements box’, meaning that it is too impersonal, and very similar to the commercials shown on TV and in the cinema. Now, trying to make my video more meaningful to me, and creative, I am giving myself until tomorrow to come up with a better idea, or I will just finish with the script I am working on now.