My script pro-former

My script pro-former

After I had written each scene for my script, I needed to test it. By testing my script it will allow me to see if any changes need to be made before I start filming. By using these five speicfic questions to see how successful my script is, it'll allow me to see what importance my script would have to the overall piece and the impact that it would have on the aduience. This is why testing my script is useful. The five questions were...

1. What activity is happening and is there any conflict?


2. Is there a visual metaphor?


3. Is it the expected structure of events?


4. What and how does the scene contribute to the rest of the film?


5. What key important imagery will help with the success of the scene?

Script pro-former - SCENE 1

1. The activity that is taking place is the introduction to the film's protagonist. There is some conflict in the scene because, she is coming home from a bad day at college and is still annoyed about her day when she comes home.


2. The visual metaphor in the scene is the shot of her pouring the water into the glass. As she turns the tap for the water to run quite fast. It's a symbol of her rushed emotions as she's frustrated about what happenedd duting the day and with the people around her.


3. The expected structure of events is typical. As the audience would expect someone to unlock the door and pick up the floor when they come in, as this is most likely a daily routine for a lot of people. Also showing her dumping her bag on the floor, going to get a drink and going up to your room is behaviour you would expect a teenager. Them being alone in their own space.


4. The scene sets the tone of the film which is a tense one as the protagonist doesn't make any eye contact with the camera and is telling the audience to leave her alone. Also, this scene shows the protagonist getting on with her everyday life and isn't provoked at all, (unlike the other scenes.) By just showing the protagonist carrying on with her routine as if the camera isn't filming her, allows to give the scene a more realistic and naturalistic tone.


5. The key imagery to make this scene successful will be by the camera being handheld, which reinforces the naturalistic approach to the scene. It also allows the camera to track with her so through the representation of realism, the audience will feel like they're with her too. This will representation of relism is reinforced again through the over the shoulder shots, making the audience feel they're rght next to her. By creating emphasis that this is being seen by the audience's eyes, will be by extreme close ups such as when she turns the tap. By using this type of camera work and shots, it creates a small relationship between the audience and the protagonist, as they feel that they're experiencing the actions at the same time as her.

Script pro-former - SCENE 2

1. This scene shows more depth to the character as we're shown how brave she is. She isn't just confronting another character, she's confronting herself which is even harder. This is shown through the dialogue as she's confused about staying as she is or being accepted and being like everyone else. The conflict for this scene comes from the argument that the two sides are having. As one side is her, whilst the other is the girly version that believes she'll be accepted more if she turns to this form. By having the plain side called Ashley and the girly side called Alice, it creates a male/female conflict even though both sides are female.


2. The visual metaphor will be shown through the two different sides of Ashley. One side will remain plain, whilst the other will be painted with face paint. This will be shown by having her face painted white with bright red lips which will create the impression of her appearing like a china doll - which are always perfect. By doing this hopefully it will play with the audience's expectations as they wouldn't see this coming.


3. She's questioning herself about who she is and what she could be. This could be presented as a voice over by the protagonist whilst being shown the action. However, I think by being shown the actual argument between the two sides shows a different way in which a scene like this can be portrayed. The dialogue would be expected to be argumentative and questionale from Ashley, because she is confused about who she so you'd expect her to become frustrated. Whereas Alice tries to persuade her to change and tries to dominate it so she will. I think that this type of dialogue is expected, so my dialogue goes with the structure of events.


4. This scene adds to the film because, it allows the audience to see her differently in comparison to the previous scene. In the last scene the audience were just wtaching everything so all they were doing ws obseivng. Whereas now as they're hearing her talk about how she feels, it allows them to feel more involved. Through the dialogue the protagonist is almost asking the audience what they think with the questions, which makes them more involved with the scene.


5. The key visual imagery will come from having half her face painted, which would be surprise for the audience to see. The camera-work and mise-en-scene will be kept simple. so the audience are focused on her, as she will be the main visuals. It's going to be filmed on a tripod with a white spotlight on her. This means that she'll be more active in this scene than the camera, whereas in the last scene it was the other way round.

Script pro-former - SCENE 3

1. The activity in the scene is the two sisters making snide remarks ay each other, which then escalates into a huge argument. This animosity which just spirals out of control in the scene is where the conflict comes from.


2. In this scene the visual metaphor is shown later on in the argument, when Ashely decides to shock Rose by being in a dress and having her face covered in heavy 'clown style' make-up. By havin the make-up done in this way, it's a way of Ashley saying that she feels that everyone sees her as a complete jokes as she's never taken seriously.


3. The structure of events is how you'd expect it to be at the beginning. The argument starts off with the sisters being generally rude to one another, but it gets out of hand and escalates. This happened because of a comment that Rose says to Ashley, that makes her retaliate which starts the full argument between the two. As the scene goes on, the structure of events is what the audience would expect to happen. I chose to have Ashley make her point by dressing up in a dress and putting on the very heavy make-up. I think I've taken a different approach for the argument.


4. The scene contributes to the film as it causes Ashely to have her conflicted argument with herself later on, therefore this scene is important. It shows how Ashley copes with her step-sister as she's constantly being put down by her. That then allows the audience to see the more vurnerable side of Ashley, which they hadn't seen until now. The scene also helps with progressing the story.


5. The key visuals in this scene will be filming whilst the camera is handheld. This helps with the naturalistic approach that I want to go for and the audience feel like they're there too. Through this it makes the relationship between the audience and Ashely a little bit stronger, as they can see what she deals with. With the argument I will be able to create low and high angles showing the status between the two of them. Such as a low one for Ashley, because she doens't feel she's taken seriously. Also when Ashley is in her room and still angry with Rose, I'll be able to show a range of how she's dealing with the situation with making the editing fast. So it'll quickly go from a shot of her upset on her bed, to throwing her clothes out of her wardrobe. When she's applying all the make-up on this will be shown slowly, to show the importance of her changing.

Script pro-former - SCENE 4

1. The activity in the scene is her talking about the acceptance she has found with herself and there is no conflict in the scene. This shows a complete contrast from all the other scenes where there has been clear conflict.


2. In this scene it'll is her standing to the side with the plain side. When she turns, the audience will immediately think that it's a repeat of the earlier scene. This time there will be no make up on her face. When she's directly in front of the camera, her plain face is the visual metaphor shwoing that she's learnt to accept herself.


3. I decided to make the scene as simple as possible, so it's clear that she's learnt to accept herself and showing how she's moved on. Therefore by making the scene simplier from the other scenes it, shows not only has Ashley changed, but so has the structure.


4. This is the last scene of the film and shows Ashley accepting who she is. As she is now able to accept herself, it tells the audience that she now has matured and shows how she has changed througout the course of the film. This is why this scene is relevent to the film, as it's the ending and sticks to one of the conventions of a short film as the film has gone in a full loop.


5. I will be keeping the visuals for the scene quite simple, to go with the calm tone of the scene which is a contrast from the first one. The camera will on tripod to make the camera-work clean and the audience is made to focus on Ashley and what she's saying to make the scene successful.