Final Script and Script Evaluation

Throughout the scriptwriting process, I created several draft copies as I worked and refined them to produce my final script.

The most obvious change I made was changing all of the script from uppercase letters. It was not the correct way to write a script, with uppercase lettering only necessary when naming the shot type, to notify the director of any shot cuts, and to state the name of the person reading the dialogue.

I had to look at the feedback from my first draft script, and from that I saw that I needed to add more descriptive detail throughout the script. This helps the director (myself) visualise the shots and the props that will be present during filming (i.e the chair that will be sat on, the number of bikes in the background and so on).

Additionally, I had to add in cuts and scene headings. This was vital to clearly distinguish the change in scenes (from interior to exterior, and to name the specific location the scene is/will be shot in) for the director and whoever else reads from the script. This gives the director an understanding of the timings of the change in scenes and the cuts in relation to my granddad's monologue and interview shots.

Another discreet change I made was the fact that I got rid of the "Heard Dialogue" and "Unheard Dialogue" next to each name throughout the script. Instead, I put next to the Interviewer "Not to be heard". This makes it look cleaner and more professional, because we know that all of Freddie's dialogue will be heard, and so it was a waste of time putting "Heard Dialogue" next to his name every time he speaks in the script.