Script Layout

Here I have attached some screenshots of our working script. Scripts for documentaries are set out differently to a typical script that you would write on final draft. We set out a table with the images on the left and the commentary/sync that would accompany it. For example, we would shoot some actuality of the gardens itself and the sync over it would be the presenter explaining some background information about the location. Setting out the script like this means that we can visualise what we want to appear on screen and put it together with want will be said. We had a discussion about what the storyline would include and in what order to we could structure      the script. When it came to writing it, we sat down together and decided what we were going to say. I have attached some progress screenshots of what we have written so far. We labelled the audio as either commentary or sync to make it easier for us to visualise and piece together. I would say that this is the most effective way to write a script like this for a documentary as it looks more structured and is easier to interpret. We wanted to sync and commentary to sound professional but casual and friendly at the same time so that audiences would take it seriously but feel comfortable and at ease when watching it.