{"id":9921,"date":"2014-06-08T06:59:31","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T10:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/scriptwriting_tv\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:08:00","slug":"scriptwriting-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/scriptwriting-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Scriptwriting: TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">SCRIPTWRITING IN THE CLASSROOM<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a title=\"copyright symbol\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a9<\/a>2006\u00a0 Frank Baker, Media Educator<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/script7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"160\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching Strategy:<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>To best understand these TV commercials, students should become familiar with the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/tvl.htm\">languages of television<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The languages include elements like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>camera work ( i.e. position of the camera; camera lens used; camera movement)<\/li>\n<li>lighting<\/li>\n<li>sound, including music and sound effects<\/li>\n<li>editing (and other post production, like special effects)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table id=\"table1\" border=\"1\" width=\"52%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffff00\" width=\"47%\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">Cell phone ad\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160403000059\/https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/cell_phone_teach_strategy.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching suggestion<br \/>\n<\/a>(watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20070124005557\/http:\/\/web.cortland.edu\/russellk\/courses\/prjdis\/av\/cellph.mpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>)<\/span><\/span>Two versions of the script:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/script.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160402232249\/https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/cell_phone_script.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffff00\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">1979 Coke Super Bowl Ad<br \/>\nfeaturing Mean Joe Greene<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/coke_ad_script.htm\">script<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffff00\" width=\"47%\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d7VNFO4ksCE&amp;t=6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Me That, Too<\/a><br \/>\n(Typhoon 2 Toy)<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffff00\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">Download script <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160402204701\/https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/typhoonscript.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffff00\" width=\"47%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B06OfDEF77k\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">Cinderella&#8217;s Magical<br \/>\nTalking Vanity<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffff00\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nDownload script <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160402131707\/https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/cinderella_toy_ad.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffff00\" width=\"47%\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">President Bush<br \/>\nPolitical Campaign Spot<br \/>\n(see also:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/media_politics.htm\">Role of Media In Politics<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffff00\" width=\"38%\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\">Download script <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081014042907\/https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/bush_ad_script.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<b>Recommended Resources:<br \/>\n<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160303165720\/http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/blank_script_form.htm\">Blank Script Form for TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/Blank_Storyboard_Form.pdf\">Blank Storyboard Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcrel.org\/standards-benchmarks\/activities\/output.asp?Activity=107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Screenwriting 101<\/a> (Grades 9-12)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbctraining.com\/onlineCourse.asp?tID=5914&amp;cat=2781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Shooting Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cybercollege.com\/tvp005.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Script: Key Element in Productions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sample Script : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rowmanlittlefield.com\/rl\/books\/Screenwriting\/Situation.pdf\">Situation Comedy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCRIPTWRITING IN THE CLASSROOM &copy;2006&nbsp; 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