Writing a Script
English Language: KS3, topic 5.2.10
Writing a Script
Scriptwriting involves planning, structure, dialogue, and character development.
Planning
- When writing a script, plan out:
- The plot
- Themes
- Locations
- Characters
- Split the plot into different acts and scenes so it’s easy for your audience to follow the different events in the play.
Structural features
- Consider if you would like to include interesting structural features too.
- For example:
- A cyclical structure- means that the play ends similarly or in a similar place to the start of the play.
- Parallel scenes - means that the are two similar scenes in different locations being acted out at the same time.
Dialogue & stage directions
- Think carefully about the dialogue and stage directions.
- Think of how dialogue and stage directions help the audience to understand your characters.
Understanding characters
- Consider, for example:
- Do the character’s clothes reflect the personality of the character?
- Does the dialogue need to reflect the accent or background of the character?
- Could props help to show something about the character’s life?
Test yourself on Writing a Script
What should you plan out when you start writing a script?
What is a structural feature which means that the play ends similarly or in a similar place to the start of the play?