Scripting

Here is the script to out thriller film “Jealousy”. In our opening sequence, there is not much dialogue as this helps to add to the mystery of the narrative. Due to the lack of dialogue, our script would have been very short, therefore, we have included locations, cinematography information and information on sound, so that we can easily associate where the dialogue fits into the story board of our film.

At the beginning...

During the initial planning stages of our piece, we did not have a script for us to work with, as we felt that due to the lack of dialogue, we would successfully be able to improvise the lines. After a little discussion, Josh and Hannah were aware of what type of thing they needed to say in the piece. However, once we started filming, we realized that not having a script was simply not practical. Not having the line the same each time it was said, threw the piece slightly, and made it a nightmare for continuity. Especially as our scene with dialogue is set over two different shots. This meant that we needed the dialogue to flow from one shot to the next, but without having a script to follow, this was extremely difficult to achieve for Josh and Hannah.

It was this that made us come together and draft a script that we were all happy with. Having a script allowed Josh and Hannah to be clear in what they were to say, and made it much easier for our piece to flow correctly, and not have any continuity errors.

We made the decision to include the shot list, location, editing and sound on our script as with the very minute amount of dialogue in our piece, it gave us the exact location in which the dialogue fitted. This made it easier for us to organise filming, and made sure that we included the dialogue in the correct shots.

Having not used a script the first time, and having learnt the problems that we faced because of this, I would now make sure to always use a script. This is because it would reduce filming time, as the actors would know what they are doing, and would make the editing process a lot more simple as it would eliminate continuity errors of speech.