Final Script and Evaluation

Final Script for The Fake Fairy-Tale Documentary from Christen Saptou

My scriptwriting process, I created a few draft copies as I worked and refined them to produce my final script. This was  challenging...
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 myself as the director imagine how the shots and the props that will be on shoot during filming e.g. what can be seen on the shot, the beige sofa that Leonora will be sitting on.  The most obvious change I made to the script when I got feedback saying although it is a documentary the answers from the interviewee was still to be put in as rough indication of how the interview will be shaped. i also made one discreet change I made was adding when the interview is heard and not heard by putting after the the interviewer -  'not to be heard'. This informs the sound team and director to solo focuses on the interviewee.

Additionally, I had to add in cuts and scene headings. This was made it clearer to identify  the change in scenes e.g if its going to be  interior to exterior that the shot will be, also to address the specific location the scene will be shot or is meant to resemble for the director and whoever else reads from the script. This gives myself as the director an indication of timing when the scene changes.