Screen writing - Beginning, middle and end

- Plot is what happens
- Story is significance of what happens
- Don't have 'and then' between plot points. Use 'but', 'therefore' etc. Include big 'buts'
- Characters should have twists eg undercover agent who refers gang over officers, bald man with a comb in his pocket
- Ending is the target of your story
- Character should be built up enough so that the audience can try and predict their actions
- Good openings throw up difficult choices and powerful conflicts
- 'Psycho' starts as a heist film, but dramatically twists the film into a horror film. Changes genre
- 'Tin Men' middle changes the significance of the story
- Endings are the biggest 'but' in the film
- Audiences love moments, and tend not to notice character and plot

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Documentary unit: Script first draft

Documentary unit: Interview questions

Kirsty interview Jackie interview

Documentary unit: Choosing idea

When our group started thinking about what the main focus of our documentary would be, we went through several areas, but ultimately decided to go down the technology and science route, with a technology detox. We felt that this idea was a strong one, as it is usually people who are older that decide to go through a tech detox, so ours seemed unique as we were going to have a teenager as the main focus of the documentary. When we were researching the science behind the affects of technology in our daily lives, we were finding lots of useful information, along with some possible case studies and locations to shoot. However, some complications arose, with colliding ideas and people not getting back to us for possible interviews, so we decided to end this idea and change it into just the general effects of technology in life, and the advantages and disadvantages of it. again, we felt like this was a strong idea due to it being from the perspective of a teenager, as they are the right ag...

Connor Winfield TV production

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