Unit 5, 6 and 7 - Devised scripts

RESEARCHING OTHER SCRIPTS

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/tv-drama/the-nest

The script I decided to research on is a show called The Nest. The show is about a couple called Emily Docherty and Dan Docherty who aren't able to have a child together so Kaya offers to be their surrogate. The script I will be focusing on is episode three. In the script we find out that Kaya is 24 weeks pregnant while also in a relationship with Jack. Dan meanwhile knows that Kaya when she was 11 years old stabbed a woman while pregnant and is scared to reveal the truth as it would affect his marriage. It's all when his sister Hillary who gives it all away to protect her son (Jack) who's willing to throw away his future education for a girl he barely knows. Researching for a script like this can help give an idea of how a script should look like and how to write one as well as writing ideas of what kind of scripts you would like to write about.    

EXERCISES I DID WHILE PREPARING TO WRITE MY SCRIPT

During online lessons we did free writing exercises. For example, Every lesson when we start we just wrote what we felt We did this because it helps us wake up and get our brain working as well as with our creativity when writing we start writing our scripts. 

 

The next thing we did was to make a list of things that made us angry one being the least and 10 being the most e.g. certain things from your own life, concerns, issues etc.

  I wrote about the ignorance people had this year and how frustrating it was how nobody was raising awareness for BLM like they did in 2020 and how I wish I could help more and do better as an ally.

The reason why we did this because like the first exercise it helps us write more freely and helps with our creativity and allows us to express ourselves better in things that we care about or what concerns us. As well as that helps us make an emotional connection to what we are writing about. We also did an exercise that involves two characters (A and B) and show a different want/objective the character wants from the other.

This is to show that conflict equals drama. The obstacles/conflict here show that A doesn't want to continue any further on their journey with B because A doesn't feel safe going anywhere with B indicating that they have had multiple journeys together in the past where it might not have been safe for the both of them to go to and A doesn't like the fact that B takes them to these places. This exercise  helps as it helps develop our stories lines better when creating conflict between two characters and the obstacles they have to face and help us create a more interesting story for the audience to enjoy. 

PLERFORMANCE EVALUATION

 When I first heard my script being read aloud for the first time I was very pleased as I really felt like the script was coming to life. I also think that the chemistry between the characters was really good and you can tell that they really went well together and that also helped with the script coming to life. There we somethings that could have been better with certain lines that probably could have been done another way or a more specific way that I should have mentioned. As well as that through out rehearsals not everyone was there so it was difficult to go through the script properly so if everyone was here we would have been able to capture the essence of the play more and bring it more to life other than that despite not much rehearsing the performance came out pretty well.

For production since I wasn't able to do the whole play I only did two scenes, one with a park as the background and the other being a bedroom. 

For the park scene I thought about using natural lighting to show that the characters are outside. There wouldn't be nothing too extra everything would just be simple.

    

                                                                                        

For the bedroom scene I thought about using a pink tint lighting to match the background and match the aesthetic of the room and give the vibes that it is a teenage girls room and actually make it feel like they are in a teenage girly vibe.        

If I had done the whole play I would have also used these pictures as backgrounds for other scenes:

Scene one, scene three, and scene eight

Scenes one, three, and eight would be classroom scenes whenever leading or transitioning to the classroom scenes I would use a bell sound to let the audience know that we are transitioning to the classroom scene. For lighting it would be a natural lighting as the classroom background has a bright and natural light.

Scene two

  

This would be used for the PE scene (scene two) and again for sound affects a bell would be used to show the transition between different classes. again not much would be done with the lighting and it would just be natural.

Scene four and ten

  For both Ash's bedroom scenes the lighting would be a natural or a cool lighting not too bright but it would match the background and the aesthetic of the room. For scene four there would be a notification sound affect used as Ash is texting Peyton so it would be clear to the audience that Ash is talking to someone.

Scene nine

 

This scene would be Peyton's party scene. There would be music in the background to really make it feel like it is a party and that everyone is having fun. For lighting it would be a pink or a purple colour to match the lighting in the background or just have randomised colours to make it feel like an actual party.

What I learned form this unit is to make sure to make your performance more like how you want it to be to tell the actor specifically how you want the character to act and behave and how they should act in a certain scenes so taking more initiative is something important lesson I learned for this unit. As well as double checking through you're script to make sure you're not making any mistakes and that punctuation and stage directions are important for the actor the understand what is being said and for them to properly portray the characters. Skills I will take forward in the future is taking charge more when it comes to ideas and what I want for certain performances if I ever make any plays in the future and just making sure that the ideas I have are what I picture comes to life.