Script Excerpts

A dead body of Diane is found in the school toilets and an investigation begins where Amber, Tanny and Louise are seen as suspects. This introduces the main characters. The three girls, all close friends of Diane are all innocent but they all know something about the reason why their friend committed suicide. The police are called into the school for the investigation and the girls begin to meet other people in the canteen.

Over the episodes, other students are introduced based around the life of the four girls. The soap commences situations such as lying, abandoning, homeless, teenage pregnancy, HIV, cheating, etc.

Blackmail

Someone finds out about the mystery if the reason behind the death of Diane. The hidden character keeps texting that person blackmailing him saying “I’m watching you! If you dare let out what you know, watch what I do to you!” The victim of the blackmailer is faced with anxiety as he feels guilt for knowing enough to help with the investigation, but unable to report what he knows as fear is holding him back.

City High – Script

INT. Day – School - Corridor

(Establishing shot) Shane is seen walking through the corridor. He stops walking and turns to read something on the notice board.

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Point of view shot from Shane’s view of the poster about the death of a student in the school, reading: “If anyone knows anything about Diane could you please pass the information on”.

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(Close-up shot) Shane looks down with a sorrowful look on his face.

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(Mid-shot from the side) Shane receives a text and takes out his phone from his pocket.

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Point-of-view shot of the message on his phone which says: “If you dare let out what you know, watch what I do to you.”

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(Long-shot) Shane turns around and bumps into Tanny.

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(Over-the-shoulder shot of Tanny) Tanny: “Hey, you okay?”

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(Close-up shot of Shane) Shane: “Yeah I’m fine.”

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(Over-the-shoulder shot of Tanny) Tanny: “You don’t look it. What’s bothering you?”

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(Over-the-shoulder shot of Shane) Shane: “Nothing, I’m fine. Don’t worry”

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(Two shot) Tanny smiles and then walks away. Shane looks up at the notice board once more, and then walks the opposite direction to Tanny.

TV Listing Magazine Cover - Planning

For my soap (The Secrets Within), I am going to produce the front cover of a TV listings magazine. In order to produce this magazine, I will be using Adobe Photoshop as well as Microsoft Word. Through carrying out my own research on TV listings magazines, I have developed an idea of the common conventions used and so will be using these to create my magazine cover. Below is a summary of the conventions I noted whist carrying out my research, which I will try to apply to my own magazine cover:

• Large bold text – to attract the readers.
• Sub-headings – to provide readers with a small insight into the current storylines for different soaps.
• Bright bold colours – to attract readers and effectively get across the message of my soap.
• Price – clearly display the price of my soap so that readers can know how much the magazine will cost them.
• Magazine logo – to show readers which company produces the magazine
• Pictures – to give audiences a little sneak peak of what is coming up in the following week.
• Other soaps – to show a glimpse of the storylines in other soaps.
• The use of questions – to leave the audience questioning and thinking what will happen next in the soaps presented.