1. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Writing for Video
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

2. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Scripts do the following:
Help the director clarify ideas and develop a project that works
Helps coordinate the production team
Helps the director assess the resources needed for the production
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

3. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Director, on the set of a sitcom, discussing the script with the writers. Scripts help coordinate the production team.
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

4. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Is a script needed?
Depends on the type of program you’re making
Can simply list the details of the production group, facilities needed, and scheduling requirements
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

5. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
An outline script includes any prepared dialog
Can include the order of topics, the show opening & closing
Sometimes a show format is needed
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

6. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Sample show format
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

7. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Single-column format
Used for narrative film-style production and single-camera video
All the video and audio information is contained in a single main column
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

8. Single-column format/single-camera shooting script
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

9. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Two-column format
Often used for television programming
Gives the production crew shot-by-shot details of what’s going on
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

10. multicamera shooting script.
Two-column format/
multicamera shooting script.
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

11. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Scriptwriting tips
Be visual
Assimilation – each sequence should seem to lead naturally on to the next
Develop good pacing
Avoid a formal, literary style
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

12. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
Scriptwriting basics
It must fulfill the program’s main purpose
It must be practical
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

13. Scriptwriting basics – what the script must do:
Meet its deadline
The treatment must be feasible for the budget, facilities, and time available
Fit the anticipated program length
Style and form of presentation appropriate for the subject
Be suitable for the intended audience
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

14. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
There are many different computer-based scriptwriting programs. This first photo shows a screen shot of Final Draft software and a script.
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)

15. Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)
The second photo shows a smart phone script writing app.
Video Production Handbook Chapter 5 (5th Edition)