Here is the final script/screenplay of our documentary project. All four of us had collaborated on this (Audrey, Kalista, Rara, and Chelsea). I (Audrey) found the website (Arc Studio) and created the file. This blogpost is written by me (Audrey).
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𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
Writing a script/screen-play was a new concept to me as I have no personal, professional experience regarding the contents and creation of this. This means that I needed to do extra research regarding script-writing in order for us to conduct our progress professionally to obtain high scores from our teacher. We realised that this needs so much effort and time as we needed to collect information, gather knowledge, find websites, and start writing as we come up with the plotline. (P) This was a major problem for me as we struggled to plot out the chronology for our documentary story. We are able to decide on the main events and themes conveyed in our documentary however we struggled on how to showcase the scenes. (S) So, we gathered more research on true-crime stories, fictional crime movies, and other narratives to create a fixed plotline for the events chronologically to set up our documentary.
(S) To save time, I had decided to ask my senior regarding to A level Media Studies Component 3 project. I asked regarding the platform used to create a script which is called Writerduet as they had claimed that this website is effective for collaborations. I initiatively checked the website online just to find that application requires membership and payments, and we didn't decide to sign up for it. So, I researched a few other applications/platforms to write a script professionally and neatly while enabling collaboration without payment to ensure effectivity and maximised results. Luckily, I had found a website called Arc Studio Pro which provides a free script-writing platform that supports collaboration. The platform offers an easier way to communicate with each other while writing on the document (Zoom meetings) and there was a template consisting of the elements of a script which made it easier for us when writing our script. We were excited to start our script and started straight away to catch up with the schedule/timeframe so it won't burden us later on.
(P) Although, at the end, we were also behind schedule as our script wasn't fully finished as we started the production progress and shooting which causes the delivery of script to our chosen actors/actresses to be delayed to d-day. (S) This was solved easily as Chelsea took pictures of it and send the script via online that made it easy for our casts to access. We also collaborated well and helped ach other out when we needed ideas/inspirations when writing as we are able to finish the whole thing.
Script is a vital element for our documentary project as it provides narration and a clear plotline and chronology of the documentary which is really needed to guide us. It's also easier to file the narratives for voice/audio recording or shooting (in general) and allows easier communication and understanding between cast and crews.
This was a mini project for one term, but we decided to take it seriously to prepare for the actual/main project conducted next term so that we are already knowledgeable to what we're supposed to do on the next project. We also had the same ambition to obtain good grades so that's also why we decided to take our project seriously and professionally.
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