Blog Assignment #4

Between the three scripts, they all have different authorial voices:

A Boy's Life has more of a technical voice compared to the other three scripts that were presented. It was very descriptive, especially regarding where the camera should be at what point in the shot. As far as formatting goes, it was very standard and very professional. It read very much like a script in the fact that everything was so detailed and spelled out for the reader. When is comes to visualizing the story, because everything was so detailed, the reader thought of everything as shots and not as a story. Granted everything was cohesive, but it just seemed to eliminate the amount of imagination that could be brought to the table.

The Apartment is an easier read because it read more like a book. The descriptions were just enough to help the reader visualize what was going on in the scene without dictating everything. It gave the reader more room to be imaginative, and to take the story wherever it lead them. The formatting was a little more easy-going and enjoyable to read because of the lack of description. Also, the witty dialogue with the slang words help the script read less like a novel.

Adaptation reads like a careful mix of the previous two scripts. The flow is like a novel because everything just fits together nicely, yet it has its technical aspects as well, like the titles that show up at the bottom of certain shots. The voice-overs also add to the technical side of the script. As far as dialogue is concerned, it is more contemporary which helps the atmosphere of the entire script just seem less like a script and more like a novel.


Discussion Q's:
1. As a director, would you prefer to direct a script that has more technical descriptions or reads more like a novel?

2. How have you grown in your analyzations of scripts from A Boy's Life to Adaptation?