PLAYWRITING AND SCRIPTWRITING (Unit 6)

 Rehearsed 

Murdered by my boyfriend

I was reading the first ten pages, I was surprised considering I haven't watched the movie in a long time. (Summary) This Girl  (Ashley) falls in love with a guy that's insecure, He always wants to know where and what she's doing at all time with no privacy given to the girl. 

The Stage directions are clear to read, picture it in your head and to act it out. There's some scenes where is very short or long (Which it continues). 

Is not like your normal script so is not written normally (like one persons monologue goes downwards than is repeated), Rather is written side to side in some scenes for example

SABRINA :Yeah, ‘cause her mum died!                                        MICHAELA : What?

ASHLEY :Ten grand’s ten grand innit?!                                          LAUREN : Half a kebab.

Context

*Freewriting exercise : A Freewriting is a creative and liberating writing exercises to do, It lets allows you to let your thought and ideas flow into a page without double thinking. 

Example : "Someday good and someday bad, I am tired yet ready to do some things but that's contradictive on what I just said. We all got propositions about a few things but depending on what it is no one gives a shit, we live in a society where what you do is who you are yet if 2 peoples response is the same yet wrong they will be eye blinded by the 1 answer that is the truth".

Characterisation:

Name : Zain

Age : 17

Ethnicity : Pakistani

Physical characteristics : Normal (Not to fat and not to skinny)

Working class : Middle Class

Looks : Long hair, Light skin and 6ft

Lives with and who with : Family  

Hate : When seeing something that is wrong and people that don't speak the truth 

Afraid : ????

Biggest secret : ?????

Lie about : ?????

Carries in his bag : Praying mats (sometimes) phone and money

Friends talk behinds his back : being real 

Biggest goals : Islamic preacher  

Memory Exercise : Monologue

"One memory i decided to give out s that i saved 4 suicidal people, I kept this a secret because i dont want to see nor hear peoples sympathy on it, Is upsetting as it is."

3)Monologue

some list

.People that do wrong

.no truth 

" If there is no truth then there will never be a reason, as the truth is what causes the need for a reason, all these misconceptions all these hate what does it bring you?. Is better for me to stop and correct peoples mistake than to let them believe it as the truth, Hey! I'm not saying I'm perfect, people correct me so what makes you think I wont do the same and correct people appropriately. The Moment I'm in a situation where I cant do anything, May God Help me".

4) Scene Writing 

B doesn't want to give his bike to A because in the past A broke it and therefore B is scared to give it to A. 

A tries to convince B that he wont break it.

A : Hey B.

B : What's up..

A : Nothing much … you know the usual. 

B : (Smirks) Yeah

A : Anyway can I borrow your bi..

B : My what

A : Your Bike 

B : Ah! I knew it

A : Please look I promise you, if it breaks which I highly doubt, Ill pay you 

B : NO NO NO!! You said that last time with my first bike remember

A : (Giggles) Oh Yeah, It was a shit bike

B : That's my point you don't care so no.

5) Rewriting and Updating

Settings : My play is based in a parcel department in London (Central London), But this switches in scene 4 because is a flashback 24 years ago my scene is based in my home. My play is also based in a grave yard in scene 11. My settings change throughout the play and I had to make sure it makes sense because while me and my actors were performing it the pictures that I had to upload would be shown behind us using a big projector. 

Stage directions : I put in Stage directions to show us the performance and the audience what is going on while we are acting, 

My character (Treyvon) is a protagonist character, The story line is thrilling because the audience would want to know what really happened 24 years ago. The Inciting incident is my mothers death and this leads to the stake and if my mission was a success then I would have avenged my mothers death. I put flashbacks, Events that have taken place in the past so it makes sense.

When the climax took place it was very sorrowful with the Protagonist (Treyvon) and the Antagonist (Adam) it was upsetting Because I (Treyvon) was going to kill the Antagonist (Adam) for an avenge but right before the Antagonist was going to utter what really happened in the past, My best friend (Grace) shoots Adam and then tells me "Adam was never responsible for your mothers death".

I (Treyvon) is a callous person and I speak at a normal pace, I'm someone who is First class to an extent, I don't use appropriate language because of my past I speak in a slang way, Therefore because of my past I am a very serious guy and I make sure that I show to the audience and to the other actors that I don't want to be messed around with. I would tell fabricated lies to achieve my goals to one character that I wanted to murder but failing to do so at the end.

Example :

Treyvon : ADAM IN MY OFFICE... NOWW!!!

(Adam comes into Treyvon's office) 

Adam : (Worried) Sir if …

(Treyvon interrupting Adam)

Treyvon: (Sighs) Do you want this company?

(Both looking at each other for couple of seconds)

Adam : (Shocked and stutters) Butt

Treyvon : You're my best worker at the end of the day … So?

Adam : (Shocked and surprised) Yes I am honoured sir

(Treyvon stands up to shake Adam hand)

Treyvon : Congratulations just think of this as your … Promotion

(Right before Adam leaves he gets stopped by Treyvon)

Treyvon : Adam I need you to meet me at 9pm in the alleyway opposite this building tomorrow 

(Adam looks at Treyvon suspiciously) 

Adam : Why 9pm?

Treyvon : Just Don't be late 

(Treyvon leaves his office and Adam leaves to return to his work)

Treyvon: (Sighs) Do you want this company? : This is fabricated leading me to deceive Adam into my trap to kill him for what he done to my mother. I also had to make it make sense so I told Adam to meet me 

 Treyvon : Adam I need you to meet me at 9pm in the alleyway opposite this building tomorrow

What really happened is the day that I went to meet Adam I pulled out a gun and right before Adam was going to speak the truth my other worker (Grace) shoots Adam

 (Treyvon hears a gunshot and looks at Adam. his been shot dead in the head than Treyvon runs to hold him)

Grace : Adam was never responsible for your mothers death  

Treyvon : WHATTT!!

(Treyvon shuts his eyes. Than police tackle her onto the ground than holds Treyvon back so he doesn't attack grace)

I also had the wrong belief while trying to make Adam believe I had no hate for him in the first place.

Stage directions : I put stage directions and the purpose of it is to guide my actors movements so the play wouldn't look blunt, This is important because every single stage direction can match what we are acting. Stage directions can  tell the actors where to sit, stand, move about, enter, and exit.

One of my Example is

 Scene 11

(11 Months later Treyvon goes to visit Adams Grave)

Treyvon : "You know that day always haunts me till this day (upset) I'm so sorry... and tell my mum that I said I'm sorry"

(Treyvon Puts Adams last and final pay check and digs it Adams grave dirt, Treyvon sits down)

This stage Directions can also tell and show the audience what the actor was doing during his present time.

EXCERPT OF MY PLAY.

Treyvon : (Face to Face) "The only reason why you stand where you stand is because i allow you to stand where you stand and Ever heard of the game Simons says but in this case is what … Treyvon says now lets see … (looking down to the floor to think than looks back at Adam right in the eyes) Treyvon says you got 2 choices right here

1.You can leave my department in one piece.

2. You can stand there and keeping pissing me off"