Role of the writer

 Role Of The Writer

The role of the writer in the script writing process is to  overlook at how to the script is formed and what goes on in the script as a whole.

Pre Production Planning

This step in a films making is one of the most important pieces of the films puzzles, this is because this is where you write down what you want what happens in the film and how it should be acted out.

The concept is were you develop your script, plot lines. themes its structure. ideas often stem from personal experiences or they're ripped from headlines. They can also be movie adaptations from books, comics and short stories, but on the most basic level they should be able to be communicated in three sentences - the beginning where the general theme is set and we are introduced to the main character(s), the middle of the movie this is commonly where the main character(s) have their dilemma or problem that they have to over come. i.e. super villain  man takes away their powers and they have to get them back. And finally the end where our character(s) defeat the super villain and save the day.

The Treatment of a script is when you do an extended of your film, typically a 1-3 page in length sum up, depending on the scope of  project. It covers the whole story from beginning to end. 

Script Editing 

"script editing" refers that to the process were someone hires a body of people to go through and they will what is called a "line edit" where they will make changes to the script depending on what they think needs to change, this could be for various reasons such as small or big parts of a script that aren't really necessary to the whole shape of the movie. 

Producer

Producers are the financial, practical and creative heart of any film and TV drama. being the ones who often get stuck in and getting involved picking out creative opportunity and commercial viability of a production. They act as the driving force right through to distribution.

They are the top dog in the chain of command when it comes to film making any moving image production. Anything from advertisements to small time drama to the biggest block busters, there is always a Producer behind it all, they are the guys who will come up with most of the ideas choose and secure the right scripts, this is called "optioning" a script. They decide one the total scale and budget of the film and sourcing financing from investors, studios and distributors. They work with the creative ideas of the directors and approve production cost. They spot and solve  potential problems throughout the process of the film.

Director

the directors role of the whole thing is that he is the artistic mind of the whole production of the screenplay. They're the person that organizes the film crew in such a way to achieve their vision of the film. 

Agent

An agent is a person who has been legally empowered to act on behalf of another person or an entity. An agent maybe employed to represent a client in negotiations and other dealings  with third parties. The agent maybe given decision-making authority.

They're also allowed to represent a client in negotiations and other dealings with third  parties or may have decision making authority. two common types of agents are attorneys, who represent their client in legal matters, and stockbrokers, who are hired to make investment decision for them .

working as a writer

agent representation: is someone who looks after the sales and the work load of a client. They are prominent among actors, actresses, music artist and screen writers. the agent is paid is dependent on how much the client and the agents the fixed percentage is, which is usually around 10-25%.

optioning and payment: is when someone shows their script or screenplay to (enter company name here) and they like the script but don't have the time to make it they option it this is where they keep the script idea and hold it for a certain amount of time. whilst this happens the owner of the script will be paid a certain amount of money to them around 10% of the purchasing price. 

professional presentation: when presenting a script or screenplay to anyone you need a professional standers when it comes to presenting your screen play. this means that you can turn up to the office in any casual clothing, try to look nice when giving the pitch to the executives, be well spoken and sound confident when you pitch it, the more you believe in your work the more likely you are to sell your idea. be organized. don't be lazy or seem uninterested you'll give off an uninterested vibe and may turn away any one who would've put money into your idea. 

time management: when it comes to writing a script for someone they might want it done in a certain time frame. this is when they would most preferably like the script to be given in/ presented to them. when writing the script, its important to pace yourself and manage your time, if you don't bother with it you run the risk of burning out and loosing interest on the script.

legal and ethical considerations' 

copyright: when writing anything that'll be released to the public you have to take into consideration the 1988 copyright act that is put in place so people can scalp other peoples ideas, so when it comes to writing you have to take in that if you want to turn a book into a film you need to gain the copyright lease by either contacting the writer of the book and endorsing his permission to use it or the publishing company.

Bias: as a screen writer you must remain un biased, this means that even if you like something about your work you must not be biased and try to ramp up the greatness. this is important as if a script editor looks at your script and wants something gone, you must remove or edit it.

Censorship: is when something that doesn't fall under a certain act in one areas censorship law. this is put in place to protect people so that harmful or malicious material cant be shown on TV or any source of media.

watershed: a watershed is when most child programs come of the air and TV's switch to more 'adult' shows, this is known as the 9 o'clock watershed and this is put in place so kids don't see the adult stuff 

Libel: is when someone connected to the production of a product says or posts something that is a blatant lie and tries to damage someone's personal life. i.e posting something online that isn't true about someone. 

plagiarism: is when you take someone's work and say that its your own. say if you were to copy and paste a whole book into an essay and say that the work is yours when its clearly haven't referenced the original creator thats plagiarism