In terms of my script proposal I need to do a lot of research into my script proposal as the content featured does include a lot of controversial content. First I had started trying to find another script which was a factual drama. In doing this I can see how they would be written and what was different from scripts of an non-factual nature.
The script I first looked at was The Hour which was a factual drama based in the background of the Suez crisis during Cold war England. This is based on a factual program with journalists telling the news from the Suez crisis. I chose The Hour because the script included that of a factual back drop in which I could learn how they handle the factual elements and use fact to create real drama. Not only this but I seek to understand how the dialogue would be different from other dramas which were not based on fact. In seeing how they handle information and how it is communicated I can adapt and learn how to and finally then use it in my script. Not only this but In reading the script I wish to understand how dialogue is used. Not only this but I also want to know when not to use it. Furthermore although the characters in the show are not 'real' I want to know how to characterize them and make the characters seem real without the dialogue but by making subtle inferences as well as using the silence to my advantage. Also I will use the script from the BBC drama The Girl which was about Alfred Hitchcocks obsession with Tippi Hedren. The reason I will use this would be because of the characters based on real people. In looking at the script I hope to learn how the writer emulated the characters dialogue and their persona's. I'd also hope to make use of the stage direction to further ensure an clear character is shown without simply stating it in dialogue. Another used would be Hillsborough which was based around the disaster at Hillsborough stadium. I chose this one because the programme was a documentary drama which was the basis of my programme. I hope to take from this the realistic dialogue and movements and how you would convey real people.
Another source of evidence is the use of factual information in my script.This information has been gathered from numerous sources including that of documentaries about the issue. The main documentary would be the Panorama which detailed the atrocities that Jimmy Savile had committed. Another would be the initial show which had exposed Jimmy Savile. ITV's Exposure would also be valuable in using the information which will be eventually portrayed in the drama. Not only this Exposure is crucial as the documentary is key in the narrative of my script. This will provide a sense of resolution although not completely. Other information can be found everywhere from the BBC News to general websites as the controversial issues is so massive that there is secondary information all over the place. I look for factual information because as shown in my script proposal I do not want to create narrative devices to create drama but to use the real information to show a real drama. Not only this but I would attempt to search for interviews or if with proper authority to interview some of the people featured.
Also I will use material gained from the opinions of others. This would be about the allegations made as there are some who say that its a tragedy that Jimmy Savile isn't alive to defend himself because of these allegations. Jim Davidson who was also arrested based on allegations. Jim Davidson's opinion was "As odd as he was, Savile can't defend himself. The blokes dead for Gods sake. Let's move on". However he is not the only one to suggest these opinions. Another would be the comic Freddie Starr who has been accused in this child sex scandal. He stated that "Jimmy Savile is dead and buried and not around to defend himself but now people are looking for someone else to pin it all on". However the opposing view would be that of the public in the sense the Savile's name should be put to shame as a sense of justice for the countless victims of his abuse. Other also believe that some big names in the BBC should also be names as they would have let this happen for so long.
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