Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Fargo Script Analysis Exercise

Watch the opening sequence and look at the script along with your viewing.Watch the sequence once, noting on the script how the scene descriptions are portrayed in the sequence. Answer in a post the following questions.

1. Is it the same as the script? 2. Any changes?
No. The script has a scene that was cut from the final product; it was the scene in a Hotel Lobby, Hotel Room and Restaurant.


3. Does the script portray what you expect to see in the film?
Yes. The script clearly portrays the plot of the entire film in just a few lines spoken by the characters. Jerry wants to get his wife kidnapped, and is getting help from two rough looking guys named Grimsrud and Carl. Their reward for the matter would be a “brand-new burnt amber Ciera and forty thousand dollars.

Now view the sequence again. This time looking at the dialogue. answer the following questions based on the script for each character.

1.What is their name?
Jerry


2.What type of words describe this person?
He is a very ordinary and insignificant person from his appeared and apologetic dialog.


3.Can you tell from this sequence the role of this character? i.e are they a protagonist/Antagonist?
At the beginning of the sequence he have a protagonist impression.

4.How do you know this?
Because once his intentions of kidnapping his own wife were made clear he seems to be more of an antagonist.

2 comments:

CSC MEDIA said...

Well done Robin a really thorough blog site. I especially like your protagonist/antagonist profiles. You now need to meet with your group to discuss the Thriller and then work on your own individual script. Chris

CSC MEDIA said...

Use the "Your own script Task" information to assist you in creating a script you need to post it for Dan's lesson this week. Don't worry if all of the text alignment is not right on your post, either speak to Nina in lesson or I can help you next Tuesday. Once the script is up you need to focus on the "pitch" task already posted on the main site.