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www.abelintermedia.com SAMPLE SCRIPTS CHECKLIST: POINT OF VIEW + TONE | ATTITUDE | EMPHASIS | PACE | TEMPO · What's the script about? What is the theme? · What is the purpose? · What is the goal? Is there a call to action? · Who am I talking to? Who is the Target Audience + one person I can connect with? · Do I know what everything means? Can I pronounce everything? Any troubling words? · How do I feel about this? Any opinions pro or con? Biases? · How do I approach the parts of the script: Welcome, Tease, Info, Close, Call to Action? EXERCISE: EMPHASIS + PUNCTUATION TROPFEST 1 straight read, no emphasis, no notes or punctuation to reflect speaker’s pacing. If you are in a studio/conference room, I need to believe you are standing in Prospect Park with John Polson (google) If you love film, then you’re going to want to make your way to Brooklyn on June 22nd for the world’s largest short film festival called Tropfest. I’m here in Prospect Park to interview John Polson, the founder of Tropfest. TROPFEST 2 - note words in bold. Add your own punctuation. Switch it up each time. If you love film, then you’re going to want to make your way to Brooklyn on June 22nd for the world’s largest short film festival called Tropfest. (BEAT) I’m here in Prospect Park to interview John Polson, the founder of Tropfest. MMD 1 - being secretly filmed by 50 hidden cameras is a BIG DEAL. This read requires skill & subtlety. You don’t want to be over the top but you still need to make us know how important/special this is. MOLLY BLOOM, A 25 YEAR OLD NEW YORKER STILL HAS NO IDEA SHE’S BEING SECRETLY FILMED BY 50 HIDDEN CAMERAS AND IS THE STAR OF HER VERY OWN TV SHOW. SO FAR, MOLLY HAS HELPED A HALF NAKED MAN WITH A BULLDOG, HAS AGREED TO BE JOEY MCINTYRE’S ASSISTANT AND JOINED HIM IN A LIVE TV INTERVIEW. WHAT ELSE COULD HAPPEN TO HER TODAY? MMD 2 MOLLY BLOOM, A 25 YEAR OLD NEW YORKER STILL HAS NO IDEA SHE’S BEING SECRETLY FILMED BY 50 HIDDEN CAMERAS AND IS THE STAR OF HER VERY OWN TV SHOW. SO FAR, MOLLY HAS HELPED A HALF NAKED MAN WITH A BULLDOG, HAS AGREED TO BE JOEY MCINTYRE’S ASSISTANT AND JOINED HIM IN A LIVE TV INTERVIEW. WHAT ELSE COULD HAPPEN TO HER TODAY? 718-403-0200 Property of Abel Intermedia, LLC Confidential and proprietary information. [email protected] Do not copy, duplicate or distribute without authorization. www.abelintermedia.com FULL SCRIPT vs BULLET POINTS This script is from the callbacks several years ago for Screenvision – a movie/entertainment show that runs in movie theatres before the trailers. The hosts were tasked with: · delivering the copy as written · using bullet points · turning a log line into a :20 host read. NOTE: Resist the urge to accidentally re-write this and possibly change the meaning by adding more words for the sake of talking. Simple and straightforward is great - especially if you are 1. Entertaining and 2. Get the names of the sponsors right (Discovery Channel and Undergroundfilm.org). SECOND BANANA HOST SCRIPT (:20) YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING SCREENVISION. OUR THANKS TO THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND UNDERGROUND FILM DOT ORG FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. THE PREVIEWS ARE COMING UP, FOLLOWED BY YOUR FEATURE PRESENTATION. THANKS FOR WATCHING SCREENVISION…AND WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. BULLET POINTS #1 · YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING SCREENVISION. · THANKS TO THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND UNDERGROUND FILM DOT ORG · THE PREVIEWS ARE COMIN’ UP…FOLLOWED BY YOUR FEATURE PRESENTATION. · THANKS FOR WATCHING SCREENVISION… BULLET POINTS #2 (:20) – PG AUDIENCE SECOND BANANA. SWEET TALE OF A FRIENDLY YOUNG APE’S ADMIRATION FOR A GROUCHY, OLD APE. FROM UNDERGROUND FILMS DOT ORG. 718-403-0200 Property of Abel Intermedia, LLC Confidential and proprietary information. [email protected] Do not copy, duplicate or distribute without authorization. www.abelintermedia.com ACADEMY AWARDS GIFT BAGS – TOWN & COUNTRY Winning isn't everything–especially when you get three exotic vacations just for being nominated. That's exactly what the 2018 Oscar's nominees will receive in their "Everyone Wins” Nominee Gift Bag. Valued at around $120,000, the swag bag includes a variety of luxury items, from spa-grade cosmetics, to the advanced Quip electric toothbrush, a year-supply of fresh California oranges, an experience with a personal trainer, and 6-12-day travel packages to Tanzania, Greece, and Hawaii. Though giveaways are not officially associated with the Academy, Distinctive Assets, the company behind the swag bags, have been putting them together for the last 16 years. This year Meryl Streep, Margot Robbie, Denzel Washington,Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Mary J. Blige, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig can all expect some of this grandiose swag. And seeing as an Oscar, while an honor, is worth only $1, perhaps walking home with just this gift bag instead wouldn't be so bad. For the full list of nominees and goodies visit our website. NOTES: Google every single person and product mentioned in this copy so you know what you’re talking about, can see them in your mind’s eye - or print them! - and make an emotional connection. This is a CALL TO ACTION: For the full list of nominees and goodies visit our website. PEOPLE NOW What a week already! The one day I am late to work and take a cab…U2 surprised commuters and performed Angel of Harlem on a New York City subway platform. The pop-up performance is reportedly part of their Jimmy Fallon appearance May 8th. If you look closely in the video you can see Jimmy taping it with his phone… We are still swooning over the newest Cambridge: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. In a break with tradition, the very modern William and Kate are enjoying family time at home in the country. Happy Birthday to George Clooney. The press is calling his sister-in-law, Tala Alamuddin, the new Pippa because she and her scene stealing legs recently took NYC by storm. Legs, gorgeous hair, the women in that family have lucky genes. Reese Witherspoon is getting into the celebrity lifestyle brand business with the launch of Draper James, named after her grandparents – not anyone distantly related to Mad Men. Be sure to thank your mom this Sunday! NOTES: Watch Jimmy Fallon’s video of this on YouTube so you know what you’re talking about. Google Tala Alamuddin and her leg in NYC so you know what you’re talking about. Be mindful of the transitions between paragraphs. They’re tricky! Thinking about stretching words when you need to. CALL TO ACTION: Be sure to thank your mom this Sunday! 718-403-0200 Property of Abel Intermedia, LLC Confidential and proprietary information. [email protected] Do not copy, duplicate or distribute without authorization. www.abelintermedia.com BRAVO - SINGLES PROJECT AFTER SHOW - INTRO Hi everyone and welcome to The Singles Project After Show.” I'm your host {NAME} and in the next hour we will catch up with our sexy, hopeful singles as they gear up for their fourth week of dates. You will also have the chance to take matters into your own hands and help our singles face those tough decisions that they have been avoiding all week. Do you think Kerry should have given Chris another chance? Will Tabasum ever get it together and figure out what she wants? Should Brian be kissing on the first date? And, if so, does he need to improve those mouth to mouth skills? And let’s be honest, when will Erika and Lee finally get together?! Tune in now and find out. It’s all coming up next on The Singles Project After Show. NOTES: Watch old episodes of The Singles Project. Find clips of The Singles Project After Show. Direct to audience. Tone is intimate, inside, entre nous. You MUST know what you think about this: Do you think Kerry should have given Chris another chance? Should Brian be kissing on the first date? CALL TO ACTION and A PROMO: Tune in now and find out. It’s all coming up next on The Singles Project After Show. TLC ME NOW Welcome to the TLC ME NOW. Your quick hit of everything you’ll want to know to make your life – and your conversations – easier, more interesting, and JUST PLAIN BETTER. My new favorite show on TV right now is I Am Jazz. I Am Jazz tells the story of Jazz Jennings, a transgender teen from Florida. We get to see Jazz grow up right before our eyes. Take a look at the latest vlog Jazz sent us! (Cut to Jazz Vlog) Jazz checks in on a regular basis, so make sure to like our Facebook page, and check it for updates. That girl is a ball of energy. And don’t forget to use the hashtag Jazz Hands. Maybe some of your photos will make it here! NOTES: Google Jazz Jennings so you know who you’re talking about. Take note of this emphasis written into the script: easier, more interesting, and JUST PLAIN BETTER. This is the SHOW OPEN. Make me feel welcome: Welcome to the TLC ME NOW. Sharing opinion. I HAVE to believe you: My new favorite show on TV right now is I Am Jazz. CALL TO ACTION: Take a look at the latest vlog Jazz sent us! (Cut to Jazz Vlog) CALL TO ACTION: make sure to like our Facebook page, and check it for updates CALL TO ACTION: don’t forget to use the hash tag Jazz Hands TEASE: Maybe some of your photos will make it here! 718-403-0200 Property of Abel Intermedia, LLC Confidential and proprietary information.