This standard is about ensuring that commissioned scripts are of the required standard, and that they conform to the agreed brief. It is about advising on all script related matters associated with the production and managing the relationship between the writer and the production.
It is also about delivering an authentic and quality script or adaptation which has been created in collaboration with all relevant parties
You need to be mindful that the creative process is, by its nature, not tangible. You have to manage a range of creative relationships in a flexible and collaborative manner, in order to create a well-formed script.
This standard is for those involved in script-writing including script editors and writers.
Performance Criteria
You must be able to:
provide writers with information to enable them to meet the style, content, form and any special considerations associated with production briefs
generate creative ideas and story ideas to meet production briefs
ensure that the treatment of established characters and continuity within story lines is consistent
produce drafts to deadline to meet requirements within deadline
inform script writers of the financial implications of editorial decisions
refer to senior management to resolve doubts or competing views that may arise in relation to scripts
co-ordinate and communicate all script changes to relevant people
verify that scripts are prepared in required formats
confirm that action has been taken to avoid copyright infringement, libel or defamation and negative checks have been carried out
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand:
where to obtain information on budget limitations for script development
how to assess the financial consequences of editorial decisions
the legal implications associated with the production process, including copyright law and agreements with industry guilds
how scripts should be structured and presented
how to work with writers on plot and characterisation
how to assist writers to turn good ideas into creative writing for film and television
how to work with writers to nurture their script writing abilities
how to balance the needs of the production with those of the script writers
how to ensure that the writer achieves the correct tone and content for characters and location in scripts
how to manage the development process to deliver quality scripts on time and on budget
Overview
This standard is about ensuring that commissioned scripts are of the required standard, and that they conform to the agreed brief. It is about advising on all script related matters associated with the production and managing the relationship between the writer and the production.
It is also about delivering an authentic and quality script or adaptation which has been created in collaboration with all relevant parties
You need to be mindful that the creative process is, by its nature, not tangible. You have to manage a range of creative relationships in a flexible and collaborative manner, in order to create a well-formed script.
This standard is for those involved in script-writing including script editors and writers.
Performance Criteria
You must be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand: