How to Write a Script Flashcards
A framework of the play
Script
It means nearest to the audience
Downstage
It means the farthest to the audience
Upstage
It means that the actor’s right faces the audience
Stage Right
It means that the actor’s left face the audience
Stage Left
It means not visible to the audience
Offstage
It means that character/s appears on stage
Enter
It means that character/s leaves the stage
Exit
7 basic guidelines in writing a script (play)
- Plot Structure
- Title
- Characters
- Setting
- Descriptions
- Dialogue
- Stage Directions
It refers to the time and place where the story happens.
Setting
It provides detailed information and background about the characters and events.
Descriptions
It refers to the line that each character speaks or delivers.
Dialogue
It is written in round brackets and describes how the actors are expected to move, act, and speak.
Stage Directions