Matrix Textual Analysis – The Script Writing Process

• What extra elements are there in the film?
• Non digestic sound, especially music but also sound effects.
• Facial expressions, body language, non-dialogue acting.
• Props + Sets (mice-en-scene)
• Costumes
• Camera movement
• The type of digestic sound (voice)
• Extras
• Lighting (mice-en-scene)
• Does the film’s dialogue + action derivate from the script?
• Yes for example,
• Expletives removed
• Some dialogue shortened
• There are differences in how the scene plays out. Eg backing into the corner not trying to escape when his mouth starts to join.
• Why does the final production end up diverging from the script?
• Extra elements not a script writer’s job.
• Film production is a collaboration and it is a hierarchy
• Script has to flow while reading it.
• Films sometimes cut
• Editing changes the film
• Intended audience à maybe language cut
• Some things just not work when acted
• Actors interpretation
• Technical imitations
• Budget limitations
• Directorial decisions.