restrictions (1 Viewer)

[k8eeboi]

Just wanted to know what restrictions there are to write a play for Extension 2 english? such as length or theme restrictions?

 

[kami]

Scripts – radio, film, television and drama
The Syllabus requirements are set out on page 133 of the Syllabus
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus99/syllabus2000_liste.html
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• Students must develop a script of a complete work for the medium of
radio, film, television or drama.
• The intended performance time for the script must be 20-30 minutes.
• A Reflection Statement must also be submitted with the work.
Presentation requirements
• The script must be typed with double spacing onto A4 size paper.
• Script writing conventions appropriate to the medium should be
followed.
• Font size should be size 12, Arial or Times New Roman.
• Each page should be numbered.
• A cover sheet should be included which states the centre number and
candidate number and the title of the work(s).
There you go - hope that helps

 

[gorgo31]

You may have difficulty in discovering whether your play is thirty minutes or not. The most basic convention is 1 Page = 1 Minute, but this is hardly ever the case. You will have to read, re-read and possibly perform the play with friends to gain a better grasp of time. To a marker, it is dead obvious which plays are in the time frame.

Thematically, there is no restriction. Download the Scripts in the 2005 BOS Showcase, in the main body of the English Extension 2 forum, and you will see themes from parody to politics to reality television to death.

Best of luck