preliminary Documentary script

The Real changing Face of Teenage Britain Script.

1 (Begin with standing infrount of a club, no dialog just a long shot showing the building and me. walk forward to be by the doors leaning on the railings).

2 Emma: (Zoom in to medium close up loud and boisterous voice) Teenagers, the problem of Britain according to most and the twenty first century has the worst teens ever seen, with our use of drink, Drugs and our problems with teenage pregnancies. (Go down another street away from the clubs and into the main high street. Quick pan so the image becomes slightly distorted).

3 Emma: (Walking down the new street, normal voice) But is that opinion true, in this series of documentaries I will take you through time. We will see the rock and Roll kids of the 50’s, the mods and rockers of the 60’s, the hippies of the 70’s, the pop kids of the 80’s, the misfit kids of the 90’s and the naughty kids of the noughties. Come with me and discover the Real changing face of teenage Britain, after all what else could you do in the next five minutes.

4.(Image becomes out of focus and becomes back into focus with me walking up the collage drive).

5.Emma: (Standing next to the Bede Collage sign) In this first program we will find out what people think it really means to been a teenage and what people think of teenagers now. What better place to get a range of opinions than at a college, let’s go inside and see what people have to say.

6.(Ask the first person a teacher sitting down facing them over the shoulder shot so you can see a little of my head and there face)

7.(Shot reverse shot for the questions)

7.Emma: what did it mean to you to be a teenager?

7.Teacher: (answer is unscripted)

7.Emma: What do you think of teenagers now?

7.Teacher: (answer is unscripted)

7.Emma: thank you for talking to me.

8.(Second person a classmate. Sitting down facing them over the shoulder shot so you can see a little of my head and there face)

9.(Shot reverse shot for the questions)
9.Emma: what did it mean to you to be a teenager?

9.Pupil: (answer is unscripted)

9.Emma: What do you think of teenagers now?

9.Pupil: (answer is unscripted)

9.Emma: thank you for talking to me.

10.(Fade out and fade back in when walking towards a house)

11.Emma: Well we have spoken to two generations let’s talk to one more. (Go into the house)

12.(Third person older woman. over the shoulder shot.)

13.(shot reverse shot with the woman when asking questions)

13.Emma: what did it mean to you to be a teenager?

13.Woman: (answer is unscripted)

13.Emma: What do you think of teenagers now?

13.Woman: (answer is unscripted)

13.Emma: thank you for talking to me.

14(walk out of the house and stand before the house)

14.Emma: well there we have it people’s opinions vary and differ with both questions, join me next week to find out about the rock and roll kids of the 50’s.

15.(smile and walks off down the street.)

The Numbers refure to the story board.