What is a video script?

When it comes to scripts, many people think of movies. In fact, for short videos, the script is also extremely important. They are the soul of short video production. But for many beginners, the script sounds very professional, it is difficult to write, and it feels like there is no way to start. Today we are going to talk about "scripts".

What is the script?

Script has a long history and has always been an important part of film and television drama creation. The script can be said to be the outline of the story, which is used to determine the development direction and shooting details of the whole work.

Film and television dramas have always been valued for their long time and heavy workload. However, because short videos usually last only a few minutes, many creators think that short videos don't need scripts. Actually, this is a misunderstanding.

When shooting short videos, especially short videos with plots, remember not to think about where to shoot them. Blindly shooting will cause confusion and waste of materials, and the quality of short films is not guaranteed. Good short video teams, such as Eclipse, have emphasized the importance of scripts.

Scripts are generally divided into shooting outlines, shooting scripts and literary scripts. They are suitable for different types of short videos.

The shooting outline is the main point of shooting a movie or some scenes. It only plays a variety of tips on the shooting content, and is suitable for some content that is difficult to control and predict, such as interviewing an unknown event. We can choose the method of making the shooting outline to prevent the shooting points from being missed.

Story board is suitable for short stories. Story board transformed words into images that can be directly expressed by the camera. Generally, story board includes the picture content, scene, shooting skills, time, plane position, sound effects and so on.

Story board is already a "visual" image to a certain extent, which can help the team retain the original intention of the creator to the greatest extent, so it is essential for short video creators who want to express a story.

Example of lens script

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Literary scripts don't need to be as detailed as story board's, and they are suitable for creating short videos without plots, such as teaching videos and evaluation videos. In a literary script, it is only necessary to clarify the tasks that the characters need to do, the lines they say, the shots they choose and the length of the whole program.

The importance of script

1, improving shooting efficiency

The most important function of short video script is to improve the efficiency of the team. Although it takes some time to write the script, it saves a lot of unnecessary trouble for the subsequent shooting work.

Only by determining the theme and story of shooting in advance can the team have a clear goal. Only when the photographer knows the shooting angle and duration can he complete his shooting task efficiently. In addition, the script also ensures that the props in the video can be prepared in advance, so that the shooting can be carried out on time, which greatly saves the time for the team to make short videos.

2. Make sure the short video has a clear theme.

For short videos, especially those with story lines, whether the theme is clear is an important factor affecting the quality of short videos.

Because short videos are usually only a few minutes long, videos can't have extra shots, and all clips should be related to the theme. The script written in advance is the guarantee that the theme of the short video is clear. Creators can delete and add shots by repeatedly reading and modifying the script to ensure that all shots are related to the theme and reflect the idea of * * *.

3. Reduce communication costs and promote teamwork.

Script is the basis of teamwork. Through the script, actors, photographers and post-editing can quickly understand the intention of the video creator, accurately complete the task and reduce the communication cost of the team.

How to write a script for the short video Xiaobai

The script is a sharp weapon to create short stories, but it also scares away many creators who are going to shoot short stories. In fact, it is not difficult to write a script for a short video like Xiao Bai. Penguin Eye summed up the "trilogy" of creating short video scripts.

1, clear theme

Every short story video should have a theme it wants to express, which may be the difficulty of struggling for a dream or the difficulty of long-distance love. We must have a theme to express before we can start short video creation, because all the work will be carried out around this theme.

2. Build a story frame

With the basic theme, the next work is to refine it step by step. The first step is to build a story frame. What we need to do in this step is to express the main idea with a story that can reflect the main idea.

In this link, people, scenes and events must be set. For example, the theme is to express the hardships of long-distance love. The character setting may be that a young couple have to live apart because of work or school. The incident may be that girls are sick and unattended, and boys' care cannot be delivered in time. In this link, we can set up many such plots and conflicts to express the theme, and finally form a story.

You used to be an unexpected joy, and it is inevitable to forget.

Become a better self and wait for a beautiful love!

Small Love Letter —— Yi Feng Love Letter, An Event

I don't know whether my anger stems from your disloyalty or from my escape from my expectations!

Inadvertently, my confession has quietly arrived.

Speak out boldly if you like, so that youth does not leave a trace of regret.

Love just wants to be with you and redefine every day.

While you and I are still young, add something to your youth!

You must not know that I once had a crush on you!

The greatest luck is that the person you love loves you.

You loved someone, maybe he will never know.

If one day you and I meet again, please forget me!

Running can remind me of my love.

There's always someone driving you crazy, driving you crazy.

The world is so big, but my world needs you!

Use the story of a young couple to express the problems caused by long-distance love.

Step 3 fill in the details

It is said that "details determine success or failure", and so is short video. A good short video and a bad short video may be the same as the story outline. The real difference lies in whether the details can impress people. If the main idea is trunk, the frame is branches and the details are leaves, we can judge whether the tree is healthy by the leaves.

Details can strengthen the audience's sense of substitution, mobilize the audience's emotions, and the characters will be fuller. After determining the details that need to be shown, we should consider what kind of lens to show, and then we will write a very specific lens script.

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For the short video creation team, the script is an important tool to improve efficiency, ensure the theme and save communication costs. To create a script, we must first define the theme, and then refine it step by step until a detailed script is formed, so as to ensure the smooth shooting of the video. Short video: Don't be scared by the script, act quickly and really put your thoughts into the story and lens!