As-Broadcast Scripts

 

AS-BROADCAST SCRIPTS

What it is…

An As-Broadcast script is created to match the final edited version of the film, television or video production. Depending on the format, it can include scene headings, action, act breaks and basic camera shots, as well as the verbatim spoken dialogue.

What it’s used for…

An As-Broadcast Script serves multiple purposes depending on the format.

Types of As-Broadcast Scripts

 

Script Format
As-Broadcast (Script Format)

  • Script Format
    Character Name/Dialogue 

    • Indication of VO, OS, and ON/OS
    • Indication of Overlapping Dialogue
  • Time Code to the Second (1 minute intervals)
  • Basic Action
  • Scene Headings/Slug Lines
  • Act Breaks
  • On-Screen Text/Chyrons
  • Complete List of Closing Credits
 

Technical Format
As-Broadcast (Technical Format)

  • Table Format (3 column)
  • Character Name/Dialogue 
    • Indication of VO, OS, and ON/OS
    • Indication of Overlapping Dialogue
  • Time Code to the Second (1 minute intervals)
  • Basic Action
  • On-Screen Text/Chyrons/Titles
  • Sound Effects
  • Complete List of Closing Credits
  • (Annotations are an optional service)
 

As-Broadcast (Simple with Time Code Format)
As-Broadcast (Simple with Time Code Format)

  • Table Format
  • Character Name/Dialogue 
    • Indication of VO
    • Indication of Overlapping Dialogue
  • Time Code to Second (at every Character)
  • (Annotations are an optional service)
 

Simple with Time Code – In/Out Format
As-Broadcast (Simple with Time Code – In/Out Format)

  • Table Format
  • Character Name/Dialogue 
    • Indication of VO
    • Indication of Overlapping Dialogue
  • Time Code to Second (at every Character) – In and Out Times
  • (Annotations are an optional service)