PADRE BURGOS NATIONAL TECHNICAL

VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Sto. Rosario,P.Burgos, Southern Leyte

LAC Session
October 21-22, 2021
NARRATIVE SCRIPT
WRITING
AND COPYRIGHT
ISSUES
FOR AUDIO-VIDEO
LESSON (AVL )
GILBERT P. QUILICOT
Facilitator
VIDEO IS EATING
THE WORLD!
DEFINITION

A Script is meant to be the technical

instruction of what you are witnessing on
screen (audio-visual) and what you are
hearing over the radio.
An unscripted video wastes time,
takes too much effort
and is painful to watch
PARTS OF A NARRATIVE
SCRIPT PAGE NUMBER

HEADER TITLE PAGE PART

 TECHNICAL CAPSLOCK,
DIRECTIONS BOLD AND
UNDERLINED

LINE
COUNT
NUMBER
S
THINGS TO CONSIDER IN WRTING
TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS

1. DESCRIBE MUSICAL 2. DESCRIBE TYPES OF 3. DESCRIBE

SCORING VIDEO SHOT SUBJECT ANGLE

MODE AND LENGTH OF

• CLOSE UP (CU) • HIGH
• MEDUIM SHOT ANGLE
TIME
(MS) (HA)
• LONG SHOT (LS)
•
• LOW
EXTREME CLOSE
UP (ECU) ANGLE (LA)
• NORMAL
ANGLE
(NA)
 EXTREME
CLOSEUP
CLOSEUP

“
MEDIUM
CLOSEUP

MEDIUM
SHOT
COWBOY
SHOT
MEDIUM FULL
SHOT

FULL SHOT
“
CLOSEUP MEDIUM
“
MEDIUM SHOT COWBOY SHOT
Technical Terms
used in AVL
Scriptwriting
 “
•OBB – Opening Billboard (put
at the beginning of the video,
introduces the program name
and slogan)
•CBB – Closing Billboard (put at
the very end of the video, closes
the program)
“
•V.O. (Voice-over) – a character
extension in which a character’s
voice is heard over a scene, as a
narrator. Always abbreviated in
capital letters with periods after each
letter and enclosed in parentheses
 “
•CUT TO –
Instantaneous transition
(change) from a scene
(or a person) to another
•TEXT OVERLAY –
Superimpose one or more text
element over a video stream
 “
•FADE IN – smooth gradual
transition from complete
blackness to a scene

•FADE OUT – smooth gradual

transition from a scene to
complete blackness
 TECHNICAL
DIRECTIONS

VIDEO SHOT SUBJECT ANGLE

LINE
COUNT MUSCICAL
NUMBER SCORING MODE
S AND LENGTH
OF TIME
PUT THE WORD
–CONTINUED-
AT THE BOTTOM
UNLESS IT’S
THE LAST PAGE
EXAMPLE OF A TEXT
OVERLAY
 IF YOU’LL ADD
ANOTHER PAGE
YOU’LL HAVE TO
START WITH
ANOTHER LINE
COUNT NUMBERS
VOICE-
OVER
CLOSING BILL
BOARD
 PUT THE WORD
-END-
ON THE LAST LINE
OF THE SCRIPT
INSERT EDUC VID HERE
TIME AND PRODUCTION SEQUENCE SAMPLE
PROD SEQUENCE TIME

OBB 10-15 SEC

INTRO 20 SEC
REVIEW OF PAST LESSON 30 SEC
(OPTIONAL)
LESSON PROPER 3-5 MIN
ACTIVITY (OPTIONAL) 1 MIN
EVALUATION (OPTIONAL) 1 MIN
ASSIGNMENT 30 SEC
EXTRO 10 SEC
CBB 5 SEC
REFERENCES:
https://youtu.be/KV78tOj5G1Y
https://youtu.be/3m5XFO2C1BIhttps://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-
to-write-a-tv-script-a-guide-to-starting-your-career-in-television-writing
Intellectual Property
Rights and
Copyright
How to find free pictures/illustrations:
How to find free pictures/illustrations:
Background Music/Sound Effects
How to find free music in YouTube:
How to find free music in YouTube:
Other sources of free music
• https://audionautix.com
Other sources of free music
• https://musopen.org/music/
Other sources of free music
• https://archive.org/details/netlabels
Other sources of free music
• https://freemusicarchive.org/

• https://freemusicarchive.org/curator/Video/blog/

• https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/collections.ph
p
Other sources of free music
• https://audiojungle.net/

• https://soundcloud.com/
What to use to edit videos
Suggested editing apps/software

Cellphone Laptop/Desktop
- kinemaster - Movie Maker
- capcut - Filmora
- Inshot - VSDC
- iMovie - OpenShot
-Power Director - Lightworks
- Viva Video - PowerPoint 365
SAMPLE
TASK:
- To produce a 5 to 7-minute Video Lesson
Why is it short?
 Attention Span of Learners
 Short, Concise, Easier to Understand
and Remember
 Easier/Quicker to Make
 Shareable via Messenger
What should we include?
What should we pack in this
short video?
5 to 7-Minute Video: (-15 secs OBB/CBB)
Introduction / Establishing the Context
Giving of Objective(s) / Expected Outputs

Presentation/Motivation/Engagement
Concept Development/Discussion/Valuing
 What’s In / What’s New / What Is It
 What I Have Learned/Recap
REMINDERS:
 The video lesson is independent of the module.
 If using PPT, avoid glaring backgrounds,
unnecessary animations except for emphasis.
(blooming flowers or flying bees)
 Use copyright-free images, videos, music and
illustrations.
ADDITIONAL TIPS:
 Write the dialogue in the script the way you
would say it.
 ‘Speak’ as if you are teaching in your
classroom
 Edit your script
 Read your script out loud.
 Get feedback
Online References:
• https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editor/best-free-video-editing-
software-without-watermark.html

• https://beebom.com/legal-and-free-music-download-websites/
THANK
YOU!!!!