Sunday 17 April 2016

TV series bible

It is a handbook of guidelines that allows the writer [or writers] and the creative team to create a consistent universe over some issues or even years of issues.

Essential

The overall concept
Ongoing characters - main, supporting
Sample Episode Synopses
Setting/Location


The overall concept

it is talk about the core series idea.


Ongoing characters - main, supporting

It talks some information about characters. 

Main character

Age, background information and so on

Supporting character

The  Relationship with the main character.


Sample Episode Synopses
Because I produce one episode of the sitcom, so I do not have synopses for each episode. 

Setting/Location
Setting often on the same page with “Location”, 
Location plays a big part of the story and even be a character in its right. Not every audience know what the hell scriptwriter is talked about.  Especially if they ’ve never been to the location. So, a few element help the audience to understand.


My script

The overall concept

Jim work in a small company for two years. His girlfriend called Sara, At begin, they are the colleague.Now, Sara goes to other company, but they still alway send the message. Jim job is Corporate Planning, So, his phone saved the customer information and Sara's phone number. 

One day, he loses his phone in the park. And he through three days of darkness.

Day two, Jim lose the customer information, and Boss fired Jim unluckily, Jim goes to the toilet; he finds no tissue in the room.

Day three, Jim forgot to tell Sara, Sara and Jim break up.

Day four, he finds a beautiful girl, but he forgot the phone number.

Day five, he sees the girl again, and the girl gives him a new phone. Jim finds phone is very important in his life.

Character

Jim
24years old, work in a small company, his job is Corporate Planning, and he need alway use the phone to communicate with the customer, So, his phone saved the customer information. However, one day, he loses his phone in the park. Moreover, he through three days of darkness.

Sara
Jim 's girlfriend, at begin, they work in the same company, they are a colleague.Now, Sara goes to other company, but they still alway send the message. After Jim lose his phone, Sara cannot find him, So she goes to Jim's home, Jim tells her that he forgot Sara's phone number. Finally, Sara and Jim break up.

Boss
he is a poker face; Jim loses the customer information, so he fired Jim.

Beautiful girl
Jim find she in the park, Jim questions her phone number; the girl tells Jim, but Jim forgot the number later, Lucky they see again in the next day, and she borrow Jim a new phone.


Location

Bedroom 
small and dark, only one bed inside.

Toilet
clean and light, many sets in the room.

Park
many chairs in the park

seminar room

one chair and one table in the room. 

Hathaway, K. (2013) WHAT IS A SERIES BIBLE?. Available at: https://assethub.fso.fullsail.edu/assethub/WhatisaSeriesBible_d54e9b7b-adfa-4daf-a077-cadbdf8feb08.pdf (Accessed: 9 July 2016).




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