A Beatscript gold beat-Script is a scripting aid used for Describing story ideas. It offers a standard feature of the standard feature-film screenplay format. This makes it especially useful for describing short film , animation and short sequence ideas.

Its structure is focused on action rather than thought. This allows screenwriters to organize their narrative ideas in a concise manner that is conducive to screen presentation. It prevents authors from describing non-tangible, subjective elements that are unable to be effectively represented in screen form.

Beatscripts are used as a starting point for generating storyboards and shooting-scripts . While they are used to describe action, they are used to describe the visual presentation of action.

The relationship between individual beats and shots is not direct. In situations, where an event is significant in a sequence, a single beat might be equated to a single shot (and is likely to be framed as a close-up). A series of beats might describe a general idea, these beats might collectively equate to a single shot (which is likely to be framed as a long-shot). The specific visual treatment of beatscript is usually determined by the cinematographer or director (which is usually the same person).

References

• Carnicke, Sharon Marie (2000). “Stanislavsky’s System: Pathways for the Actor”. Twentieth-Century Actor Training, ed. Alison Hodge. London: Routledge. 11-36. Teaching Stanislavski
• Perkins, Simon (2005). Beatscript / Prose Storyboards: action-centered scripting for shortfilms and animations .