Script Analysis (An Unearthly Child)
The pilot of my favorite TV show ever made, the original script from 1963, Doctor Who, An Unearthly Child. This script has some interesting elements to it, especially the fact that there are elements that carry over to modern-day scripts as well. Due to this script's age as well, there is a running schedule that sets what is going to happen across the day. This includes the crew's whole day and the fact that it takes all day before filming begins. A full twelve-hour shift is put in before the shoot begins, only for the whole thing to be shot over an hour and fifteen minutes. There is also the fact that all the technology needed for the episode was put into the script, which is very interesting considering nowadays these would be separate documents, however, it makes a lot of sense considering this is a document likely given to all cast and crew before filming. This is the character and cast list for this particular episode, the main characters are in order downward, an...

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