Ok everyone,
Read all of the following. Make sure you understand it and then move on to the next bit. If you do that, you'll be fine.
Rehearsed vs Unreheased speech.
Transcript 1.
What we have been looking at are two examples of speech from the same person: Jamie Oliver. However, there is a big difference between the two. The first TRANSCRIPT is taken from a voiceover at THE START OF THE VERY FIRST (PILOT) EPISODE OF his new TV show, 'Jamie's 15 Minute Meals.'
This transcript is:
*Totally scripted and rehearsed.
*Practiced many times.
*Probably filmed many times to make sure there are no mistakes.
*Full of well thought out language which makes it sound more interesting, fun, relevant and informative.
When people have time to rehearse, they are able to do this because they realise that language is very important. Choosing the right words or phrases can make a difference between a boring piece of SPOKEN LANGUAGE or an interesting piece of SPOKEN LANGUAGE.
In the first transcript the writers have had a very SPECIFIC AIM: This is the first episode of a brand new series. They want to make it sound as interesting as possible, otherwise people may not tune in for the rest of the series.
The last thing you need to keep in mind about this is that the show has a very specific TARGET AUDIENCE. The show is aimed at people who are busy, and live hectic lives. We know this because the whole point of the show is to make very quick meals. Therefore, the TARGET AUDIENCE will probably be young people or young families who:
A. Work.
B. Don't have much free time.
C. Still want to be able to cook healthy food rather than just eating microwave ready meals every day.
You will need to talk about all of these things in your own words in your introduction and during your controlled assessment.
Transcript 2.
The second TRANSCRIPT is taken from the same show, but it is a section of LIVE SPOKEN LANGAUGE, where Jamie Oliver is speaking to the camera whilst he is busy cooking.
This transcript is:
*Probably only partially scripted - much of it will be NATURAL speech - made up on the spot
*Not really practiced.
*Filmed in more of a hurry - they can't do too many takes when they are cooking food!
*Full of more natural features of SPOKEN LANGUAGE that we all make every day. These will include:
*Mistakes
*FILLERS - Such as 'er', 'erm', 'um' etc.
*HEDGING - Which is where someone might sound a bit unsure about what they're saying (you could perhaps put some olive oil in)
*Unintentional Pauses - where he is trying to think what to say next.
*Repeated words.
*Wrong words, or words that don't make sense.
*ANY MANY OTHERS!
When people don't have time to rehearse, they often make mistakes or make language choices which are imperfect. We do this ALL THE TIME, EVERYDAY, but we often don't realise the amount of mistakes we make until we see them written down on paper.
In the second transcript the writers have had a very SPECIFIC AIM, but it is different to the first one: Jamie Oliver is cooking food and is trying to talk the viewers through the process, whilst also attempting to keep them entertained. In an UNREHEARSED SITUATION, this is a very difficult task to do.
The TARGET AUDIENCE for this transcript will be exactly the same, however, you may find that the language here is NOT AS EFFECTIVE, because Jamie Oliver has not had the same amount of time and planning to choose his language so carefully. There will still be SOME GOOD FEATURES, but these will be joined by MANY MISTAKES too.
Remember, the show is aimed at people who are busy, and live hectic lives. We know this because the whole point of the show is to make very quick meals. Therefore, the TARGET AUDIENCE will probably be young people or young families who:
A. Work.
B. Don't have much free time.
C. Still want to be able to cook healthy food rather than just eating microwave ready meals every day.
You will need to talk about all of these things in your own words in your introduction and during your controlled assessment.
ONCE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE ABOVE, YOU SHOULD MOVE ON TO THE NEXT BLOG POST WHICH WILL TALK YOU THROUGH TRANSCRIPT ONE IN DETAIL.
Mr Williams
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