Kristen Moratti
My Long Isand Family “pilot”
I am a senior Media and Communications student with a concentration in Public Relations. I am from Long Island, New York and the youngest of three sisters. My goal after I graduate is to do PR work for a local hospital but I would like to eventually work as a publicist.
I would like to create a pilot script for a television show based on a real story my family experienced. Most reality television shows are made up of fabricated scenarios with limited to no line memorization. This means that while reactions may be real, the narrative is not. I believe that if you were to script a television show completely based on real events, it may be more real than current reality shows. If the show were to be filmed, it would look a lot like The Office. This way the mockumentary style would help make the show feel more like reality. My project would be a completed pilot script with, hopefully, a filmed table read.
Reality Television vs. Scripted Television
Reality television shows that use scripted scenarios to further their plot lines, allow people to assume that any show that falls under the reality tv genre to be fake. A counter argument to this would be that all reality television shows are actually fake and that...
Kristen Moratti: Blog #5
The final part of m creative project was taking the pictures of my family members and putting the final touches on the script. It was very hard to find a time when my entire immediate family was home and available to have their picture taken. The group picture took a...
Kristen Moratti: Blog #4
For the next part of working on my creative project, I am finishing up the dialogue and filling in all the appropriate stage directions and scene descriptions. This part is the least amount of fun and the most time consuming part of this project to date. Because I...
Kristen Moratti Blog#3
For the next part of working on my creative project, I am currently filling in the shell of a script I have created. I am currently writing the dialogue for my script and it is harder than I first anticipated. I found that sitting down with a family member or friend...
Kristen Moratti: Blog2
For the next part of starting my creative project, I am currently creating the basic shell of a script, based on television show scripts that align with the idea I have for my own script. The scripts I made the script template out of Parks and Recreation, Modern...
Kristen Moratti
To begin my creative project, I am currently reading popular television showscripts that align with the idea I have for my own script. The shows I am studying rightnow are Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, Arrested Development and 30 Rock.Right now, I have only...