Comparing The Script And The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

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Both the teleplay script and the filmed episode of "The Monsters are due on Maple Street" tell the story of a horror genre in a generic and casual neighborhood. Both mediums use unique techniques to develop the plot of a scary story, bring the plot to life, and create a frightening mood. The teleplay script both have similarities and also some differences. They use the techniques of many things like camera angles, sound effects, and visual effects. In the script and episode of "The Monsters are due on Maple Street", the author/director uses the technique of emotion through visual and sound effects. Many times in the script the author used a description of the area to help set the mood and visualize what you want to say, and in the teleplay …show more content…

Another example of this technique is in the episode, when everyone was chasing the little boy. It gave them a visual effect of what it looked like. They made it look frightening to set the right mood and then gave them also an effect of a camera angle so it would look eerie or scary. This technique impacts the audience because it helps them feel the right mood. When the author gives you a scary setting. You will feel that "scary setting". In the script and episode of "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street", the author/director uses the technique of sound effects on the script and the episodes. For example, in the script, it says "looks up to listen to a tremendous screeching roar from overhead". This had an effect on the audience because it gave the audience a sound in their head. They used it to hear the actual sound of what it might sound like. The author even gave us a description of what it sounds like. Another example of this technique is in the episode, the author used sound effects to showcase the mood. For example, while they were chasing Charlie, they used an unsettling effect to show how the author uses sound effects to show the mood of the