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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 how the people of Maple Street turn on each other because monsters come to their street. Both mediums use unique techniques to develop the stage direction, bring the plot to life, and create a mood. In the script, "the Monsters are Due on Maple Street", the author uses the technique stage direction. For example, in the script, it says, "(The camera takes us across the porches again. A man is replacing a light bulb on a front porch. He gets off his stool to flick the switch and finds that nothing happens. Another man is working on an electric power mower. He plugs in the plug, flicks the switch on the mower off and on, but nothing happens. Through a window, we see a woman pushing her finger up and down on the dial hook of a telephone. Her voice sounds far away." This has an effect on the audience because it drags them into the teleplay and makes them more interested. Another example of this technique is in the script: "He gets in the …show more content…

For example, in the, it says "(Charlie swings around, raises the gun, and suddenly pulls the trigger. The sound of the shot explodes in the stillness." This has an effect on the audience because it surprises them and gives them a little shock. Another example of this technique is in the episode: "You were so quick to kill, Charlie, and you were so quick to tell us who we had to be careful of." Well, maybe you had to kill. Maybe Pete was trying to tell us something. Maybe he’d found out something and came back to tell us who there was amongst us we should watch out for. "This has an effect on the audience because it draws all the attention to Charlie and makes him more suspicious." This technique has an effect on the audience because it makes them see how the characters are in a bad mood because someone is

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