Film Studies: Screenplay

Film Studies Screenplay

Scene 1 – Shot 1

External location – St. James road

Time – Midday

Long shot used of Jake and Kyle as they wait for Austin to meet them.

Dialogue:

Kyle

‘’How long do you think Austin will take?’’

Jake

‘’He’s just over there look!’’

Duration of Shot – 4 Seconds

Scene 1 – Shot 2

External location – St. James road

Time – Midday

Medium shot of Austin approaching Jake and Kyle with a magazine.

Dialogue:

Austin

‘’Hey guys check this out!’’

Duration of Shot – 3 Seconds

Scene 1 – Shot 3

External location – St. James road

Time – Midday

Close-up on Jake, Kyle and Austin as they all read the magazine.

Dialogue:

Austin

‘’Look there at the bottom of page 14’’

Duration of Shot – 4 Seconds

Scene 1 – Shot 4

External location – St. James road

Time – Midday

Extreme Close-up on magazine music chart and show the band’s latest song in the new entry zone at number 20.

Duration of Shot – 4 Seconds

Scene 1 – Shot 5

External location – St. James road

Time – Midday

Pan around band members while they read the magazine.

Dialogue:

Matt

‘’I told you we would get somewhere one day’’

Kyle

‘’all this hard work is paying off!’’

Duration of Shot - 3 Seconds

Scene 2 - Shot 1

A Shot of ‘5 weeks later’ text in the centre of the frame.

Duration of Shot - 5 Seconds

Scene 3 – Shot 1

Internal location – Band practice room

Time – Afternoon

A Long shot is used to show Kyle going through a door into the practice room.

Duration of Shot - 2 Seconds

Scene 3 – Shot 2

Internal location – Band practice room

Time – Afternoon

Low angle shot used to show Kyle and Jake sat on the floor of the practice room.

Dialogue:

Kyle

‘’Hey man, take a look at this’’

Duration of Shot - 2 Seconds

Scene 3 – Shot 3

Internal location – Band practice room

Time – Afternoon

Low angle shot shows Kyle and Jake looking up at Joe.

Duration of Shot - 1 Second

Scene 3 – Shot 4

Internal location – Band practice room

Time – Afternoon

A Close-up is used of Joe as he talks to Jake and Kyle.

Dialogue:

Joe

‘’Hey guys, what’s up?’’

Duration of Shot - 2 Seconds

Scene 3 – Shot 5

Internal location – Band practice room

Time – Afternoon

Extreme Close-up on magazine and their song is at number three in the magazine chart.

Dialogue:

Joe

‘’As if! That is amazing’’

Jake

‘’I know right!’’

Duration of Shot – 4 Seconds

Scene 4 – Shot 1

A Shot of ‘1 Week later’ in white text centred in the middle of the frame.

Duration of Shot – 5 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 1

External location – Edward Street

Time – Late afternoon/evening

Over the shoulder shot used to show the distance between Jake and Joe.

Duration of Shot – 4 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 2

External location – Edward Street

Time – Late afternoon/evening

A Close-up is used with the magazine in focus being passed between Jake and Joe.

Dialogue:

Jake

‘’Check it out man, we’re at number one in Kerrang’’

Joe

‘’Wait until we tell the others!’’

Duration of Shot – 3 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 3

External location – Edward Street

Time – Late afternoon/evening

Joe turns the pages and once he reaches page 27 he looks at the song chart.

Duration of Shot – 3 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 4

External location – Edward Street

Time – Late afternoon/evening

Jake and Joe meet up and start walking the band practice room.

Dialogue:

Jake

‘’did you notice Austin at last night’s gig?’’

Joe

 ‘’Yeah his vocals are getting awful, what’s gotten in to him?’’

Jake

‘’I don’t know but I’ve saw him hanging around with that guy Dave before the gig’’

Joe

‘’Dodgy business that’’

Duration of Shot – 5 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 5

External location – Outside of the practice room

Time – Evening

A low angle show looking up at Jake and Joe as they approach their practice room

Duration of Shot – 4 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 6

Internal location – Practice room

Time – Evening

A Low angle medium show of Jake on the right hand side of the frame looking up at Kyle

Dialogue:

Jake

‘’looks like Kyle is here now’’

Duration of Shot – 2 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 7

Internal location – Practice room

Time – Evening

Kyle enters the room looking very annoyed and sees that Joe and Jake are already there.

Duration of Shot – 3 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 8

Internal location – Practice room

Time – Evening

Jake asks Kyle if he has seen the magazine yet to attempt to take his mind off things. While looking Kyle asks if either of them had heard from Austin

Dialogue:

Kyle

‘’Have either of you guys heard from Austin?’’

Duration of Shot – 5 Seconds

Scene 5 – Shot 9

Internal location – Practice room

Time- Evening

Joe answers Kyle and asks he is concerned then Kyle tells them both that he has been trying to ring him all day but has had no answer thus far.

Dialogue:

Joe

‘’no man, why?’’

Kyle

‘’I’ve been trying to ring him all day, what is he playing at?’’

Duration of Shot – 4 Seconds

Scene 6 – Shot 1

The phrase ‘meanwhile at an unknown apartment complex’ appears in the centre of the frame.

Duration of Shot – 5 Seconds

Scene 7 – Shot 1

Internal location – Unknown apartment complex

Time – Night

Medium shot of Austin lying on the floor.

Duration of Shot – 3 Seconds

Scene 7 – Shot 2

Internal location – Unknown apartment complex

Time - Night

Medium shot used as Austin looks at his phone.

Duration of Shot – 4 Seconds

Scene 7 – Shot 3

Internal location - Unknown apartment complex

Time –Night

Over the shoulder shot the fade out from shot to black.

Dialogue:

Austin

‘’Oh fucking hell, not again’’

Duration of Shot – 2 Seconds

Film Studies: Storytype

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Story-type of Storyboarded Sequence

The narrative theory that I will be using in my storyboard is Syd Fields three act theory. Act 1 will establish the film and signal the direction of the film and what will inevitably go wrong within it. Act 2 is the confrontation where the protagonist will face a series of challenges that they will have to overcome. This particular sequence of my imagined film is what I am going to be using for my storyboard sequence. Finally Act 3 is where all the plots and sub-plots are resolved and there is a happy ending.

Act 1 will introduce my characters and hint at what will happen in the film. For example it will firstly show the band at their prime doing really well. However as the story progresses it will start to show problems arising and show the direction of which the film will head towards.

Act 2 will be the confrontation. This is where the band starts to fall apart and they start fighting resulting in the band almost ending. The protagonist will then face challenges in order to bring the band back together and continue their dreams.

Act 3 will be where the band are back together and play better than they ever had done before with the help of Joe after he has faced challenges along the way. This will then mean that all plots and sub-plots will be resolved and leave the story with a happy ending.

The story type that I am using for my storyboard is 'The gift taken away'. The gift that is actually being taken away from the protagonists is being their talent, skill and ability to work together that is taken away when members of the band give in to drugs and alcohol.

Film Studies: Synopsis

Film Studies

Storyboard Planning and Synopsis

Genre – Drama

Story Type – The Gift Taken Away

Codes and Conventions – Dark lighting, night life

Protagonists – The band: Jake (The Lead Guitarist), Kyle (The Drummer), Austin (The Vocalist), Joe (The Bassist) and Matt (The Rhythm Guitarist).

Antagonists – Alcohol and Drugs

Synopsis

A band from the UK, start to make it big and decide that it would be best for their career if they move to the States to gain a larger fan base. After months of touring they finally get there and become a widely known band in their particular scene. However this leads to pressure on the band to keep their fame and skills but when Kyle and Austin give in to the influence of drugs and alcohol the band start to gain a bad reputation and lose their respect from across the music industry. This is what the gift taken away is in my story, their skill individually and in a band. They must face tough decisions in order to pursue their dreams. The main plot twist is when Jake and Austin start arguing and get into a fight which results in Joe taking Jakes side and Kyle and Matt taking Austin’s side. This is where in the story I think I will start my storyboard, as it will tell the tale of how the band manage to battle death and pull their act together and gain back the skills they once had in order to continue living the dream in their band without having to kick out any of the band members and regain respect from around the music industry.

I have been influenced by many things while planning my storyboard. For example I would have to say that my main influence was the band Asking Alexandria. Their self-destructive lifestyles inspired me to tell my tale of a band falling apart due to these issues and what they must do to keep going as a band.

Film Studies: Aims & Context

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Aims and Context of film storyboard

From my storyboard sequence I wanted to show my spectators what life is really like to be in a rock band. This is because I believe that many people generalize it to be a glamorous life filled with fame, glory and riches, which yes can happen to those lucky few who fight past anything that opposes them and their dreams. However in my film sequence I show the difficulties that some bands face while rising up and becoming known. I will show how this happens in my sequence however my where my sequence ends it allows the audience to think for themselves whether or not the band will make it or if they all fall apart due to the moral antagonist of my film. The main issue that I wished for people to understand is the issue of drugs and alcohol for bands. Although these are seen as being stereo typical ‘Rock and Roll’ things to do they really can viciously destroy any talents that musicians have. This is why I wanted to tackle the issue because it is linked with peer pressure, for example bigger bands trying to convince smaller bands to do these things.

Film Studies Screenplay 1st Draft

Film Studies Screenplay

Shot 1

External location – City Centre

Time – Midday

The band all meet in the city centre and Matt brings a magazine with him to the group

Dialogue: ‘’hey guys check this out!’’

 

Shot 2

External location – City Centre

Time – Midday

Close-up on magazine music chart and show the band’s latest song in the new entry zone at number 20.

Shot 3

External location – City Centre

Time - Midday

Camera goes back to the band to show them all happy and smiling.

Dialogue: ‘’I told you we would get somewhere one day’’ ‘’all this hard work is paying off!’’

Shot 4

Credited photo of ‘5 weeks later’

Shot 5

Internal location – Band practice room

Time – Afternoon

Kyle rushes into the practice room to inform the rest of the band some exciting news. Long shot will be used to show all characters in the scene.

Shot 6

Internal location – Band practice room

Time – afternoon

Close-up on magazine and their song is at number three in the magazine chart.

Shot 7

Credited Photo of ‘1 week later’

Shot 8

External location – Edward Street

Time – Late afternoon/evening

Jake hands Joe a magazine with their song at number one in the chart

Dialogue: ‘’Check it out man, we’re at number one in Kerrang’’ ‘’Wait until we tell the others!’’

Shot 9

External location – Edward Street

Time – Late afternoon/evening

Jake and Joe meet up on the way to the band practice room

Dialogue: ‘’did you notice Austin at last night’s gig?’’ ‘’Yeah his vocals are getting awful, what’s gotten in to him?’’ ‘’I don’t know but I’ve saw him hanging around with that guy Dave before the gig’’ ‘’Dodgy business that’’

Shot 10

External location – Outside of the practice room

Time – Evening

A low angle show looking up at Jake and Joe as they approach their practice room

Shot 11

Internal location – Practice room

Time – Evening

Medium show of Matt and Kyle sat in the practice room talking

Dialogue: ‘’ I wonder where everyone is’’ ‘’Yeah I’ve rang Austin several times today and no

Shot 12

Internal location – Practice room

Time – Evening

Medium shot as Jake and Joe enter the room, while Kyle and Matt look up at them

 

Shot 13

Internal location – Practice room

Time – Evening

Close-up on Jake asking the others if they had seen the magazine yet.

Dialogue: ‘’Hey guys, have you checked out the new Kerrang yet?’’ ‘’Yeah an, it’s unreal!’’

Shot 14

Internal location – Practice room

Time- Evening

Close-up on Matt

Dialogue: ‘’Have either of you two seen Austin? I’ve been trying to ring him all day!’’

Shot 15

Credited photo of ‘meanwhile at an unknown apartment complex’

Shot 16

Internal location – Apartment room

Time - Night

Close-up on Austin as he wakes up.

Dialogue: ‘’Oh Christ not again’’

Shot 17

Internal location – Apartment room

Time - Night

Austin sits up and looks at his phone, seeing that he has many missed calls from the band.

Dialogue: ‘’Oh fucking hell’’

Shot 18

External location – Outside the practice room

Time –Night

Austin arrives at the practice room. Low angle shot looking up at him as he opens the door.

Dialogue: ‘’Sorry guys I got held up somewhere’’ ‘’Yeah I’ll bet’’.

Shot 19

Internal location – Practice room

Time - Night

The band is rehearsing their set list when Austin seems to be losing his skill. Medium shot used to show full band with their instruments.

Shot 20

Internal location – Practice room

Time - Night

Jake aggravated at Austin and shouts at him. Close-up used on Jakes face.

Dialogue: ‘’Austin maybe if you spent more time in the real world rather than being an egotistical and self-absorbed prick you might be able to perform!’’

Shot 21

Internal location – Practice room

Time - Night

Austin gives sarcastic comment. Close-up on Austin’s face as he replies to Jake.

Dialogue: ‘’Well at least I’m good at what I do!’’

Shot 22

Internal location – Practice room

Time - Night

Jake launches himself forward punching Austin and band try to separate the attack but in the end result in the band being split in two. Close-up on all members of the band as the fight breaks out.

Dialogue: ‘’You mother fucker, you’re ruining this band!’’

Shot 23

Internal location – Practice room

Time - Night

The bands fight breaks up and everyone starts shouting while Kyle and Matt take Austin out of the practice room. Low angle shot used on Kyle and Matt as they take Austin away from the room.

Dialogue: ‘’Stop it, separate it guys!’’

 

Shot 24

External location – Outside the Practice room

Time - Night

Austin is being carried away by Kyle and Matt with a medium shot used as they carry him away from the area.

Shot 25

Internal location – Practice Room

Time – Night

Final shot is a Close-up on the magazine on the floor on the page with the song chart.

Synopsis Draft

Film Studies

Storyboard Planning and Synopsis

Genre – Drama

Story Type – The Gift Taken Away

Codes and Conventions – Dark lighting, night life

Protagonists – The band: Jake (The Lead Guitarist), Kyle (The Drummer), Austin (The Vocalist), Joe (The Bassist) and Matt (The Rhythm Guitarist).

Antagonists – Alcohol and Drugs

Synopsis

A band from the UK, start to make it big and decide that it would be best for their career if they move to the States to gain a larger fan base. After months of touring they finally get there and become a widely known band in their particular scene. However this leads to pressure on the band to keep their fame and skills but when Kyle and Joe give in to the influence of drugs and alcohol the band start to gain a bad reputation and lose their respect from across the music industry. This is what the gift taken away is in my story, their skill individually and in a band. They must face tough decisions in order to pursue their dreams. The main plot twist is when Jake and Austin start arguing and get into a fight which results in Joe taking Jakes side and Kyle and Matt taking Austin’s side. This is where in the story I think I will start my storyboard, as it will tell the tale of how the band manage to battle death and pull their act together and gain back the skills they once had in order to continue living the dream in their band without having to kick out any of the band members and regain respect from around the music industry.

I have been influenced by many things while planning my storyboard. For example I would have to say that my main influence was the band Asking Alexandria. Their self-destructive lifestyles inspired me to tell my tale of a band falling apart due to these issues and what they must do to keep going as a band.

 

Key Iconography of the Drama Genre

Film Studies

Real life issues and problems are iconographic of the drama genre because it is something that the audience can relate to and understand. This makes the audience always be able to understand the story line of the film as they can relate to what is happening and be sympathetic towards the protagonist. The Story line of drama films are often told like a journey. The classic everything is okay then something goes wrong which results in the disturbance in the film and the the equilibrium of the film where everything is resolved and leads to a happy ending. A happy ending is used in almost every drama film. This is because the audience believe the story more and understand that real life issues can be overcome. Otherwise the audience would not be satisfied with the ending if the protagonist did not resolve his problem in the film. Therefore a happy ending is essential to the drama genre and is why happy endings are used in almost all drama films. Sound exaggerated is often exaggerated in drama films. This is so the sounds of movement or a person sighing is heard and understood by the audience. This is because drama as a genre is very dramatic and therefore the sound in a drama film needs to be so that the audience or spectator knows how to feel.

Drama iconagraphy moodboard

My choosen sequence

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The sequence that I have choosen to do for my storyboard is the confrentation part of the narrative. My 25 shots will include the band practicing and the vocalist Austin is not playing up to standard. That is when they start arguing and become aggravated with each other and start fighting. This will be the disruption in my narrative. I have choosen to so this section of my story because it is the main plot twist of my story so I thought that it would be the best scene to pick.

My storyboard will start with the band meeting up and going to their practice room. There is a minor argument on the way there because Austin admits to the group that he has recently started taking drugs and thinks that he has a growing dependancy for alcohol but due to his honesty the band support him and carry on. However when the band are practicing Jake and Matt start to become increasingly annoyed with Austin as his voice is getting worse and worse which means that he will be damaging the overall skill of the band. It then gets to a point where they can't take it anymore and lash out at Austin and a fight breaks out. My storyboard will finish on Jake and Matt leaving the practice room on a cliff hanger of the disruption/confrentation of my story.

Synposis draft 2

Film Studies

Storyboard Planning and Synopsis

Genre – Drama

Story Type – The Gift Taken Away

Codes and Conventions – Dark lighting, night life

Protagonists – The band: Jake (The Lead Guitarist), Kyle (The Drummer), Austin (The Vocalist), Joe (The Bassist) and Matt (The Rhythm Guitarist).

Antagonists – Alcohol and Drugs

Synopsis

A band from the UK, start to make it big and decide that it would be best for their career if they move to the States to gain a larger fan base. After months of touring they finally get there and become a widely known band in their particular scene. However this leads to pressure on the band to keep their fame and skills but when Kyle and Joe give in to the influence of drugs and alcohol the band start to gain a bad reputation and lose their respect from across the music industry. This is what the gift taken away is in my story, their skill individually and in a band. They must face tough decisions in order to pursue their dreams. The main plot twist is when Jake and Austin start arguing and get into a fight which results in Joe taking Jakes side and Kyle and Matt taking Austin’s side. This is where in the story I think I will start my storyboard, as it will tell the tale of how the band manage to battle death and pull their act together and gain back the skills they once had in order to continue living the dream in their band without having to kick out any of the band members and regain respect from around the music industry.

I have been influenced by many things while planning my storyboard. For example I would have to say that my main influence was the band Asking Alexandria. Their self-destructive lifestyles inspired me to tell my tale of a band falling apart due to these issues and what they must do to keep going as a band.

Drama genre presentation

Still Crazy Trailer: Storyboard

Here is a trailer for the film 'Still Crazy' that is the same sort of thing as what I am doing for my storyboard. It is similar in the way that the film and my storyboard are both based on the story type 'The gift taken away'. However in Still Crazy they all quit the band and try to get back together, Still Crazy is a comedy and therefore will be more funny then it is facing life problems. Whereas my storyboard tackles a more serious issue about drugs and alcohol tearing the band apart.

Storyboard story type

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Storyboard story type:

The narrative theory that I will be using in my storyboard is Syd Fields three act theory. Act 1 will establish the film and signal the direction of the film and what will go wrong. Act 2 is the confrontation where the protagonist will face a series of challenges that they will have to over come. Finally Act 3 is where all the plots and sub-plots are resolved and there is a happy ending.

Act 1 will introduce my characters and hint at what will happen in the film. For example it will firstly show the band at their prime doing really well. However as the story progresses it will start to show problems arising and show the direction of which the film will head towards.

Act 2 will be the confrontation. This is where the band starts to fall apart and they start fighting resulting in the band almost ending. The protagonist will then face challenges in order to bring the band back together and continue their dreams.

Act 3 will be where the band are back together and play better than they ever had done before with the help of Joe after he has faced challenges along the way. This will then mean that all plots and sub-plots will be resolved and leave the story with a happy ending.

The story type that I am using for my storyboard is 'The gift taken away'. The gift that is being taken away being the bands skill and ability to work together that is taken away when members of the band give in to drugs and alcohol.

Storyboard Genre

Film Studies Storyboard Genre

The genre that I have chosen to do for my storyboard is drama. I have chosen drama as my genre because I have had the idea for my storyboard for a while and the drama genre is best suited for my film sequence.

Key iconography of drama includes real life issues that the characters must deal with. This is done in drama films by telling the story as a journey and always ends with a happy ending to satisfy the audience. These drama story lines are also realistic so that the audience can understand and relate to the characters and become emotionally involved with the characters.

Conventions of Drama can include Film Noir, happy endings, realistic story lines, violence and a journey through the film. Film Noir is often the focus of the problem/issue in the film. For example in my film sequence alcohol is a major part of my story and will be the focus of my film as it is the issue/problem in my story.

Updated Storyboard Synopsis

Film Studies

Storyboard Planning and Synopsis

Genre – Drama

Story Type – The Gift Taken Away

Codes and Conventions – Dark lighting, night life

Protagonists – The band: Jake (The Lead Guitarist), Kyle (The Drummer), Austin (The Vocalist), Joe (The Bassist) and Matt (The Rhythm Guitarist).

Antagonists – Alcohol and Drugs

Synopsis

A band from the UK, start to make it big and decide that it would be best for their career if they move to the States to gain a larger fan base. After months of touring they finally get there and become a widely known band in their particular scene. However this leads to pressure on the band to keep their fame and skills but when Kyle and Joe give in to the influence of drugs and alcohol the band start to gain a bad reputation and lose their respect from across the music industry. This is what the gift taken away is in my story, their skill individually and in a band. They must face tough decisions in order to pursue their dreams. The main plot twist is when Jake and Austin start arguing and get into a fight which results in Joe taking Jakes side and Kyle and Matt taking Austin’s side. This is where in the story I think I will start my storyboard, as it will tell the tale of how the band manage to battle death and pull their act together and gain back the skills they once had in order to continue living the dream in their band without having to kick out any of the band members and regain respect from around the music industry.

I have been influenced by many things while planning my storyboard. For example I would have to say that my main influence was the band Asking Alexandria. Their self-destructive lifestyles inspired me to tell my tale of a band falling apart due to these issues and what they must do to keep going as a band.

This is a trailer that I have found for a the band 'Asking Alexandria's short film which tackles this issues of drugs and alcohol in a band and therefore strongly relates to my storyboard. This short film was a massive influence on me while planning out my storyboard so I thought that it would be a good idea to share it on my blog.

Film Studies

Storyboard Planning and Synopsis

Genre – Drama

Story Type – The Gift Taken Away

Codes and Conventions – Dark lighting, night life

Protagonists – The band: Jake (The Lead Guitarist), Kyle (The Drummer), Austin (The Vocalist), Joe (The Bassist) and Matt (The Rhythm Guitarist).

Antagonists – Alcohol and Drugs

Synopsis

My story board story is going to be about a heavy metal band that becomes famous. However due to the amount of fame that they receive at their young age Kyle and Joe become addicted to alcohol and drugs. This leaves the band with a difficult decision of what they can do to continue their dreams in their band.

The band from the UK, start to make it big and decide that it would be best for their career if they move to the States to gain a larger fan base. After months of touring they finally get there and become a widely known band in their particular scene. However this leads to pressure on the band to keep their fame and skills but when Kyle and Joe give in to the influence of drugs and alcohol the band start to gain a bad reputation and lose their respect from across the music industry. This is what the gift taken away is in my story, their skill individually and in a band. They must face tough decisions in order to pursue their dreams. This is where in the story I think I will start my storyboard, as it will tell the tale of how the band manage to battle death and pull their act together and gain back the skills they once had in order to continue living the dream in their band without having to kick out any of the band members and regain respect from around the music industry.

I have been influenced by many things while planning my storyboard. For example I would have to say that my main influence was the band Asking Alexandria. Their self-destructive lifestyles inspired me to tell my tale of a band falling apart due to these issues and what they must do to keep going as a band.

Coursework Brief

Task:

Students are required to create a film sequence that demonstrates how the micro features of film construct meaning. This is to be completed in three parts.

1. Aims and context: A clarification of the aims and context of the sequence.

2. Film sequence: (40 marks) The film sequence will be an extract from a longer film that the student will develop. the emphasis will be on visual communication rather than dialogue.

A photographed storyboard will have a maximum of 25 shots. There can be up to five found (and credited) images.

3. Reflective analysis: (750 words) (10 marks): The reflective analysis should select key micro features of the sequences and discuss how they make meaning and aim to provoke responses in audiences. This is to be done as a continuous piece of writing and can be supported by illustrative material.