HOT FUZZ SCRIPT ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION Hot Fuzz directed

HOT FUZZ SCRIPT ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION • Hot Fuzz, directed by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, is a hybrid genre film with a mixture of comedy and action. Within this film, the Three act structure can be noticed. The first act of the three act structure, is at the beginning of the film when Nicholas Angel is introduced with the voice over, and he is told to move to the Sandford, Gloucester police force which sets up the film. The second act can be seen through many parts of the script/film, this act takes place when the different people get murdered, this enables Angel to try and figure out the killer and which gradually increases the action and tension. Finally the last act is the scene when Angel and the killer fight. This overall concludes the ending of the film, where the main protagonists win

• Firstly, from the logo of the script/film, we can Cleary suggest that the genre of the film will be action as it's about the police force and this in tales lots of conflict and many scenes of action within. • Simon Pegg, who is an actor has helped write the script. This is evident on the front page of the script where it says his name next to the directors' name (Edgar Wright). Simon Pegg has been in many comedy films, such as; Shaun of the dead and Worlds end, all with a very similar team of actors.

• The slug lines on this page immediately state the location of a metropolitan police station. This straight away sets the scene and tells us that this film is going to be police related. • The format and layout of the page is constant throughout the page. For instance, a voice over is then followed up by a description of the man. • The fact that there are spelling and punctuation mistakes through this script, tells us that this was one of the first copies of the script. This means that some of the dialogue may differ from the actual film. • The first phase of the three-act structure is included in this page. This is because the main protagonists is introduced to us. He is also being described and we are given a clear background to him. The three act structure is a model which is used in narrative fiction that divides the story into three individual parts or acts. The parts can often be called the setup, the confrontation, and finally the resolution, where the outcome has been solved. • (V. O. ) which stands for voice over is used frequently during this first sequence of the script. This is used as a narrative device, to tell the audience the background Police Constable Nicholas Angel.

• On this second page of script there is further description of the main protagonist (constable Nicholas Angel). This is done using voice overs and inserts. • There have been multiple uses of comedy on this page. For example "Wounded by a man dressed as Father Christmas". This film is in the genre of comedy, explaining why there are multiple uses of comedic scenarios. However, this comedic part contrasts with the start of the script where it has been very serious as we have been getting a voice over and descriptions about how Nicholas Angel has come up the ranks in order to become a police officer. • During these first two pages we can clearly see that its from the point of view of one person, such as Nicholas Angel, the main protagonist. This means that, the narrative structure that is dominant is the point of view narrative, this is when the story is told through one perspective.

• On this page the first part of dialogue between two characters can be seen. This is between the sergeant and Angel. By the language they use such as, "How's the hand", referring to Angels injury he sustained by a man dressed as Santa. Also, "your paperwork is really quite exemplary", this suggests that they have a healthy relationship as the Sergeant is very complementary of the work that Angel has done for the police. • The slug line suggests that Angel has entered a very formal place. This suggests that there won't be any kind of comedy within this scene. However, this is contradicted as the whole film is a comedy.

• Firstly, Angel demonstrates higher intellectualness by correcting him, when the Sergeant said, "Cross the I's and dot the T's", Angel corrects him by saying, "Dot the I's and cross the T's. " • Secondly, although Angel has just been promoted to Sergeant, he doesn’t seem to happy or pleased with this upgrade in position. Angels responds with, "I see" this illustrates that he happy enough with his position as P. C. , and therefore starts the conflict between the two characters. • From the language used by the Sergeant, we can see that he does not take any of this seriously. We can also tell that he is trying to persuade Angel in joining the Sandford police force and upgrade to Sergeant. The Sergeant uses his position in the hierarchy to act in a more powerful manner, meaning he can tell Angel to do anything he wants, Angel - "Do I have a choice in this", Sergeant - "Noooo" • Overall, this conflict between the two is used in order to move the story forward.