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PRESENTER: Emoji's are everywhere. There's no doubt about it. (ANIMATION

TITLE SHOT MONTAGE OF EMOJI;S) From your Facebook
SEQUENCE mums (FACEBOOK SHOT ON PHONE) to your teens
(BACKGROUND FOOTAGE OF CHARLOTE ON PHONE 2
SHOTS) almost everyone is using them. But have you ever thought,
what if emoji's become their own language? We're here to
investigate whether emoji's are dumbing down our society
(BACKGROUND FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE ON PHONE) or
perhaps, providing a universal language bridge for all (PEOPLE
TALKING BUT ON PHONE) . All this, in Emoji: The Language.
(PICTURE OF LOGO SPINNING TRANSITION)

PRESENTER: With over 6 billion emoji sent each day, it's no wonder it has turned
INTRODUCTION global over the decade. Popularity with emoji's is rapidly growing,
with mugs, clothes, speakers and even food featuring these visual
bundles of emotions. (PRESENTER SHOT SITTING DOWN,
MEDIUM CLOSE UP)
the emoji movie has recently been released, receiving unfavourable
backlash from the public (archival footage of emoji movie) and only
a 9% rating on rotten tomatoes! (picture of rating) Nonetheless,
whether or not the negative stigma around emojis exists, theres not
denying that they are in demand. (background footage)

PRESENTER: We're here at Solihull Sixth Form to find out, what are emojis?
INTRO TO (BACKGROUND FOOTAGE FRONT OF COLLEGE LOGO)
EXPERT

EXPERT SHOT: What are emojis (MIKE EXPERT SHOT)

VOX POP: What is your favourite emoji? (3 JESS, AJAY, RAJAN) Why do
you use emojis? (RAJAN, JESS)
PRESENTER: Although these harmless faces may be used by everyone, they are
MIDDLE, BODY still raising eyebrows amongst academics. It is argued that they are
dumbing down our language and supposedly reverting us back to the
primitive times. (PRESENTER SHOT WALKING)
Similarly, we can compare the current emoji's to Egyptian
hieroglyphics, where literacy was limited. (ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE
VOICE OVER)

PRESENTER: We speak to English teacher mike green (EXPERT SHOT WHAT

INTRODUCTION ARE EMOJIS, DO THEY LIMIT THE PROGRESSION OF THE
TO EXPERT ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

PRESENTER: So, emoji's are helpful in some aspects. I mean thats why
INTRODUCTION everyones using them right? But the question is, are emoji's only a
TO VOX POP generational thing? (PRESENTER SHOT)
 VOX POP: Are emojis a generational thing? (3 SHOTS OUTSIDE
RECEPTION)
ANIMATION: While emojis used to be predominantly texted by teens, today there
STATISTICS are more 25-29-Year-Olds identifying as frequent users (75.9%)
than Under-25-Year-Olds (72.2%). More than six out of 10 in the
age 35+ crowd self-identify as frequent users. (ANIMATION OF
PHONE STATISTICS)
This shows that older generations do use emoji's not just millennials.
So, does this mean emoji's can possibly be universal for all?
PRESENTER: We ask members of the public to decipher these emoji
INTRODUCTION messages. (BACKGROUND FOOTAGE OF FEET)
OF VOX POP
VOX POP Can you decipher these messages (GOODY TWO SHOES (2
NICHOLA, KAREN 3- ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN
WORDS TOM, NICHOLA, KAREN)
PRESENTER: It's not just about bridging the gap between generations either! A
INTRO TO SARA ground breaking study suggests that children who have difficulties
expressing their emotions can use emoji's to
communicate. (PRESENTER SHOT)
EXPERT SHOT: How can other utilize emojis (SARA EXPERT SHOT)
PRESENTER: With rapidly growing technology comes change, so what do you
CONCLUSION think? Can emoji's co-exist peacefully with the English language?
Or is it seeking to destroy it? (PRESENTER SHOT SITTING
DOWN)

CONCLUSION: After the break, we explore how emojis can be lost in translation in
different mobile softwares (ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF
DIFFERENT EMOJI FACES, LEFT OVER VOX POP BUT NO
SOUND)