Drafted script for presenter

Below is the script for the presenter for the documentary. In scene 1 and scene 2 the presenter will be shown on camera, however the reamining will only be voice overs.
Voice overs are a key code and convention in documentarys as we rarely see what the presenter looks like.

Scene 1:

I’m Michael Shakeshaft and you’re watching Halloween: Things that go bump in the night! Today we are going to discover the origins of Halloween and its evolution throughout culture. What really is Halloween?
The roots of Halloween date back almost 2,000 years to the Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the gathering of the harvest and the start of a new year.

Scene 2:

Many believe Halloween to be an American holiday for children due to the consumerism. A recent survey said that 20% of public said that it’s a chance to get dressed up. 33.3% said that it’s something for the children. And 30% of people interested believe it to be a religious festival or a celebration of evil. Celebrated throughout many cultures, Halloween has become a major date on the calendar. Children dress up and parents take them trick or treating. However there are people who shut themselves away from this holiday. Is it fair to impose on these people with children’s traditions?


Voice Over

• For many children it is simply the time of the year to don fancy dress in the home or charming the neighbours out of a few sweets.

• But a church magazine has shocked parents by warning their children would be 'siding with the devil' if they go trick or treating this Halloween.

• The article, called Halloween Isn't a Treat - Don't Be Tricked, warns parents trick or treating was amounted to 'extortion and blackmail' and 'condemned as criminal the rest of the year’.

• Residents in the scenic Vale of Belvoir, near the Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire border, were told in the article that the evening of October 31 was simply a 'concentration on evil' which made 'fun of potentially dangerous situations'.

• The article appeared in the Belvoir Angel magazine, which is distributed by the Vale of Belvoir benefice, a group of nine parish churches in the area. But it's sparked anger in local villages, where residents described it as offensive and upsetting.