Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 6320/2018 - 28/06/2018
4 ECTS; 1º Ano, 1º Semestre, 30,0 T + 30,0 TP + 3,0 OT , Cód. 81773.
Lecturer
- Hermínia Maria Pimenta Ferreira Sol (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Objectives
A. to know screenplay's many diachronic stages and transmutations;
B. to recognize the most common types of screenplays;
B1. adapted screenplay;
B2. original screenplay;
B3. spec screenplay;
C. to master screenplay's key concepts;
C1. logline;
C2. storyline;
C3. synopsis;
C4. treatment;
C5. outline;
C6. plot;
D. to accurately format a screenplay;
E. to analyze and evaluate screenplays while resorting to professional terminology.
Program
C1 Screenplay Genesis;
1.1. theatre plays as tributary forms;
1.2. Silent films's screenplays;
1.3. The period of Great Hollywood Studios;
1.4. The emergence of independent productions;
C2 Screenplay's stages;
2.1. logline;
2.2. structure;
2.3. treatment;
2.4. script;
2.5. format and editing;
C3 Dramatic narratives and textual drama;
3.1. strategies and narrative structures;
3.2. voice/point of view;
3.3. action;
3.4. plot;
3.5. character building;
3.6. linearity;
3.7. dialogue;
3.8. tension and conflict;
C4 The relevance of symbols and myths;
4.1. cultural mythologies and their simbolic representations;
4.2. their adaption to the Marvel universe;
C5 Screenplay analysis;
5.1. visions of diversity;
5.2. dialogue fluency;
5.3. ideological features;
5.4. regular themes and tropes;
C6 New media and Transmedia.
6.1. tone and writing structure for new media;
6.2. Texts for transmedia.
Evaluation Methodology
Continuous Assessment:
Participation and development of activities in class context: 20%.
Extra-class projects: 30%
Original script: 50%
Final Exam/Resource/Special season:
Original script (60%) and public pitch of the idea (40%).
Bibliography
- DANCYGER, K. e RUSH, J. (2013). Alternative Scriptwriting: Beyond the Hollywood Formula. (Vol. ---). (pp. -----). Burlington: MA Focal Press
- FIELD, S. (2005). Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting. (Vol. --). (pp. -----). Nova Iorque: Delta
- HUETH, A. (2019). Scriptwriting for Film, Television and New Media. (Vol. --). (pp. -----). Nova Iorque: Routledge
- McKEE, R. (1997). Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the principles of screenwriting. . (Vol. --). (pp. -----). Nova Iorque: HarperCollins
Teaching Method
Theoretical and practical classes including the combination of text writing and film screening as well as critical analysis of students assignments.
Software used in class
. Word processor;
. Writer Duet;
. Celtx;
. Studiobinder;
. Trello.
