8 ECTS; 1º Ano, Anual, 30,0 PL + 15,0 TP , Cód. 83713.
Lecturer
- Hermínia Maria Pimenta Ferreira Sol (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
N/A
Objectives
A) understand, from a diachronic perspective, the various stages, metamorphoses and names experienced by the film script;
B. recognise the most common types of scripts; B1. adapted script;
B2. original screenplay; and
B3. speculative screenplay);
C. master key concepts of screenwriting:
C1. logline;
C2. storyline;
C3. synopsis;
C4. treatment;
C5. outline;
C6. plot, among others;
D. correctly format a screenplay text;
E. analyse and evaluate screenplay texts, including those of their own authorship, using professional terminology.
Program
C1. The Genesis of the Cinematic Plot;
1.1. The Dramatic Text as a Contributing Form;
1.2. The Screenplay in Silent Films;
1.3. The Era of the Major Studios;
1.4. The Emergence of Independent Productions;
C2. Narrative Models and Their Theorists;
2.1. J. Campbell;
2.2. C. Vogler;
2.3. K. Thompson;
2.4. S. Field;
2.5. R. Mckee.
C3. The stages of the screenplay;
3.1. The logline;
3.2. The outline/structure;
3.3. The treatment;
3.4. The screenplay;
3.5. Formatting and editing;
C4. Dramatic narratives and textual dramaturgy;
4.1. Narrative strategies and structures;
4.2. Voice/point of view;
4.3. Dramatic action;
4.4. The plot;
4.5. Character construction;
4.6. Linearity;
4.7. Dialogue;
4.8. Tension and conflict;
C5. The value of symbols and myths;
5.1. Cultural mythologies and their symbolic representations;
5.2. Their transposition to the Marvel universe;
C6. Analysis of the script text;
6.1. visions of diversity;
6.2. fluency of dialogue;
6.3. ideological presences;
6.4. common themes and tropes;
C7. New media and the notion of transmedia;
7.1. tone and structure of writing for new media environments;
7.2. texts for transmedia realities.
Evaluation Methodology
Continuous Assessment:
Participation and development of activities in class: 20%
Production, in groups of 3 to 4 members, of a script and its components, carried out mainly in class: 40%
Oral presentation and defence of the proposal, with the mandatory participation of all members: 40%
Examination/Resit/Special period:
Original script (50%);
Logline and treatment (25%); and
Theoretical reflection (25%)
Assessment is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Academic Regulations of the IPT Schools. Students who obtain a grade of 10 or higher in the Continuous Assessment system are exempt from the examination.
Bibliography
- DANCYGER, K. e RUSH, J. (2013). Alternative Scriptwriting: Beyond the Hollywood Formula. Burlington: MA Focal Press
- FIELD, S. (2005). Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting. Nova Iorque: Delta
- HUETH, A. (2019). Scriptwriting for Film, Television and New Media. Nova Iorque: Routledge
- McKEE, R. (1997). Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the principles of screenwriting. Nova Iorque: Harper Collins
Teaching Method
Theoretical and practical classes, participatory in nature, where the texts/films proposed provoke a relationship with the act of writing and critical reflection on the works. Collaborative production of short film proposals in a classroom context.
Software used in class
. word processor;
. Writer Duet;
. Celtx;
. Studiobinder;
. Trello;
. Miro.
