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
(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 - Narrative patterns and their respective theoreticians;
2.1. J. Campbell;
2.2. C. Vogler;
2.3. K. Thompson;
2.4. S. Field;
2.5. R. Mckee.
C3 Screenplay's stages;
3.1. logline;
3.2. structure;
3.3. treatment;
3.4. script;
3.5. format and editing;
C4 Dramatic narratives and textual drama;
4.1. strategies and narrative structures;
4.2. voice/point of view;
4.3. action;
4.4. plot;
4.5. character building;
4.6. linearity;
4.7. dialogue;
4.8. tension and conflict;
C5 The relevance of symbols and myths;
5.1. cultural mythologies and their simbolic representations;
5.2. their adaption to the Marvel universe;
C6 Screenplay analysis;
6.1. visions of diversity;
6.2. dialogue fluency;
6.3. ideological features;
6.4. regular themes and tropes;
C7 New media and Transmedia.
7.1. tone and writing structure for new media;
7.2. Texts for transmedia.
Evaluation Methodology
Continuous Assessment:
Participation and development of activities in class context: 20%.
Logline and treatment: 30%
Original script: 50%
Final Exam/Resource/Special season:
Original script (50%);
logline + Treatment (25%); and
Theoretical reasoning (25%).
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.
