Directing Tutorial 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 311DTU1 | credit | 4 | 4 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 64 to 84 hours of self-study | English | winter |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
David JAŘAB, Valerio Antonio MENDOZA GUILLÉN, Priit POHJALA
Department
The subject provides FAMU International
Contents
This class aims to create a safe, creative, and challenging environment so the directing student can learn the first basics of directing in a balance of practice and theory.
Students will go through a series of short-term projects that will allow them to explore, test and refine diverse tools, knowledge and crafts that are essential for film directing.
The same series of projects will enable discussions on essential dramaturgical elements such as three act structure, character, etc.
In-class discussion and debate have a crucial role in the learning process and will be strongly encouraged throughout the semester.
This class will enable directors to approach the script/story development process from a conceptual and critical approach aimed towards developing a script with a specific directorial purpose.
Week 1-8
The class focuses on Projects 1-3 and Encounter exercise.
Week 9-12
Students create and develop the idea and the initial concept for the practical exercise for the summer semester (Triangle).
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course students will:
- Put on practice and refine essential skills of visual storytelling.
- Understand and incorporate the necessary tools for designing and directing a dramatic scene/situation.
- Learn how to create characters and build the situation based on its pre-set elements.
- Understand the logic of building a brief story and estimate its filmmaking potential.
- Learn how to formulate and develop creative cinematic ideas.
Prerequisites and other requirements
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Literature
LEE, Lance. A poetics for screenwriters. Second paperback. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2004. x, 145 stran. ISBN 978-0-292-74719-7.
KATZ, Steven D (Steven Douglas). Film directing shot by shot : visualizing from concept to screen. [1st ed.]. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions in conjunction with Focal Press, 1991. xi, 366 s. ISBN 0-941188-10-8.
TRUFFAUT, François. Hitchcock by Francois Truffaut. London: Secker & Warburg, 1968. 280 s.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The minimum required attendance to the class is + 70 %
The assessment is based on the active participation in guided and non-guided discussions, Idea presentation and Director’s pitch.
The assessment will be calculated as follows:
- Attendance of the classes - 50%
- Full-filling the projects - 50 %
Encounter
Idea presentation – the student presents the idea and concept of the winter semester project Encounter to the mentor(s).
Director's pitch - in week 3 of the course, the student presents the fall semester project Encounter and its directing interpretation to the mentor(s).
Note
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Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Thu | 14:50–18:05 | Valerio Antonio MENDOZA GUILLÉN Priit POHJALA |
room 133 | lecture parallel1 |
Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (Required subjects)