Feature Screenwriting 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 311FESC1 | credit | 2 | 3 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 23 to 33 hours of self-study | English | winter |
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The subject provides FAMU International
Contents
Students will present their ideas for the feature screenplay and analyse their potential. After choosing one for further development, they will write a short Outline (1 – 2 pages) as the basis for their actual project.
All students will also be expected to actively participate in the critical and constructive analysis of the work of their peers.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course students will:
- Learn how to present and develop the original creative idea.
- Understand basic elements of dramatic storytelling.
- Learn to establish character(s), the world of the story and the point of view that allows them to achieve intended outcome of the story.
- Grasp the idea of their Feature Script and elaborate it under the teacher's supervision.
Prerequisites and other requirements
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Literature
ARISTOTLE. Poetics. 1st ed. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1967. 124 s.
HOWARD, David, MABLEY, Edward. The tools of screenwriting : a writer's guide to the craft and elements of a screenplay. New York: St. Martin Griffin, 1993. 298 s. ISBN 0-31211908-9.
GOLDMAN, William. Adventures in the screen trade: a personal view of Hollywood. Reprinted. London: Abacus, 2003. 418 s. ISBN 0 349 10705 X.
MCKEE, Robert. Story: substance, structure, style, and the principles of screenwriting. London: Methuen, 1999. xi, 466 s. ISBN 978-0-413-71560-9.
VOGLER, Christopher. The writer's journey: mythic structure for storytellers and screenwriters. 2nd ed. Studio City: Michael Wiese Production, c1998. xxiii, 326 s. ISBN 0-941188-70-1.
SEGER, Linda. Making a good script great. 3rd ed. Beverly Hills: Silman-James Press, 2010. xix, 252 s. ISBN 978-1-935247-01-2.
FLEISCHER, Jan. Of scripts and life: MFI, 2010. 278 s.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The minimum required attendance in the class in + 70 %.
The assessment is based on the student’s contribution and efforts to the class and their submitted Outline.
The assessment will be calculated as follows:
- Attendance of the classes - 20%
- Participation in class - 30%
- Presentation of the original idea and the necessary re-writes towards a workable project - 50%
Schedule for winter semester 2025/2026:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Mon | 09:50–12:15 | Jan FLEISCHER | Room No. 133 Lažanský palác |
classroom 133 | lecture parallel1 |
Schedule for summer semester 2025/2026:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)