Feature Screenwriting 4
Subject is not scheduled Not scheduled
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311FESC4 | credit | 3 | 3 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 44 to 59 hours of self-study | English | summer |
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The subject provides FAMU International
Contents
Students will revise their First Draft Script to reach a stage when their Screenplay can be presented as a work of a professional.
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 about various intricacies of screenwriting for their own needs and get closer to finding one's own voice.
- Produce a First Draft Script which shall become a basis of their graduation script.
- Understand their own priorities and learn about their authorial voice as well as what they are good at and where they need to seek help. The proper First Draft Script to be delivered as a part of final state exam assignments.
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 the final text.
The assessment will be calculated as follows:
- Attendance of the classes - 20%
- Participation in class – 30 %
- Final text – 50 %
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Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)