Feature Film Screenwritting Project 1

Course unit code:

311FFS1

Course unit title:

Mode of delivery:

zápočet

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting – compulsory subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Directing – compulsory subject

Level of course unit:

Year of study

Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting – 1st year
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Directing – 2nd year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

zimní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Pavel JECH

Name of lecturer(s):

Pavel JECH

Study Objectives:

The goal of this exercise is to get a solid start to writing a feature screenplay, with a clear concept on how to continue.

Mode of delivery:

This project will be written in the context of an interactive workshop with at least one instructor and students from the 1st year of screenwriting in CDM and 2nd year of directing in CDM.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

This exercise has no prerequisites

Recommended optional programme components

Course contents:

The project should consist of either a completed 20 page treatment for a feature film or the first 60 pages of feature film script, including a rough outline for the rest of the script in the first and second semester.

This project will be worked on during the students enrollment in Feature Screenwriting 1 and 2.

Study materials:

An Approach to Screenwriting for the Feature Film - Jan Fleischer

The Tools of Screenwriting - Howard and Mabley

Story - Robert McKee

The Secret Language of Cinema - Jean-Claude Carriere

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Various guest lectures regarding screenwriting will be recommended during the course of the school year.

Assessment methods and criteria

The script will be evaluated by the instructors periodically during the various stages of writing, and holistically at the end of the academic year.

Language of instruction:

English

Work placement(s):

Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.

Course web page:

Note:

It is important to have an understanding of three act structure, and the sequence method before embarking on this project.

Schedule for winter semester 2010/2011:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2010/2011:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting (qualification subject)
Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (qualification subject)