TV Series Writing

Course unit code:

311TVSW

Course unit title:

TV Series Writing

Mode of delivery:

zkouška

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

Study plan Fotografie EN - bakalář – optional subject
Study plan Fotografie EN - magistr – optional subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography – optional subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting – compulsory subject
Study plan Cinema and Digital Media - Directing – compulsory subject
Study plan Fotografie EN - magistr: restaurování – optional subject

Level of course unit:

Year of study

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

Semester when the course unit is delivered

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Markéta DOČEKALOVÁ PLUSKALOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Markéta DOČEKALOVÁ PLUSKALOVÁ

Study Objectives:

Acquisition of theory knowledge and practical skills necessary for the creation of a television series. Practicing dramaturgical teamwork, writing practice, simulation and practicing of crises situations which students can experience in television and the eventual acquisition of problem solving skills.

Mode of delivery:

Theory lectures, classic exercises + treatments of simulated situations, practice in screenwriting and dramaturgical team work, brainstorming as the basic method of television work, discussion, presentation of projects and ability to defend, presentation, self-presentation, defense and opposition.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Students should have at least a basic knowledge of the construction of a film plot and basic dramaturgy and screenwriting terminology.

Recommended optional programme components

None

Course contents:

Study materials:

Madeline DiMaggio, How to write for television

Lew Hunter, Screenwriting 434

Richard Walter, Screenwriting

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The lecturer, according to possibility tries to provide a field-trip to the shooting of a television series.

Assessment methods and criteria

Final grading is comprised of two parts. Evaluation of work in individual classes and the grading of the final screenplay for a television miniseries.(For these exercises regular attendance is necessary. Students are to bring completed tasks to the exercises. During the exercise it is necessary to practice teamwork skills. The activity of each student is evaluated in each exercise).

Language of instruction:

English

Work placement(s):

Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.

Course web page:

Note:

This course requires intense work in instruction. A basis for successful mastery of the subject is to learn screenwriting and dramaturgical teamwork.

Schedule for winter semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

Fotografie EN - bakalář (optional subject)
Fotografie EN - magistr (optional subject)
Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography (optional subject)
Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting (qualification subject, optional subject)
Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (qualification subject, optional subject)
Fotografie EN - magistr: restaurování (optional subject)