Practical dramaturgy of a feature film + projections and analyses 2

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Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Ability to not only analyse existing film works, but primarily to employ acquired knowledge in one's own creation.

Mode of study:

Moderated dialogues, discussions, analyses of media recorded samples.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Completion of the course „Practical Dramaturgy of a feature film 1“.

Course contents:

A practical introduction to dramaturgy of a feature film - the primary elements, structure, and rules of the structure of a film, including the structural-dramaturgical specifics of individual film genres, taking into account the model definition of a story, as practised in American cinematography, and the seeming dramaturgical „open-endedness“ of auteur and independent film.

Topics:

•reality and film (references, plausibility, credibility etc.) and principles of expression in film

•story and its necessary elements, film – pyramid, differences between a story and a way of storytelling; interpretation – meaning, reference, purpose, motif (and its relation to topic)

•storyteller, author and viewer; their relationship and position in storytelling; types of storyreller depending on the point of view; storyteller's reliability

•story – synchronic and diachronic perception of story, story and theme

•narrative structures and their comparison, structure of tragedy according to Aristotle; genre and its functions

•dramatic situation of drama and its three parts

•prologue, epilogue, exposition, „hook“, difference between prologue and exposition

•three-act structure, difference between „plot point one“, „plot point two“ and dramatic situation of drama

•relation between plot and character; elements of character; ostension

Recommended or required reading:

•The Hero and the Outlaw: Building Extraordinary Brands Through the Power of Archetypes, Margaret Mark, Carol Pearson, McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (February 6, 2001) , ISBN-10: 0071364153, ISBN-13: 978-0071364157

The Writer’s Journey (Mythic Structure for Writers)

Christopher VOGLER, Michael Wiese Productions. USA. 2007. ISBN: 978¬-1-932907-36-0

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Credit is awarded based on:

Activity in the lectures/exercises/classes

development of the course paper

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completion of the final exam

minimum 70% participation in the total classes.

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