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

Assessment methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on:

Activity in the lectures/exercises/classes

development of the course paper

prezentation

completion of the final exam

minimum 70% participation in the total classes.

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The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Montage-1819 (required subject)