Mentor Workshop: Screenwriting 2
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 311MWS2 | ZK | 5 | 4/W | English | summer |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Autumn classes are structured as an introduction to screenwriting basics and the writing process in general. During every lesson we reflect on our work in progress and/or discuss any related topics. Short script of each student will be consulted in depth at the end of the semester.
In spring there is time to consult, reflect and/or work together with directors, therefore the syllabus can vary according to the actual situation.
Mode of study
Seminar
Prerequisites and co-requisites
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Course contents
- DIALOGUE IN PRACTICE
What is useful to bear in mind while writing a dialogue.
- TOOLS OF A SCREENWRITER
Telegraphing, dangling cause, dramatic irony, dramatic tension.
- STEP OUTLINE/ TREATMENT/ SYNOPSIS
How to write a step outline, treatment, synopsis?
- GROUP WORK
Learning in practice – scene, character, dialogue – based on a written piece of students.
- THE HEROES JOURNEY
Another perspective on building a story.
- GROUP WORK
Learning in practice – scene, character, dialogue – based on a written piece of students.
- SAVE THE CAT
Another perspective on building a story.
- GROUP WORK
Learning in practice – scene, character, dialogue – based on a written piece of students.
- DAN HARMON STORY CIRCLE
Another perspective on building a story
- PRESENTATION – HOW TO PRESENT YOUR WORK IN A WRITTEN FORM?
Tagline, logline and how to make a good presentation of your ideas.
- THE ARCHETYPES
Who are they?
- THE ANTAGONIST
Who is he or she? How to make her/ him even scarier?
- THE SPECIFICS OF COMEDY
Can you learn to be funny?
- GROUP WORK
Learning in practice – scene, character, dialogue – based on a written piece of students.
Recommended or required reading
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Assessment methods and criteria
Attendance (50%) Production of unit exercise pieces (50%). Stated simply - students attend, and students write.
Note
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Schedule for winter semester 2021/2022:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2021/2022:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Wed | 13:10–16:25 | Milada TĚŠITELOVÁ | parallel1 |