Script Editing of a Short Film

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
306SSF	exam	2	4 lecture hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 14 to 24 hours of self-study	English	winter

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Tomáš DORUŠKA

A practical introduction to dramaturgy of a short film - the primary elements 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 etc.) and principles of expression in film
story and its necessary elements, film – pyramid, differences between a story and a way of storytelling
storyteller, relationship storyteller–listener (viewer), ways of representation (depiction) of the storyteller
narrative structures and their comparison, structure of tragedy according to Aristotle
dramatic situation of drama
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
genre and its functions
plot and character, ostension
character, elements of character, „timeline“ and „recent past“ of character

Each theoretical section is supplemented with film samples in which students can see how their creators – now often successful filmmakers – dealt with specific „dramaturgic situations“ and which form they used to create functional parts of their films' structure. The diversity and balance of various types, focus, genres and time of creation of these films ensure that each student will find his or hers „cup of tea“ and their high quality in given parameters must allow for learning even in areas that are not favored by the given student.

Learning outcomes

Prerequisites and other requirements

Literature

Writing the Character-Centered Screenplay

Andrew Horton, University of California Press, ISBN-10: 0520221656, ISBN-13: 978-0520221659

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting

Syd Field, Publisher: Delta; Revised edition (November 29, 2005) ISBN-10: 0385339038, ISBN-13: 978-0385339032

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on:

Activity in the lectures/exercises/classes

development of the course paper

presentation

completion of the final exam

minimum 70% participation in the total classes.

Note

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