Course: Audiovisual Practice Directing and Screewriting 1

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Course title Audiovisual Practice Directing and Screewriting 1
Course code KAAV/AV1RS
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubeček Tomáš, MgA.
  • Velič Martin, MgA. ArtD.
Course content
The scriptwriting seminar leads students to the final independent creative work on the script and gradually introduces them to: - The basics of screenwriting, the idea, the theme, the generally expressed idea, the main idea, the supporting problem. - The process of working within the literary preparation of an AV work: how to approach a script: idea, theme. - Scene, sequence, message and style - Conventional narrative structure. Narrative structure. - Event lines, relationship lines. - Character and character development. - The dramaturgy of the audiovisual. In the field of directing, the teaching focuses on mastering the basic principles of directing: - Assembling a film crew. - Approach to the script, dramaturgy. - Creating a technical script. - Writing a synopsis. - Working with an actor. The student will practise his/her knowledge by completing sub-assignments focusing on particular topics and by writing and implementing a script for a class exercise.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Analysis of a work of art
  • Home preparation for classes - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 78 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisites not specified
Prerequisites not specified
Skills
Prerequisites not specified
Prerequisites not specified
learning outcomes
Knowledge
In screenwriting:
In screenwriting:
- defines the basics of script writing, the main idea and the supporting problem
- defines the basics of script writing, the main idea and the supporting problem
- explains the difference between an idea and a theme
- explains the difference between an idea and a theme
- characterizes a scene, sequence, knows what the message and style of a screenplay is
- characterizes a scene, sequence, knows what the message and style of a screenplay is
- knows what conventional narrative structure is and knows the different stages of story construction
- knows what conventional narrative structure is and knows the different stages of story construction
- finds the difference between an event line, a relationship line and their connection
- finds the difference between an event line, a relationship line and their connection
- defines character creation and the process of character development
- defines character creation and the process of character development
- knows the principles of dramaturgy of an audiovisual work
- knows the principles of dramaturgy of an audiovisual work
In the field of directing:
In the field of directing:
- defines the roles of the components of a film crew
- defines the roles of the components of a film crew
- finds an approach to the script
- finds an approach to the script
- explains the rules of dramaturgy
- explains the rules of dramaturgy
- explains the rules of technical scriptwriting
- explains the rules of technical scriptwriting
- defines the rules of creation to write a synopsis
- defines the rules of creation to write a synopsis
- explains how to work with an actor
- explains how to work with an actor
Skills
In screenwriting:
In screenwriting:
- Can work with the development of an idea in the creation of a script
- Can work with the development of an idea in the creation of a script
- can write a coherent theme
- can write a coherent theme
- establishes a line of events and a line of relationships, can link them
- establishes a line of events and a line of relationships, can link them
- choose an appropriate protagonist and an appropriate antagonist
- choose an appropriate protagonist and an appropriate antagonist
- construct a conventional narrative structure for a screenplay
- construct a conventional narrative structure for a screenplay
In directing:
In directing:
- Can assemble a functional crew with basic ingredients
- Can assemble a functional crew with basic ingredients
- choose the right approach to the script
- choose the right approach to the script
- identifies the structure of the fabric, its gradation
- identifies the structure of the fabric, its gradation
- in the case of foreign material, can apply a dramaturgical approach to the script
- in the case of foreign material, can apply a dramaturgical approach to the script
- choose an appropriate cast
- choose an appropriate cast
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Lecturing
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
assessment methods
Systematic observation of the student
Analysis of the student's performance
Conversation
Systematic observation of the student
Analysis of the student's performance
Text analysis
Text analysis
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Conversation
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Recommended literature
  • ARONSONOVÁ, Linda. Scénář pro 21. století. NAMU, Praha 2014. ISBN 978-80-7331-314-2.
  • Carriere, Jean-Claude. Vyprávět příběh. Praha : NFA, 1995. ISBN 80-7004-081-5.
  • Field, Syd. Jak napsat dobrý scénář. Praha, Rybka Publishers, 2007. ISBN 80-87067-65-7.
  • Fleischer, Jan. To by mohl být film. 1. vyd. V Praze : Akademie múzických umění ; Zlín : Archa, 2009. ISBN 978-80-901926-4-5.
  • Gindl-Tatárová, Zuzana. Umelecké filmové dielo a komercia z hľadiska praktickej dramaturgie. Bratislava, 2000. ISBN 8085182726.
  • Monaco, James. Jak číst film. Albatros, 2004. ISBN 80-00-01410-6.


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