The aim of this course is to provide students with tools for both theoretical analysis and practical realization of film scripts, with a particular consideration of different genres and formats, and references to mainstream as well as low budget productions. The course will take into account the main methodologies of scriptwriting; it will address the main stages of the screenwriting process, from the early concept to the script and the final treatment; it will consider the historical evolution of cinematic narrative forms; and it will offer insights into the relationship between cinematic narration and contemporary crossmedia storytelling.
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Programme
The workshop is divided into two parts: 15 hours address the introduction to the screenplay, its languages, and its narrative modes, with attention to narrative genres, worldbuilding, and storytelling; 15 hours will focus on writing practices, addressing them through writing exercises. The second part focuses specifically on issues such as the passage from the story to the screenplay; the novelization and the relationship with film writing; the relationship between the plot and the script; the opening scenes and the first act; the production of the character, from its subtext to the dialogue; film analysis and opening models; the distinction between iconic and abstract language; film time and film movement.Core Documentation
Bibliographic suggestions and references will be given during classes.Reference Bibliography
Bibliographic suggestions and references will be given during classes.Type of delivery of the course
30 hours of frontal lessons and workshops.Attendance
The presence is mandatory; there is the possibility to be absent a maximum of 3 times during the whole workshop.Type of evaluation
Attendance and active participation during classes are needed and meet the assigned writing practices and exercises’ deadlines.