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Class Script and narrative II

  • Presentation

    Presentation

    Argumento e Narrativa II continues the cycle of studies started in the previous semester. Practical workshops and case-studies on adaptation, research, and genre-specific writing will help students appreciate the collaborative nature of storytelling, while sessions on AI and collaborative scriptwriting introduce modern tools and workflows. By writing and revising their own scripts, students will develop an understanding of how narrative choices impact performance, empowering them to become more versatile actors.
  • Code

    Code

    ULHT6801-25275
  • Syllabus

    Syllabus

    Film analysis of adapted theatre plays to cinema: Tennessee Wiliams and other authors Expanding storytelling through creating a transmedia narrative/universe. Exploring the different ways a story can be told on different platforms and using different formats.   Adapting source material (books, plays, real-life events) into screenplays. Discuss the challenges of staying faithful to the source while making it cinematic. Tackling the issue of representation in historical and contemporary film.  A postcolonial critique of stereotype roles in cinema and the social dynamic they influence. Case studies of false representation in acclaimed films and applying methods to detect and avoid it. Learn how to effectively pitch a script to producers, directors, or actors. 
  • Objectives

    Objectives

    By delivering into advanced narrative techniques—such as non-linear structure, character transformation, visual storytelling, and dialogue subtext—students will gain a deeper understanding of how scripts shape performance and how contemporary storytelling is adapting to new media forms (social media, transmedia, etc..). The course aids students in analyzing scripts for emotional beats, character motivations, and story structure. 
  • Teaching methodologies and assessment

    Teaching methodologies and assessment

    Use of active methodologies, in addition to the use of technological supports that allow the expansion and consolidation of learning processes.
  • References

    References

     Batty, C. (2012). Writing for the screen: Creative and critical approaches. Palgrave Macmillan.  Berry, C. (2001). The actor and the text. Virgin Books. Field, S. (2005). Screenplay: The foundations of screenwriting (3rd ed.). Delta. Ball, D. (1983). Backwards & forwards: A technical manual for reading plays. Southern Illinois University Press.  
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