Class Writing and Film Development

Projects: creative treatment, script creation.

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1. Discussion of individual application projects 2. Development paths: research 3. Basic aspects of film project construction 4. Basic aspects of script construction  4.1 The question of adaptation (where applicable) 4.2 Character creation 4.3 Structure 4.4 The scene 5. Creative practice in screenwriting and treatment

The syllabus will be taught using various methods - expository, demonstrative and experimental. Various audiovisual and multimedia media will be used, including projection of PowerPoint documents and screenings. Reflection texts on the content will be made available.  Assessment will be continuous and centred on the development process.  Any subsequent exams will consist of a written test on the content taught (see bibliography) and the submission, on the same date, of a statement of intent, synopsis and character description.

— ALTMAN, Rick (2008). A Theory of Narrative. Nova Iorque: Columbia University Press  — BALLON, Rachel (2005). Blueprint for Screenwriting. A Complete Writer’s Guide to Story Structure and Character Development. Londres: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates — FOUCAULT, M. (1977). O Que é Um Autor?. Trad. António Fernando Cascais e Edmundo Cordeiro, Prefácio José Bragança de Miranda e António Fernando Cascais. Lisboa: Edições Vega, Col. Passagens (1ª edição, 1992)