Screenwriting
In WRI1000 students will explore the foundations of the art and craft of storytelling, in terms of story development and scriptwriting. The course aims to intruduce the students to the classical narrative designs and principles that has been shaped through human, and cinematic, history, while also questioning the value of storytelling dogma.
In practice, the students will be tasked with creating, structuring, articulating and formatting screenplays of their own. A siginificant emphisis will be put on the iterative process of writing - being dependant on feedback and rewriting. The course material is sgeared towards film and TV-production, but will also include insights into narrativs in other mediums and genres.
This course is fundamental for aspiring writers, but will also aid directors, producers and other creative practitioners to gain insights into the essential concepts and processes involved in the creation, communication and interpretation of story.
Key topics include:
- Essential visual storytelling concepts
- Communicating ideas
- Story structure
- Character development
- Action description
- Dialogue
- Theme and symbolism in narratives
After completing the course, the student must have obtained:
Knowledge
- the student will have broad knowledge about why and how modern narratives are able to engage and affect the reader/viewer
- the student will have an understanding of how modern screenplays are formatted and why
Skills
- the student can identify and make appropriate use of classic storytelling principles, tools and structures
- the student can communicate their narrative clearly, succinctly and functionally in the form of a screenplay
- the student can utilize feedback constructively in an iterative, rewriting process
General competence
- the student can reflect on their own creative process
- the student can receive and give constructive feedback
Portfolio (MA) Individual (100/100)
- Screenplay (70/100),
- Reflection Paper (30/100)
Graded: Pass /Fail