a. Create an original story and plan its visualization and its development into a short film in all the
necessary stages from the page to the screen;
b. Inspire and supervise students to creatively engage with their cinematic ideas;
c. Provide students with the basic tools which will allow them to successfully embark on the planning
and scripting of a script;
d. Design a series of visual techniques which are essential tools for scriptwriters and filmmakers;
e. Create a storyboard;
f. Draft a documentary film treatment proposal;
g. Plan for and conduct interviews;
h. Create script narration.

a. Demonstrate the importance of research as part of the creative process;
b. Identify different documentary modes;
c. Critically analyse a documentary film in terms of structure, content and bias;
d. Evaluate the aesthetic and political ramifications of a documentary;
e. Identify, analyse and critically appraise the narratorial techniques of screenplays of both
mainstream and independent cinema;
f. Define the basic principles of cinematic dramaturgy and characterization techniques.

a. Apply a number of methodological approaches in the analysis of individual scripts mediated by an
understanding of the principles and the terminology of cinematic dramaturgy;
b. Apply the basic narratorial strategies and techniques of scriptwriting required in the planning and
development of a script;
c. Master the screenwriting language;
d. Collegially engage in a discussion on the quality of a script;
e. Apply the acquired writing skills to the practical development of a script;
f. Apply the basic narratorial strategies and techniques of scriptwriting required in the planning and
development of a script;
g. Prepare on the various techniques which are required to turn a script into a short film;
h. Apply the acquired stylistic knowledge when transforming a script into a short film.

This module will be assessed through: Coursework, Creative Assignments.

Core Reading List:

1. Aristotle. (1997). The Poetics, trans. by Malcolm Heath. London: Penguin Classics.
2. Aufderheide, P. (2007). Documentary Film. A Very Shirt Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University
Press.
3. Batty. C. (ed.) (2014). Screenwriters and Screenwriting: Putting Practice into Context. London:
Palgrave Macmillan.
4. Braga, P. (2015). Words in Action: Forms and Techniques of Fil, Dialogue. Bern, Switzerland: Peter
Lang AG International Academic Publisher.
5. Campbell, J. (2012). The Hero with a Thousand Faces. New World Library.
6. Evans, R. (2010). Stand-Out Shorts, Burlington: Focal Press.
7. Felando, C. (2015). Shorts and Film History: The Rise, Fall, and Rise of the Short Film. New York.
NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
8. Field, S. (1979). Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting. (revised and updated 2005). New
York, NY: Delta.
9. Gulino, P. J. (2004). Screenwriting: The Eight Sequence Approach. New York, NY: Continuum.
10. Iglesias, K. (2011). Writing for Emotional Impact: Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage,
and Fascinate the Reader from Beginning to End. Livermore, CA: WingSpan Press.
11. James, T. (2009). Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers (4th ed.). Burlingtom, MA: Focal
Press.
12. Johnson, C.H. (2020). Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect (5th ed.). London: Routledge.
13. Kozloff, S. (2000). Overhearing Film Dialogue. Berkley, CA: University of California Press.
14. Lavandier, Y. (2005). Writing Drama; a Comprehensive Guide for Playwrights and Scriptwriters.
Trans. by Bernard Besserglik, Le Clown & l’Enfant [original edition: La dramaturgie, Le Clown &
l’Enfant, 1994].
15. McLane, B. (2012). A New History of Documentary Film (2nd ed.). New York: Bloomsbury Academic.
16. Rosenthal, A. and Eckhardt, N. (2016). Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and
Digital Videos (5
th ed.). Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press.
17. Trottier, D. (2019). The Screenwriter’s Bible, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling
Your Script (7th ed.). Hollywood, CA: Silman-James Press, Inc.
18. Vogler, C. (2007). The Writer’s Journey. Burbank, CA: Michael Wiese Productions.
19. Yorke, J. (2015). Into the Woods. New York, NY: The Overlook Press.
20. How to Storyboard: The Complete Guide. https://www.miracalize.com/how-to-storyboard-yourfilm/
21. BBC Writers Room https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom
22. Go Into the Story https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/