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Course outline
- Drama – Definition, origin – History
- Aristotle’s poetics - 6 elements of drama
- Drama development in different cultures
- Roman/Japanese/Chinese/Indian/Islamic
- The dramatic structure of 8 steps
- Distribution of information through characters - Setup and pay-off
- Aesthetic movements in the 20th century
- Naturalism – Realism – Expressionism – Dadaism – Surrealism – Absurdism – Postmodernism
- What makes a strong screen drama idea? The screenwriter’s toolbox
- Story and dramatic structure - Pattern, paradigm and approaches to script planning
- Characters and dramatic conflict through crisis to climax, through resolution
- Creating interesting and effective characters – character types, 3-dimensional characters
- Short film as a genre
- Make psychology visual
- Scene and shot divisioning
- Tips for producing a successful play – 1
- Tips for producing a successful play – 2
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