Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Writing of Scenarios / Basics of the Drama
Course Code
KSK_057
Branch of Science
Media and communications
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Communication Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Alnis Stakle
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Within the scope of the course students should obtain regularities of the drama theory, their use in the overview of the drama material regardless of the genre, as well as review in detail peculiarities of the drama genre of scenarios, their types and forms.
Preliminary Knowledge
None.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students know regularities of drama and belonging to the communication process.
Skills
1.Students know how to use skills in the analysis of drama structures, their peculiarities depending on the genre.
Competences
1.Students are able to autonomously use theoretical knowledge and practical skills about writing of scenarios and drama, creating new ideas and approaches to personal projects. Able to autonomously plan and drive their professional improvement, deepening their understanding of the drama.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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During a semester the student reads mandatory readings and internet sources. Students should share existing and obtained knowledge among themselves during lectures, during discussions outside lectures, thus developing their own and joint knowledge about writing of scenarios and the drama.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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10 points
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The final mark is the sum of all marks. Knowledge will be assessed using 10-point grading system. Attendance of lectures – 15%. Participation in lectures (activity and quality of answers) – 20%. Fulfilment of tasks – 40%. Course project/examination – 25%. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Regularities of the drama – copy of life processes and logics.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Foundations of a drama text – nature, regularities of its creation, techniques.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Foundations of a drama text – nature, regularities of its creation, techniques.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Story – technological foundations of the drama material. Paradox. Message of the drama work. Topics, idea and overarching task.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Story – technological foundations of the drama material. Paradox. Message of the drama work. Topics, idea and overarching task.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Task: principles of creations of ideas of scenarios.
Home assignment: development of an individual scenario scene.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Structure of a drama work – peculiarities and use of a three-act structure, other structures.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Structure of a drama work – peculiarities and use of a three-act structure, other structures.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Task: creation of characters in class for further development. Home assignment: “logline” of a scenario.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Structure of specific drama work. Cinematographic adaptation, dramatizations, advertising, video art.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Structure of specific drama work. Cinematographic adaptation, dramatizations, advertising, video art.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Reading and analysis of individual works.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Forms, types of scenarios, their technical recording and specifics.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Reading and analysis of individual works.
Discussions.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Structure of specific drama work. Cinematographic adaptation, dramatizations, advertising, video art.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
30 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
|
Regularities of the drama – copy of life processes and logics.
|
|
Foundations of a drama text – nature, regularities of its creation, techniques.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
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Topics
|
Story – technological foundations of the drama material. Paradox. Message of the drama work. Topics, idea and overarching task.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Task: principles of creations of ideas of scenarios.
Home assignment: development of an individual scenario scene.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Structure of a drama work – peculiarities and use of a three-act structure, other structures.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Task: creation of characters in class for further development. Home assignment: “logline” of a scenario.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
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Location
|
Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
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Topics
|
Structure of specific drama work. Cinematographic adaptation, dramatizations, advertising, video art.
|
-
Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Forms, types of scenarios, their technical recording and specifics.
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-
Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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|---|---|---|
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Reading and analysis of individual works.
Discussions.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Aristotelis, Poētika, Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2008
2.
Mitta, „Kino mezdu adom i rajem” – Podkova, 1999.
3.
L. Gundars, Dramatika jeb Racionālā poētika. – Darbnīcas, Rīga, 2009.
4.
Blake Snyder, Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need,Michael Wiese Productions, 2005
5.
V.Šekspīra luga „Hamlets”
6.
Christina Kallas un John Howard, Creative Screenwriting: Understanding Emotional Structure, Palgrave, 2010
7.
David Trottier, The Screenwriter's Bible, 6th Edition: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script (Expanded & Updated) 6th Edition, Silman-James Press, 2014
8.
Erik Bork, The Idea: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction, Overfall Press, 2018
9.
Jessica Brody, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need, Ten Speed Press, 2018
Other Information Sources
1.
Filma PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272338/?ref_=nv_sr_1) 2002.gads, rež. P.T.Andersons.