Postgraduate certificate Film Script

The script is the cornerstone from which every film project is executed. The moment in which the idea is born, grows and is developed, taking shape and structure. Its working keys are the tools that the professional must know to be able to create scripts that are achievable and with prospects of success. This program will allow you to learn everything you need through a quality specialization, with the support of the largest online university in the world; the hallmark of all TECH programs.

University certificate

duration

6 weeks

Modality

Online

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

6 ECTS

financing up to

3 months

Price(first year)

See price

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Introduction to the Program

The keys to successful audiovisual production revealed in a top-quality program"

There is no successful film production without a quality script. Developed on the front line, the script determines the rest of the production processes of any production.

This decisive moment inevitably requires high doses of creativity, but it is also sustained by a high level of professionalism, of craft, which brings to the development of the script the consistency in the discursive elaboration and in the creation of the characters and other aspects of the production, which they need to materialize in a consistent manner.

This program will show the guidelines to follow and the inevitable steps to take the idea to the level of quality that will turn it into a film production.

All the steps of creating a Film Script in a high-impact program"

This Postgraduate certificate in Film Script offers the characteristics of a high-level educational and technological program. These are some of its most notable features:  

The latest technology in online teaching software
A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
Practical cases presented by practising experts
State-of-the-art interactive video systems
Teaching supported by telepractice
Continuous updating and recycling systems
Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification
Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
Availability of content from any device, fixed or portable, with Internet connection
Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program

A contextualized and real educational program that will allow you to put your learning into practice through new skills"

Our teaching staff is made up of working professionals. In this way TECH ensures to offer you the updating objective it intends. A multidisciplinary team of professors trained and experienced in different environments, who will develop theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will bring their practical knowledge derived from their own experience to the course: one of the differential qualities of this training.

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodology used in the design of this course. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-Learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, students will be able to study with a range of convenient and versatile multimedia tools that will give them the operational skills they need for their qualification.

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that views learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, TECH will use telepractice: with the help of an innovative interactive video system and Learning from an Expert, the student will be able to acquire the knowledge as if they were facing the scenario they are learning at that moment. A concept that will allow students to integrate and memorize what they have learnt in a more realistic and permanent way.

A program of high interest for the professional in this field and for those who want to seek their professional opportunity in it" 

A practical and real program that will allow you to advance gradually and safely"

Syllabus

The syllabus of the program is structured as a comprehensive tour through each and every one of the concepts required to understand and work in this field. With an approach focused on practical application that will allow the student to grow as a professional from the first moment of training

A comprehensive syllabus focused on acquiring knowledge and converting it into real skills, created to propel you to excellence"

Module 1. Film Script

1.1. The Film Script I. From the Idea to the Story

1.1.1. Process for Making a Screenplay: Basic Definitions (Script, Idea, Synopsis, Plot/Scene, Treatment, Theme, Narrative Event, Scene, Sequence, Act)
1.1.2. Tips for Making a Good Story
1.1.3. Text and Subtext

1.2. The Film Script II: Writing for the Screen

1.2.1. Types of Scripts (Classic Script- Plot Driven Film-, Non-Classic Script -Character Driven Film-) Study Paradigms
1.2.2. Screenwriting Tools (Objective, Obstacle/Conflict, Premise, Main Tension, Theme, Unity, Exposition, Dramatic Irony, Surprise, Story Development, Probability)
1.2.3. Decisions Prior to the Execution of a Screenplay: Narrative Axis and Point of View, Focusing, Genre, Style, Plot Synthesis, Plot

1.3. The Character in the Film Script

1.3.1. Character Creation: Drama and Psychoanalysis; from Ibsen to Freud
1.3.2. Character Building Tools or Characterization Techniques
1.3.3. Character Exposure
1.3.4. The Myth of the Hero (Paradigms of Change)
1.3.5. Secondary Characters
1.3.6. Types of Conflict

1.4. Script Structure

1.4.1. The Staged Drama (Actions and Events) Units, Parts and Final Concordance and Discordance
1.4.2. The Dramatic Structure Information Management
1.4.3. Plots and Subplots
1.4.4. Scene: Writing, Selecting, Maxims to Achieve a Good Scene
1.4.5. Other Narrative Resources and Techniques

1.5. Execution of the Classic Script

1.5.1. The First Act
1.5.2. The Second Act
1.5.3. The Third Act

1.6. The Dialogues Script Formats

1.6.1. The Rules of Film Dialogue
1.6.2. Uses and Functions
1.6.3. Dialogues in the Film Script
1.6.4. Script Formats
1.6.5. Script Presentations

1.7. Rewriting the Script Pitching

1.7.1. The Script Improvement Process
1.7.2. Detect What's Wrong
1.7.3. The Art of Problem Solving: From the Scene to the Structure
1.7.4. Pitching: Presenting the Script
1.7.5. Creative Mechanisms to Devise Cinematic Storytelling
1.7.6. Study Cases The Stephen King Method

1.8. Film Adaptations I: Theory and Analysis of Adaptation

1.8.1. The Relationship between Literature and Cinema: Mutual Influences
1.8.2. Authorship and Adaptation
1.8.3. Types of Adaptation

1.9. Film Adaptations II: Theory and Analysis of Adaptation

1.9.1. Spatial and Temporal Representation
1.9.2. The Point of View: From Literature to Cinema
1.9.3. Remake

1.10. Case Studies

1.10.1. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
1.10.2. The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
1.10.3. The Schindler List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
1.10.4. The Family of Pascual Duarte (Camilo José Cela) and Its Film Adaptation Pascual Duarte (Ricardo Franco, 1976)

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development”

Postgraduate Certificate in Film Script

The great audiovisual and cinematographic world could not function properly without the script, a basic element used to guide and develop any project that is executed. Thanks to this, it is possible to plan from the order and sequence of each shooting, to the direction of the creative departments. As it is such a crucial factor in each production, it becomes necessary that the people in charge of creating this outline have the necessary skills to develop it properly. As a result of this approach, TECH Global University has developed a Postgraduate Certificate in Film Script that, in addition to addressing the step-by-step creation and design of this style of writing, it delves into the study paradigms and types of script currently used (classic script -Plot Driven Film-, non-classical script -Character Driven Film-). Through this 150-hour postgraduate course, students will be able to learn about, identify, and apply theories, resources, and methods in the processes of creating and analyzing audiovisual stories.

Specialize in developing scripts for movies

The script determines the rest of the production processes of any film project, for this reason, its creation must be unrivaled and of excellent quality. Through virtual classes you will learn everything related to the filmmaking process, including: the idea, synopsis, plot/scene, treatment, theme, theme, narrative event, scene, sequence and act. In addition to its structure, format and tools used (obstacle/conflict, theme, unity, dramatic irony, story development). In this way, you will reinforce your creative skills and you will obtain the necessary resources to design dialogues, characters, plots and subplots, among others.

Take an online Postgraduate Certificate

At TECH Global University you will be able to maximize your abilities thanks to the methodology and multimedia content, including tips for creating a good story, tools for building characters or characterization techniques, creative mechanisms to devise cinematographic stories and the management of decisions prior to the execution of a script (narrative axis, point of view, focus, genre, style, plot synthesis). Likewise, you will address the theoretical-practical foundations of the technologies, techniques and resources required for the creation and production of audiovisual content. As a result of all this, you will be an expert in creating script schemes with prospects for success.