Description

This professional master’s degree in Audiovisual Screenwriting will allow you to develop all your knowledge about the creation of characters and stories and to translate it into an audiovisual medium in a professional way”

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To carry out the creation of any type of script, it is necessary to acquire a series of competencies that allow the idea to be put into practice and make it work. From the initial idea and its historical process, to the legal and juridical elements involved. Updating in this area is necessary, even if the scriptwriter's basic specialization is deep or highly experienced. In addition, it is not only enough to know the fundamentals of the processes that must be carried out for the creation of the script, but it is also important to incorporate the necessary information for its pre-production, production and post-production, viewing the process as a whole in an integral manner. 

The first part of the syllabus covers the phases prior to the creation of the script itself. It delves into the process of creating characters, their origins and the plot. There is a special emphasis on the history of films and television, offering a fundamental perspective for the creation of the script. Modules are also included to address other script formats, such as documentaries, television and Internet series, short films or video games, the latter belonging to an incipient sector that is very important for the entertainment industry. Finally, we find the analysis of the adaptation process, which makes this professional master’s degree the most complete in Audiovisual Screenwriting. 

This program is the most complete and directed for the professional script writer to reach a superior level of performance, based on the fundamentals and the latest trends in the development of audiovisual scripts in all formats. Make the most of the opportunity and take this training in a 100% online format. Get your professional master’s degree to continue growing in your career as a screenwriter.   

This professional master’s degree is perfect for you to know how to tell the story you want to tell and do it in a professional way"

This professional master’s degree in Audiovisual Screenwriting contains the most complete and up-to-date academic program on the market. The most important features include:

  • Developing practical cases presented by experts in Audiovisual Screenwriting
  • Its graphic, schematic and eminently practical contents with which they are conceived, provide scientific and practical information on those disciplines that are essential for professional practice
  • News on cultural journalism and new social trends
  • Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
  • Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student
  • Special emphasis on of the communication methodologies in cultural journalism. 
  • Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
  • Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Work with the best scriptwriters and teaching professionals in this professional master’s degree with excellent curricular value"

The teaching staff includes professionals from the field of audiovisual production, who bring their experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program designed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the student must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in Audiovisual Scriptwriting with extensive experience.

Don't miss the opportunity to increase your competence in the creation of audiovisual scripts in different formats"

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Learn about the latest trends in the entertainment industry and update your knowledge in Audiovisual Screenwriting”

Objectives

This professional master’s degree is aimed at professional screenwriters, so that they can acquire the necessary tools to develop in the field, learning about the latest trends and delving into the issues that are at the forefront of this branch of knowledge. Only with the proper preparation will a scriptwriter be able to capture what he or she wants in an audiovisual medium.      

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The program inAudiovisual Screenwriting is oriented toward the professional, so that they can carry out the creation and adaptation of scripts at a higher level"

General Objective

  • Achieve the necessary knowledge to write the different types of audiovisual scripts according to the final format of the production, taking into account the construction of the character, the plot, the legal framework, the labor context, and the audiovisual history from its origins to the present day

Specific Objectives

  • Know the perspectives from which the character has been analyzed, starting with Aristotle, Russian formalism, structuralism, and the one that affects the psychological aspect, and how all this relates to the narrative and the depth of a character
  • Elaborate the characterization of the characters taking into account Linda Seger's themes, symbols, narrative universes, actions, interpretation of reality, physical appearance, and character building steps
  • Explore the relationship between protagonist and antagonist considering their similarities, differences, vulnerabilities, external events, the climax and the double self-revelation
  • Study the hero and his journeys, through the concepts of antihero and victim
  • Understand how character conflict types are developed through the study of single and multiple plots
  • Examine character psychology through the differences between films and literature, and how it is expressed through emotions, thoughts, dialogue, actions, and visual or sound metaphors
  • Analyze the relationship between dialogue and character, explaining the purpose of the dialogue, and the nuances it may take depending on the voices involved, the subtexts they contain and whether or not it is an explanatory dialogue
  • Investigate the link between character and scene, highlighting precedents and the role played in this regard by protagonists and antagonists, status quo, desire, motivations, strategies, moods, and emotional, social and spatial relationships
  • Learn the relevance of the audience as protagonist, giving the information of the character in a structured and dosed way, taking into account the parameters of suspense, surprise, anticipations and pulses
  • Assimilate the concepts exposed by Aristotle in his work "The Poetics", understanding especially the meaning of myth, and how myth and character are associated to create a mythical character with solvency
  • Study the basic concepts of plot creation: idea, synopsis, treatment, plot outline and script
  • Analyze the origin and structure of the script taking into account the controlling idea, the premise, the turning point, the climax and the moralizing action
  • Elaborate the plot through narrative fundamentals, information, archetype and synthesis
  • List and systematize plot elements in terms of coherence, verisimilitude, genres, characters, tone, dramatic arc, plots, and treatment
  • Narrow the television plot according to the needs and conditions of mass production
  • Reflect on the paradigms or currents of cinematographic creation in Europe, the United States and other parts of the world
  • Organize time in the narrative through alteration, disorder and fragmentation, making use of audiovisual language resources
  • Projecting dialogues together with the action in the plot according to spaces, description, pace and details
  • Study and create technical, graphic and sound scripts, taking into account their elements and the most appropriate format
  • Know and manage free and proprietary software screenwriting programs to improve productivity and facilitate creation with the tools available
  • Know the basic concepts related to the types of documentaries, their differences with works of fiction and their historical evolution
  • Analyze the transformation of documentaries and their hybridizations today
  • Study documentary language and its historical development
  • Reflect on the narrative strategies for documentaries, taking into account the format, script content, visual and auditory treatment, as well as the project’s choices and annotations
  • Plan the types of strategy for narration, character, direction, explicit or implicit presence, research, reconstructions, and oral or visual discourses
  • Learn how to use documentary creation tools, such as images, audiovisual documents, and sounds
  • Elaborate a documentary script, locating the beginning, middle and end, with the necessary flexibility, and introducing the interviews, until reaching the final script
  • Systematize interviews for a documentary film taking into consideration documents, narrative, emotion, interviewees and interaction
  • Organize the steps for audiovisual creation: pre-production, briefing and sales pitch, transmedia and multiplatform projects, and the keys to a solid pitching process
  • Examine the phases in the marketing structure of a films: existence, persuasion, recall, placement, merchandising and representativeness
  • Observe and analyze the importance of audiovisual festivals, markets and awards in different parts of the world
  • Study the origins of film and the authorships that marked milestones in its initial development, up to the cinematographic narration, as well as its evolution until it became an industry, the irruption of sound films, the classical style, the new perspectives since the 60’s and the present day
  • Analyze the film and propaganda of World War II, and how the relationship of film to history and vice versa has developed, from different perspectives
  • Examine the historical evolution of the documentary genre, from its origins, through the different conceptions, aesthetic and ethical foundations, to the new narratives and the boom experienced in recent decades
  • Categorize fiction television production and its different genres based on American and Latin American formats that influenced the rest of the world
  • Understand the state of narratives in today’s film and their anachronistic, intertwined and gamified elements
  • Study television genres, the phases of television, the evolution and general characteristics of television fiction in terms of formats, seriality, and new trends
  • Gain an in-depth understanding of the concept of webseries, their origin, peculiarities, similarities and differences with respect to television, as well as advertising webseries and their relationship with branded content
  • Understand the configuration of the contemporary audiovisual industry, low-cost projects, the innovation and creativity involved, free knowledge, the possibilities of the Internet, and transmedia projects
  • Elaborate a low-cost audiovisual project from production to festivals, launching and broadcasting
  • Analyze and learn about the different types of audiovisual series in terms of plot, characters, industry, recommendations and evolution In particular, procedurals, dramas, serials,  sitcoms, new comedy and animations
  • Reflect on the concept of short films, its origin, evolution, current trends, and its positioning in the audiovisual industry
  • Describe and produce a literary script from the idea, synopsis, headline, description, dialogue and transition
  • Develop a technical script, understanding its function and elements: annotations, scenery, shots, sequences, camera movements, music, sound effects, names of characters and scenery, and floor plan
  • Create a graphic script or storyboard, understanding its origin, function, characteristics and elements
  • Create a sound script taking into account its purpose, genesis, characteristics and elements and elements
  • Examine other types of short films in the form of video clips, commercials, and trailers
  • Observe the existence of current derivations of short films in the form of micro- and nano-films 
  • Know the different types of short film festivals, their definition and awards
  • Know the concept and origin of video games in the entertainment industry and the internet era
  • Examine the historical evolution of video games in the audiovisual industry, their commercialization, leadership and corporations
  • Study the narrative structure of video games, their theory, intertextuality, hypertext and ludology
  • Analyze the different types of video game genres, their origins and hybridization
  • Learn how to develop the world, characters and objectives of video games
  • Elaborate and understand the parts of a video game design document
  • Create and build a technical script applied to the particularities of video games as an audiovisual product
  • Systematize and elaborate a videoludic analysis taking into account semiology, communication aesthetics, ludology, film analysis and psychology
  • Reflect on the analysis of the stories in terms of controversies, evocations, difficulties and to whom it analyzes
  • Understand and develop the practical elements of analysis: coverage or analysis sheet, cover or cover, commentary, characters and commercial assessment
  • Understand the premises for films and television adaptation, taking into account translation, creativity, method, obstacles, markets, sources, fidelity and perspective
  • Examine and elaborate literary, theatrical and graphic novel adaptations, taking into account their characteristics, interrelation with film, relationship with the audience, meta-writing and understanding the different languages from which each work originates
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Develop your skills to become a versatile screenwriter who is at the forefront of the latest trends"

Professional Master's Degree in Audiovisual Screenwriting

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It's not just the pencil that needs sharpening, writing skills do, too. Screenwriters, for example, continually polish their writing techniques to turn text into images that eventually come to life in a film, series, documentary or video game. Why reduce the gift of articulating words on paper to just reporting or publishing digital content if you can tell a story that transcends time? TECH Global University gives you the opportunity to venture into this medium with the Professional Master's Degree in Audiovisual Screenwriting, a completely online program created for you to add new skills to your resume and transform writing or creative ingenuity into potentially successful products for the screen in any of its formats. With an intercontinental strength and a catalog of more than ten thousand postgraduate courses, we are the most prestigious online education center in the world market. We offer you both autonomous scheduling flexibility and an experienced faculty coupled with exclusive academic methodologies. Want to make a mark with your career? Opt for a movie future with TECH.

Quality online as a screenwriter

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