Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in performing arts, professional focus in cinema and performing arts | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Conceived like a workshop, this course proposes a panorama of the methods and the questions about writing for screen.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Teaching to students the basis of scenaristic writing.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
General knowledge of cinema history.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Various writing exercises during and between workshop sessions.
Students will also be asked to complete the writing of a short fiction film script over the course of the workshop.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face to face.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
- Basic bibliography:
- Jean-Claude CARRIERE et Pascal BONITZER, Exercice du scénario, Paris, FEMIS, 1990.
- Michel CHION, Ecrire un scénario (éd. Définitive), Paris, Cahiers du cinéma / INA, 2015.
- Isabelle RAYNAULD, Lire et écrire un scénario, Paris, Armand Colin, 2e éd., 2019.
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Personal work is used as a basis for the final evaluation.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
"Qu'on écrive un roman ou un scénario, on organise des rencontres, on vit avec des personnages ; c'est le même plaisir, le même travail, on intensifie la vie." François Truffaut
Contacts
Dick Tomasovic
Département Médias, Culture et Communication
Théories et pratiques du spectacle
Esthétique du cinéma et des arts audiovisuels
Université de Liège
Place du XX Août, 7
4000 Liège
Belgique
32 4 366 32 88 ou 32 79 (secrétariat)
dick.tomasovic@uliege.be