Università Roma Tre

Prof. Daniela Ceselli Planning
The course aims to address some moments of cinematographic writing in a critical and constructive way, proceeding in theoretical and practical steps:
focus on a thematic idea (high / low concept);
drafting a synopsis of max 5 lines;
essential points of a subject;
character and character;
drafting a subject;
character construction (protagonist, antagonist, nearby characters);
character (character arc, obstacles, choices, goal, object of desire, insight);
step outline for a dramaturgical structure in three acts;
identification of turning points;
mid-point;
subplots / subplots ;
first and second draft of the treatment;
screenplay format and screenplay reference systems;
script analysis (character driven plot / action plot)
film viewing exempla
Purpose of the course: to familiarize with cinematographic writing from a theoretical and practical point of view, becoming familiar with the different phases (steps) of the process of developing a film script/project and understanding the specificities of writing for images/sounds in its diversity from the literary and theatrical one.

Bibliografia
Francis Vanoye, Sceneggiatura. Forme, dispositivi, modelli, Lindau, 1999
Daniela Ceselli, L’esistenza incerta del testo-sceneggiatura, Le Mani, 2012 ( in stampa)
Aspetti Pratici ( a scelta 1 testo)
Robert McKee, Story, Contenuti, struttura, stile, principi della sceneggiatura
per il cinema e per la fiction Tv, International Forum Edizioni, 2008
Syd Field, La sceneggiatura, Lupetti, 1991
Luca Aimeri, Manuale di sceneggiatura cinematografica, UTET , 2007
Italo Calvino, Lezioni americane, Mondadori, 1998
David Mamet, I tre usi del coltello, Minimum Fax, 2010
Raymond Carver, Il mestiere di scrivere, Einaudi, 1997
David Howard, Edward Mabley, Gli strumenti dello sceneggiatore, Dino Audino Editore, 1999