ISLA IPGT 26846

Pre-Production and Screenwriting

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  Focused on project development, this course qualifies students to create scripts and develop initial production plans, fostering fundamental skills for the pre-production stage. • Development of concepts and ideas for audiovisual productions. • Scriptwriting: structure, characters, dialogue. • Storyboard creation techniques. • Production planning: needs assessment and scheduling. • Pre-production documentation and creation of shooting plans.
• ProgramaProgramme

  Idea generation and research; Classical and non-linear story structure; three and/or five-act paradigms; Logline, synopsis, outline and screenplay drafting; Character and dialogue development; industry-standard script formatting; visual grammar and shot breakdown; Storyboard and animatic creation; technical, crew and budget requirements; Production book, scheduling, and cost estimation; Basic legal issues (copyright, licences); pitching techniques.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  This course unit aims to prepare students with the ability to plan and structure audiovisual projects, covering the initial stages of production, from the conception of the idea to the development of the script. Students will develop creative and organizational skills that are fundamental to the production of successful audiovisual content.  
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Cook, D. A. (2016). A History of Narrative Film (5th ed.). W. W. Norton & Company. Dancyger, K. , & Rush, J. (2013). Alternative Scriptwriting: Beyond the Hollywood Formula (5th ed.). Focal Press. Field, S. (2018). Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Revised ed.). Delta. Parent-Alter, D. (2014). O argumento cinematográfico. Lisboa: Edições Texto & Grafia. Rabiger, M., & Hurbis-Cherrier, M. (2020). Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (6th ed.). Routledge. Raskin, R. (2005). The Art of the Short Fiction Film: A Shot by Shot Study of Nine Modern Classics. London: McFarland & Company. Yorke, J. (2014). Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey into Story. Penguin Books.
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Flipped-class micro-lectures; collaborative writers’ room; project-based learning; generative-AI tools for ideation and arc analysis; augmented-reality storyboarding; gamified peer review; 48-hour formative feedback loops.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  6
• NaturezaNature

  Mandatory
• EstágioInternship

  Não
• AvaliaçãoEvaluation

  1. Avaliação Contínua ou distribuída [Projectos]:

  • Trabalho prático em Grupo (2 elementos max.): Sinopse, Guião e Storyboard para uma Curta; 10%+30%+20% [Apresentação em: 21.10; 11.11 e 2.12];

  • Trabalho prático Individual [Shooting Schedule Stripboard]; 40% [Apresentação em: 6.1.2026 ].

   

  OU

   

  2. Avaliação Final:

  Teste Teórico-prático de Avaliação Global (TAG); 100%