VA 177 - SCRIPTING AND EDITING
Prof. Adriene Jenik
Tues/Thurs 12:30-3:20pm
Office hours: Wed 2-3:30pm
Tel. (858)822-2059
Tues/Thurs 12:30-3:20pm
Office hours: Wed 2-3:30pm
Tel. (858)822-2059
Spring 2004
Mandeville 106
VAF601
ajenik @ ucsd.edu
Mandeville 106
VAF601
ajenik @ ucsd.edu
Prerequisites: VA70N, VA174
(must have media card & access in good standing to media center)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
For media makers of all kinds, the scripting and editing processes are often understood as distinct and separate bookends to the overall production process. This course seeks, through hands-on engagement with both practices, to develop a greater understanding and respect for the ways these processes are intertwined; the way scripting influences editing and new approaches to editing can be anticipated in the scripting process.
During the course we will closely examine projects of artists and filmmakers in order to analyze methods that can assist us as makers in the construction of our own creative media endeavors. A series of individual, large group and small group assignments will foster greater skills in these important areas of artistry. Class time will be divided between viewing/analysis of case studies, in-class production blocks and critique/feedback sessions. Since the instructor has particular expertise in non-linear creative media forms, students interested in developing their work in this nascent area are encourage to do so.
CLASS REQUIREMENTS and EVALUATION
(must have media card & access in good standing to media center)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
For media makers of all kinds, the scripting and editing processes are often understood as distinct and separate bookends to the overall production process. This course seeks, through hands-on engagement with both practices, to develop a greater understanding and respect for the ways these processes are intertwined; the way scripting influences editing and new approaches to editing can be anticipated in the scripting process.
During the course we will closely examine projects of artists and filmmakers in order to analyze methods that can assist us as makers in the construction of our own creative media endeavors. A series of individual, large group and small group assignments will foster greater skills in these important areas of artistry. Class time will be divided between viewing/analysis of case studies, in-class production blocks and critique/feedback sessions. Since the instructor has particular expertise in non-linear creative media forms, students interested in developing their work in this nascent area are encourage to do so.
CLASS REQUIREMENTS and EVALUATION
Assignment #1: ideas
Assignment #2: Script 1
Assignment #3: Script 2/rewrite
Assignment #4: Group Production
Assignment #5: Edit 1
Assignment #6: Edit 2
Attendance:
Participation:
Assignment #2: Script 1
Assignment #3: Script 2/rewrite
Assignment #4: Group Production
Assignment #5: Edit 1
Assignment #6: Edit 2
Attendance:
Participation:
10%
10%
15%
20%
10%
15%
10%
10%
10%
15%
20%
10%
15%
10%
10%
A (91-100) = excellent, B (81-90) =above average, C (71-80) =average, D (61-70)=below average, F (60 & below) =unacceptable
GRADING POLICY AND GENERAL RULES
All assignments must be turned in on time at the beginning of class. Failure to complete work on due date will result in a full letter grade reduction on project for each subsequent class in which project is not turned in. Final projects must be turned in on time to receive credit. No late final projects will be accepted.
ATTENDANCE
Students must attend each class promptly. In the case of an excused absence, student will provide a written excuse or a doctor's note. Student will be allowed no more than two unexcused absences. After this limit, each unexcused absence will automatically lower your grade one half a letter grade. Attendance will be taken at the start of each class. Late attendance (after 30 mins) will be counted as a 1/2 absence.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
paper and DV tapestock as required for assignments.
REQUIRED TEXT Aronson, Linda, SCREENWRITING UPDATED: New (and Conventional) Ways of Writing for the Screen, (Silman-James Press, Los Angeles), 2001, paperback, 300 pps.
OPTIONAL TEXTS TBA
Additional photocopied or online readings as assigned
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Week One
Tues 03/30 Introduction, viewing/analysis, idea generation
Thur 04/01 Ideas, traditional vs. alternative scripts, formatting
DUE: Assignment #1/IDEAS
READ: Part I: Getting Ideas (pp.1-35)
Week Two
Tues 04/06 viewing/analysis/discuss reading
READ: pp.39-88 (overview of traditional narrative)
Thur 04/08 viewing/analyses/discuss reading
READ: pp.88-104 (specific plotting problems)
Week Three
Tues 04/13 viewing/analysis
DUE: Assignment #2/SCRIPT 1
Thur 04/15 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Four
Tues 04/20 reading/critique of SCRIPT 1
READ: choice of pp.105-183 (flashback narrative), pp.185-235 (tandem and sequential narrative & multiple protagonists)
Thur 04/22 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Five
Tues 04/27 viewing/analysis
DUE: Assignment #3/SCRIPT 2-rewrite
Thur 04/29 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Six
Tues 05/04 reading/critique of SCRIPT 2
READ: pp.237-277
Thur 05/06 group division/choice of scripts/division of labor
READ:
Week Seven
Tues 05/11 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Thur 05/13 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Eight
Tues 05/18 viewing/critique of GROUP PRODUCTIONS
DUE: Assignment #4/raw footage from production
Thur 05/20 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Nine
Tues 05/25 view/critique Edit 1
Due: Assignment #5/ Edit 1
Thur 05/27 view/critique Edit 1
Week Ten
Tues 06/01 view/critique Edit 2
Due: Assignment #6/ Edit 2
Thur 06/03 view/critique Edit 2
FINALS WEEK
meeting TBA (as needed)
Please note: this schedule is subject to revision and may be modified during the quarter. Reading and viewing assignments are listed
on date they are due.
DISCLAIMER
In this class I reserve the right to show a broad range of course materials, some of which assume the audience to be adult in age and demeanor. Should you at any time in the course of the class feel offended by something you have seen or heard, we would appreciate you staying to be part of a dialogue. If you feel that you cannot stay, remove yourself from the classroom as discretely as possible. You may be asked to report on your response.
GRADING POLICY AND GENERAL RULES
All assignments must be turned in on time at the beginning of class. Failure to complete work on due date will result in a full letter grade reduction on project for each subsequent class in which project is not turned in. Final projects must be turned in on time to receive credit. No late final projects will be accepted.
ATTENDANCE
Students must attend each class promptly. In the case of an excused absence, student will provide a written excuse or a doctor's note. Student will be allowed no more than two unexcused absences. After this limit, each unexcused absence will automatically lower your grade one half a letter grade. Attendance will be taken at the start of each class. Late attendance (after 30 mins) will be counted as a 1/2 absence.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
paper and DV tapestock as required for assignments.
REQUIRED TEXT Aronson, Linda, SCREENWRITING UPDATED: New (and Conventional) Ways of Writing for the Screen, (Silman-James Press, Los Angeles), 2001, paperback, 300 pps.
OPTIONAL TEXTS TBA
Additional photocopied or online readings as assigned
Week One
Tues 03/30 Introduction, viewing/analysis, idea generation
Thur 04/01 Ideas, traditional vs. alternative scripts, formatting
DUE: Assignment #1/IDEAS
READ: Part I: Getting Ideas (pp.1-35)
Week Two
Tues 04/06 viewing/analysis/discuss reading
READ: pp.39-88 (overview of traditional narrative)
Thur 04/08 viewing/analyses/discuss reading
READ: pp.88-104 (specific plotting problems)
Week Three
Tues 04/13 viewing/analysis
DUE: Assignment #2/SCRIPT 1
Thur 04/15 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Four
Tues 04/20 reading/critique of SCRIPT 1
READ: choice of pp.105-183 (flashback narrative), pp.185-235 (tandem and sequential narrative & multiple protagonists)
Thur 04/22 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Five
Tues 04/27 viewing/analysis
DUE: Assignment #3/SCRIPT 2-rewrite
Thur 04/29 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Six
Tues 05/04 reading/critique of SCRIPT 2
READ: pp.237-277
Thur 05/06 group division/choice of scripts/division of labor
READ:
Week Seven
Tues 05/11 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Thur 05/13 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Eight
Tues 05/18 viewing/critique of GROUP PRODUCTIONS
DUE: Assignment #4/raw footage from production
Thur 05/20 In-Class Prod/Prep Time
Week Nine
Tues 05/25 view/critique Edit 1
Due: Assignment #5/ Edit 1
Thur 05/27 view/critique Edit 1
Week Ten
Tues 06/01 view/critique Edit 2
Due: Assignment #6/ Edit 2
Thur 06/03 view/critique Edit 2
FINALS WEEK
meeting TBA (as needed)
DISCLAIMER
In this class I reserve the right to show a broad range of course materials, some of which assume the audience to be adult in age and demeanor. Should you at any time in the course of the class feel offended by something you have seen or heard, we would appreciate you staying to be part of a dialogue. If you feel that you cannot stay, remove yourself from the classroom as discretely as possible. You may be asked to report on your response.