Write a Movie Script - Dialogue

Objective

The student understands the key concepts of film theory and is able to utilise them in the analysis of dialogue. They recognise what creates emotional tension and how the content of dialogue reveals the character’s nature. The student knows how to create different levels of meaning in dialogue. They write simple scenes in various styles and apply the principles learned in practice.

Content

- The role of dialogue in narration and character development. - Subtext and surface text - The significance of subtext in narration and depicting humanity - Writing a scene on different levels and in various styles

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student completes the tasks satisfactorily. They are familiar with concepts of film theory. The student is able to recognise emotional nuances and levels of meaning in a text. They are able to write a simple scene.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student completes the tasks satisfactorily. They know the concepts of film theory and utilise them. The student understands how to create emotional charges and levels of meaning in a text. They are able to write a simple scene and apply the principles learned in its implementation.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student completes the tasks well. They are familiar with the concepts of film theory and apply them in their analysis. The student knows how to create emotional undertones and layers of meaning in the text. They are able to write dialogue scenes in various styles and utilise the principles learned in doing so.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student completes the tasks satisfactorily. They are familiar with concepts of film theory. The student is able to recognise emotional nuances and levels of meaning in a text. They are able to write a simple scene.

Further information

The course introduces film theory and analyses film dialogue. What creates emotional charges? What does the content of the dialogue reveal about the character? How can dialogue be given multiple layers? The course practices the skills learned by writing scenes and experimenting with different writing styles.