Script Writing for Movies and Television
Physical universe
A course by Julio Rojas , Screenwriter and Author
About the video: Physical universe
Overview
“In this lesson, I will teach you what the physical universe of a movie is, and how important the environment is in the narrative. ”
In this video lesson Julio Rojas addresses the topic: Physical universe, which is part of the Domestika online course: Script Writing for Movies and Television. Discover a creative method to start telling your audiovisual stories.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. i will talk about the physical universe and its relation to other elements of the script. The physical universe is a crucial part of the script's construction triangle. It's vital yet often ignored. offering numerous resources essential for screenwriters. Addressing it early enriches the There are numerous benefits to addressing the physical universe early in writing. rather than as an afterthought. It should be integral to the narrative. not just a replaceable backdrop for the characters. The physical universe is essential and should be discussed at the outset to enhance th...”
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Julio Rojas
A course by Julio Rojas
Julio Rojas is a dentist by trade, which may be hard to believe given that he has devoted over two decades of his life to screenplays and writing. He has worked as a professor at major universities and film schools like the EICTV in Cuba, where he's been teaching the advanced screenwriting course for fifteen years. Julio has also worked as a fiction content director for free-to-air TV channels and audiovisual producers.
His most prominent work includes feature films like Sábado(Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award), La vida de los peces (2012 Goya winner), and La memoria del agua (selected for Venice Days at the 2016 Venice Film Festival). In addition to screenplays, Julio just published his first novel, a historical crime thriller titled El visitante extranjero (The Foreign Visitor), through Penguin Random House.
His Spotify podcast series CASO 32, listed by The New York Times as one of the best audio fictions of 2020, has been remade in various languages as well as categorized as the most-listened-to Spanish-language audio fiction in the world.
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