Specialization in Professional Screenwriting for Film

Overview

“In this lesson, we'll look at the characteristics that differentiate dialogue from narrative according to Aristotle's Poetics, and I'll also tell you about the elements that make up drama. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Telling Without Intermediaries, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Professional Screenwriting for Film. Develop effective film scripts, from concept development to narrative structure and engaging dialogue..

Partial transcription of the video

“Let's begin with unit 2. And in this lesson. i'm going to start by talking to you about Aristotle. Because whenever we talk about dialogues or theater. we have to start with Aristotle. it's almost inevitable. And the first thing I want to tell you about Aristotle is that he makes a distinction in the realm of written arts. aristotle delineates methods of artistic imitation into two categories: mediated and unmediated. Mediated modes feature an intermediary figure who interprets the narrative's essence; this approach creates a distinct fictional universe. A figure filters all the information...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Professional Screenwriting for Film

• Level: Beginner
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• 2621 students
• 7 units
• 101 lessons (17h 57m)
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• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, TV, Writing