Introduction and Aims of the course

In the last years, audiovisual productions have increased substantially, both in quantity, in quality and in the financial strategies and the production processes.
Increasing slowly, within business management, there is a growing awareness of the fact that on the grounds of a good audiovisual production (cinema or television) we find, firstly, the identification of a good project and, secondly, the development of a script -a well told story in relation to the canons previously established.

In big and small companies there are professionals that analyse, value the projects, and monitor the writing of the scripts. We are talking about script analysers and story editors –the interface between the scriptwriter and the producer-. This increasing professional profiles leave behind the typical image of the gentleman with good smell for the Havana cigars and to “sense” good stories. This is why we suggest a postgraduate course that combine theory and practice, addressed to future script analysts, story editors and professionals in charge of the project development. The aims are the following:

- To provide the student with the tools to analyse and value scripts and fiction projects, using as a model the traditional dramatic canons and the own variations of the genre.
- To propose planning methods and methods for the development of products.
- To transmit the fact that the script is a basic piece in the consecution of a good
result.
- To put students in contact with professionals (directors, scriptwriters, heads of development, story editors) in a relaxed context -as it is the university context- to get first hand information and encourage dialog. Sometimes this is more difficult in the business context.

Profile

The syllabus is elaborated in a way that bachelors who have not had any previous contact with the script can have access to it. Professionals related to the field –bachelors of communication sciences, producers, directors, scriptwriters, critics, playwrights, etc- who although their proximity to it, have never looked at the script and the production process from the point of view of analysis.

Teaching Staff

Allan Baker, Bachelor of Spanish and French Literature (University of Cambridge), script editor and scriptwriter. Tutor at Pilots.
Teresa Vilardell, Bachelor of Catalan Language and Literature, Bachelor of Scenic Arts. Scriptwriter. Teacher at Facultat de Comunicació Blanquerna (URL).
Carme Bastè, head of programmes at TV3 (Catalan television station).
Patrick Buckley, former manager of Reuters. Scriptwriter. Script editor of the series Cuéntame como pasó. Tutor at Pilots.
Fernando de Felipe, PhD in Arts. Scriptwriter. Professor at Facultat de Comunicació Blanquerna (URL).
Jesús Garay, cinema and television fiction director.
Dolors Genovès, journalist-historian. Chief of special news items at TV3. Teacher at Facultat de Comunicació Blanquerna (URL).
Joaquim Jordà, scriptwriter and cinema director.
Raimon Masllorens, manager of La Productora.
Isona Passola, Bachelor of Contemporary History. Producer. Director of Massa d´Or. Teacher at Facultat de Comunicació Blanquerna (URL).
Xavier Pérez, PhD in Audiovisual Communication. Author of the book, El suspens cinematogràfic (Cinema Suspense), among others.
José Pozo, head of production of the animation department at Filmax. Director of El Cid, Goya Award, 2004.
Pere Roca, Bachelor of Catalan and Castilian Literature. Producer and script analyser. Project development head at Filmax.
Tom Roca, bachelor of Journalism. Producer and scriptwriter. Head of fiction co-productions at TV3.
Tinet Rubira, journalist, management team of Gestmusic.
Joan Sol, head of scriptwriters at TV3.