School of Art and
Design 2012/13
Name: Tianchi
Wang(Tiki)
Course: MA Film
Practice
Date: 2012-11-2
What is your subject of study?
What is your research question?
How other
directors, screenwriters and actors present characters’ psychology changing in their
film?
How to
influence audiences?
(With the
developing of the story/pictures editing/music/dialog/light…)
Research aim(s):
What are the overall
aims of the project?
Explore how
change in a character psychology is depicted in the screenplay and the
resulting film.
Research objectives(s):
What are the specific
tangible project objectives?
I will create some characters in a screenplay, analyze
their psychology changing, and film it.
Note: these are separate
to what you personally need to learn in terms of skills and knowledge, see
learning objectives below.
Rationale
·
What is the wider context of
your project?
Find how
director work with actors and let actors perform better.
·
How does the project relate to
your previous experience/practice?
I have shot
few films and I find the screenplay, the dialogue of the characters and
shooting scripts are very important.
·
How does it relate to relevant
current practices, debates and theory?
Sometimes,
audiences can not believe the film story because they can not understanding the
characters.
·
Why is the intended research
significant? (So what?)
Characters
are film’s spirit. Director should to create characters better in screenplay
and film.
·
How does this project relate to
your plans for the future?
I want to
write a good screenplay, and create characters better in my movie.
Bibliography
Cite essential background or contextual material
using the Harvard System of referencing
Books:
Ascher, S., and Pincus, E. (2007). The Filmmaker’s
Handbook. 3rd edition. New York, USA: Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Akers, W. M. 2008. Your Screenplay Sucks! : 100
Ways to Make It Great
Henson, W, J.2004. screenwriting: STEP BY STEP
Hockley, L. (2001). Cinematic Projections: the
Analytical Psychology of C G Jung and Film Theory. Luton, UK: University of
Luton Press.
Rabiger, M. (2008). Directing: Film Techniques and
Aesthetics. 4th edition. Burlington, USA: Elsevier Inc.
Weston, J. 2003. the Film director’s intuition:
Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques
Movies:
Alfred Hitchcock. 1954. Rear window
Alfred Hitchcock. 1963. The birds
Korozawa Akira. 1950. Rashomon
Korozawa Akira. 1954. The Seven Samurai
Krzysztof Kieslowski. 1994. Trois couleurs: Blanc (White)
Krzysztof Kieslowski. 1994. Trois couleurs: Rouge (Red)
Ingmar Bergman. 1957. Smultronstället (wood strawberry)
Ann Lee. 1994. Eat drink man women
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen. 2007.No country for old men
Timetable
Outline a draft plan of action for the PGC stage.
WEEK 15~18
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Read some books in
psychology and psychologic films.
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WEEK 19~23
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Record some shooting
scripts from famous films in several journals and presentations.
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WEEK 24~28
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Do some research about
how change
in a character’s psychology is depicted in film.
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WEEK 29~36
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WEEK 37~42
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Write 1~2 short
screenplays.
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WEEK 42~52
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Shoot a short film in
the end.
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Discuss
the form with your supervisor and submit to dropbox on NOW by the end of
academic week 15 (11/11/2012).