2024/2025
Professional Film Production's Terminology for Working on the International Market. Advanced Course
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
3 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Konstantin Khomutskii
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The "Advanced Course in Professional Terminology for Film Producers in International Markets" offers an in-depth exploration of specialized terminology essential for professionals working in the global film industry. As the film market becomes increasingly interconnected, proficiency in industry-specific language is crucial for effective communication and collaboration across borders.
Learning Objectives
- To enable students to acquire specialized vocabulary (key terminology) and a set of lexical items with the highest frequency of occurrence in various professional contexts: script writing, directing, producing, etc.
- To master analytical and critical thinking/writing skills/to master writing skills in various stages of film production (pre-production, production, and post-producation)
- To upgrade skills related to the solution of diverse professionally oriented tasks both individually and in teams
- To improve media literacy and develop a creative approach applicable to a range of professionally relevant tasks (content creation; storytelling; film production)
- To master presentation skills related to the film production process: pitching, negotiations, case study discussions
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Listening: Understanding dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics Understanding lectures Understanding academic/ professional presentations which are linguistically complex Using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details) Following extended speech and complex lines of arguments Note-taking
- Reading: Understanding specialised complex longer texts*/articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems (CEFR) Understanding text structure Using basic reading techniques, skimming & scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details) *can use a dictionary occasionally to confirm his/her interpretation of terminology
- the student achieves competence in working with authentic textual and audio materials (and media products of various categories)
- the student is able to apply job-related linguistic knowledge in various job-related situations and tasks in spoken and written communication
- the student is able to apply relevant ethical principles to perform their roles as professional members of the media community
- To grasp the fundamental components of film, including narrative structure, character development, and thematic elements
- To learn the basics of crafting a screenplay, including formatting, dialogue writing, and storytelling techniques.
- To understand the key steps in pre-production, such as budgeting, casting, location scouting, and scheduling.
- To understand the basics of narrative arc (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
- To develop plot lines that maintain continuity and coherence across multiple installments.
- To create and evolving characters over a series.
- To master professional vocabulary related to the topic in a context-driven situations
- To understand how to identify and analyze different audience segments and tailor pitches accordingly.
- To gain experience in structuring and designing engaging pitch presentations that highlight key aspects of the project.
- To improve verbal and non-verbal communication skills necessary for delivering pitches persuasively and confidently.
- To develop the ability to conduct market research to evaluate industry trends, target demographics, and competitive films.
- To learn how to include visual elements, such as mood boards or concept art, to enhance the pitch and convey the film’s style.
Course Contents
- General Introduction to Film Production in English
- Creating Series
- Pitching Film Product in English
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 3rd module0.3 * Final Assessment + 0.2 * Individual Assessment + 0.25 * Oral Assessment + 0.25 * Written Assessment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Cinema History as Social History : Retrospect and Prospect. (2019). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.dspace.library.uu.nl.1874.383233
- Communication in everyday life : the basic course edition with public speaking, Duck, S., 2015
- Cury, I. (2017). Directing and Producing for Television : A Format Approach (Vol. 5th edition). New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1486805
- Effective presentations, Comfort, J., 2009
- Engaging cinema : an introduction to film studies, Nichols, B., 2010
- Higueras-Ruiz, M.-J., Gómez-Pérez, F.-J., & Alberich-Pascual, J. (2018). Historical Review and Contemporary Characterization of Showrunner as Professional Profile in TV Series Production: Traits, Skills, Competences, and Style. Communication & Society, 31(1), 91–106. https://doi.org/10.15581/003.31.1.91-106
- Introduction to film studies, , 2012
- Inventing film studies, , 2008
- Kaul, A. (2005). The Effective Presentation : Talk Your Way To Success. New Delhi: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=283706
- KUPOR, S. (2019). THE ART of the PITCH. Entrepreneur, 47(4), 50–53. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=136458911
- Script Magazine Editors, & Jeanne Bowerman. (2016). Pitching a Screenplay : Essential Advice for Before, During and After a Pitching Event. [N.p.]: Writer’s Digest Books. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1678208
- The art of the pitch : persuasion and presentation skills that win business, Coughter, P., 2012
- The TV showrunner`s roadmap : creating great television in an on demand world, Landau, N., 2022
- Анюшенкова, О. Н., Английский язык для индустрий театра, кино, телевидения и средств массовой информации=ENGLISH FOR THE THEATER, CINEMA, TELEVISION AND MEDIA INDUSTRIES : учебник / О. Н. Анюшенкова. — Москва : КноРус, 2024. — 396 с. — ISBN 978-5-406-13352-1. — URL: https://book.ru/book/954819 (дата обращения: 03.04.2025). — Текст : электронный.
- Платова, Е. Д. Effective Presentations in English : учебное пособие / Е. Д. Платова. — Оренбург : ОГУ, 2019. — 140 с. — ISBN 978-5-7410-2406-5. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/160030 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.