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Open Day
The school holds a registration open day on three dates.
During this day a guided tour of school will be held, student films shown, a meeting with a graduate and school management.
Open day will also be held on the following three dates at 16:00:
Thursday 14.1.10
Thursday 25.3.10
Thursday 3.6.10
Please confirm arrival by phone a week prior to the date with the school administration office.
Registration can be done by anyone with a Matriculation certificate*, that views him/herself fitting for film and television studies and is not over 35 years old at the start of the school year. The variety of skills required for film making, as set by the school enable the acceptance of students with different backgrounds, talents and education. Knowledge or previous experience in the film and/or television field is not necessary. The school attributes the utmost importance to the selection of its students, and invests time, thought and resources in the selection process. The school encourages re-applying by students who were not accepted. Candidates registering for the second or third time will be charged with only half the registration fees.
*The acceptance committee is able to accept students with a proven academic history that did not complete the full Matriculation certificate.
Registration fees – 200 NIS.
Cancellation of application:
A candidate cancelling his application will not be entitled to any registration fees refund.
Dates of registration:
Registration to the school has started in November and ends in early June. After meeting the early requirements (detailed in a separate article hereto), the applicant must pass the schools exams, the first date has ended. The following is the second date:
Registration – 14.03.10-17.06.10.
Personal interview (conditional on success in the exams): 18.07.10
Registration stages:
1. Registration forms – the applicant must complete all the details and ensure the forms have arrived at the schools administration office.
2. Home exams – about three weeks before the school exams are held and after the registration forms have been delivered, the applicant receives home exams. These must be completed according to the schools guidelines and delivered to the school on the day of the exam (Wednesday – 30.06.10). The school estimates the duration of time it takes to prepare the home exams as 3 weeks. Thus, it is highly recommended to deliver the registration form as soon as possible.
3. Prior work – in the event the applicant has a prior work that can attest to his capabilities, he must bring it to school on the day of the exam. The work can be in the following fields: film, video, music, writing, painting, graphics, journalism or a series of still photographs (up to 5 photographs). A prior work is not necessary for admission; yet, a high quality work will improve the applicants' chances. The work will not replace the exams and will only be considered additionally.
Admission stages
Stage one – school exams
The tests are held at the school and take about 5 hours (exam dates are mentioned above). The tests measure the storytelling and visual abilities of the applicant and do not require prior preparation. There are modified from year to year and from date to date. Following the results of the home and school exams, the admissions committee decides which applicants will be invited for the personal interview stage and which applicants receive a negative answer.
Stage two – interview
Applicants who pass the school exams stage will be invited, after a few weeks, for a personal interview. The results of the interview determine whether they are accepted or not or asked for a second interview.
As a result of the interviews and the averaging of the test scores, the committee decides which 30 applicants are accepted into the school. About a week after the personal interview notices, to the applicants who were accepted, are sent in which they are asked to arrange their admission to the school within 30 days: payment of tuition for the first year and signing the school regulations which define the obligations and privileges of the students. An applicant who does not complete these proceedings will forfeit his admission and a notice on a vacant spot will be sent to a waiting applicant. The applicants who do not pass the tests are sent a notice. In the beginning of September the students meet with the schools administration for an orientation discussion for the first school year, which opens about a week after "Simhat Tora" similarly to the universities school year.
Appeal of the selection committee decision
All decisions by the selection committee for the registration year are final and no appeals are accepted. However, decisions are relevant to the applicants' and are valid for the duration of the exams period only. Experience has shown that applicants who have taken the tests a second or third time are, in most cases, leading students in the school.
Late registration
The school is entitled, on special occasions, to hold a late registration especially for those students attending other schools or applicants with cinematic and artistic experience/maturation.
Acknowledgment of prior studies / transfer between schools
Attendance at other schools for film is recognized by the school and can grant the student an advantage. Applicants who finished their first year at a different film school will register for the first year and can, if accepted, receive an exemption from certain classes, according to the application and subject to the decision of the schools' education committee. Second year graduates of different schools can register for the second year pursuant to presentation of prior work and a transcript. A special selection committee will discuss the application, summon the applicant for a personal interview and render its decision.
Tuition
The administrative board of the school decides each year the annual tuition. The tuition for 2010-2011 school year will be 11,800 NIS. A student in this program will pay tuition for the first four years and 11,800 NIS for the fifth year. An extra fee must also be paid at the amount of 750 NIS for a subscription to the Cinematheque, books, prints and enrichment activities costs.
Scholarships
The school awards scholarships every year for needy and excellent students with the contribution from: Channel 10 fund, David Shapira family, Berin fund, Ostrovsky fund, Amir Elshtein, Bank Leumi, Bank Discount, Ofer brothers Karev fund and many more.
Psychological therapy for the students
Starting with 2004 the school is cooperating with the students counseling services of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The service offered to the students is private and group therapy done by professionals: Psychologists, Social workers and Psychiatrists.
Independence and changes
The school has the full and sole consideration to change the curriculum and productions. The students will be subject to the schools regulations book.
The method and goal of the directors program
Duration of studies: four and a half years.
The school is a small place in size and in number of students. The limited space and the personnel involved allow a personal attitude towards every student. Every year small number of applicants and the school invests in them every available financial and human resource to develop the personal and professional abilities.
In its 18 years of existence the school has formulated a methodology of curriculum and production schedule which varies and changes every year. From the moment they enter the school until their graduation, the students are in a regulatory defined system and they advance on a personal and group level from one semester to the other. The school trains it director's program students in all fields of film and television in a gradual column (טור מדורג) of artistic and professional assignments, while critiquing and guidance by the best teachers and mentors.
The school sets the time frames and the production from stage to stage and enables comprehensive performance opportunities within the framework of a unified production, although by a wide variety of students. The fundamentals of the program are a high credibility level and reporting the truth, intellectual and emotional openness, meeting the assignments and the schedule, developing a "personal voice", communication with the target audience, ability to work in a team, ability to help and receive assistance. Through their years at the school the students are required to act not only for themselves but for the colleagues at the school.
At the center of it all is the short film as a genre. This choice allows the definition of film making in time and space and allowing proper film time and adequate financial support for many projects. In the first year already the students take part in some of the production of students from all years and all programs. This enables the students to acquire professional knowledge and accumulate experience and skills in the various subjects of film and television. A detailed account of the courses, exercises and assignments for each year is found in the next pages.
On the borderline between an educational institute and "show business", the students, teachers and team of the school work diligently to build self confidence, a professional identity and a personal voice for each of the students. We believe in our way. We believe in the accumulative capabilities of our students and graduates to make another leap in Israeli cinema.
The school holds a registration open day on three dates.
During this day a guided tour of school will be held, student films shown, a meeting with a graduate and school management.
Open day will also be held on the following three dates at 16:00:
Thursday 14.1.10
Thursday 25.3.10
Thursday 3.6.10
Please confirm arrival by phone a week prior to the date with the school administration office.
Registration can be done by anyone with a Matriculation certificate*, that views him/herself fitting for film and television studies and is not over 35 years old at the start of the school year. The variety of skills required for film making, as set by the school enable the acceptance of students with different backgrounds, talents and education. Knowledge or previous experience in the film and/or television field is not necessary. The school attributes the utmost importance to the selection of its students, and invests time, thought and resources in the selection process. The school encourages re-applying by students who were not accepted. Candidates registering for the second or third time will be charged with only half the registration fees.
*The acceptance committee is able to accept students with a proven academic history that did not complete the full Matriculation certificate.
Registration fees – 200 NIS.
Cancellation of application:
A candidate cancelling his application will not be entitled to any registration fees refund.
Dates of registration:
Registration to the school has started in November and ends in early June. After meeting the early requirements (detailed in a separate article hereto), the applicant must pass the schools exams, the first date has ended. The following is the second date:
Registration – 14.03.10-17.06.10.
Personal interview (conditional on success in the exams): 18.07.10
Registration stages:
1. Registration forms – the applicant must complete all the details and ensure the forms have arrived at the schools administration office.
2. Home exams – about three weeks before the school exams are held and after the registration forms have been delivered, the applicant receives home exams. These must be completed according to the schools guidelines and delivered to the school on the day of the exam (Wednesday – 30.06.10). The school estimates the duration of time it takes to prepare the home exams as 3 weeks. Thus, it is highly recommended to deliver the registration form as soon as possible.
3. Prior work – in the event the applicant has a prior work that can attest to his capabilities, he must bring it to school on the day of the exam. The work can be in the following fields: film, video, music, writing, painting, graphics, journalism or a series of still photographs (up to 5 photographs). A prior work is not necessary for admission; yet, a high quality work will improve the applicants' chances. The work will not replace the exams and will only be considered additionally.
Admission stages
Stage one – school exams
The tests are held at the school and take about 5 hours (exam dates are mentioned above). The tests measure the storytelling and visual abilities of the applicant and do not require prior preparation. There are modified from year to year and from date to date. Following the results of the home and school exams, the admissions committee decides which applicants will be invited for the personal interview stage and which applicants receive a negative answer.
Stage two – interview
Applicants who pass the school exams stage will be invited, after a few weeks, for a personal interview. The results of the interview determine whether they are accepted or not or asked for a second interview.
As a result of the interviews and the averaging of the test scores, the committee decides which 30 applicants are accepted into the school. About a week after the personal interview notices, to the applicants who were accepted, are sent in which they are asked to arrange their admission to the school within 30 days: payment of tuition for the first year and signing the school regulations which define the obligations and privileges of the students. An applicant who does not complete these proceedings will forfeit his admission and a notice on a vacant spot will be sent to a waiting applicant. The applicants who do not pass the tests are sent a notice. In the beginning of September the students meet with the schools administration for an orientation discussion for the first school year, which opens about a week after "Simhat Tora" similarly to the universities school year.
Appeal of the selection committee decision
All decisions by the selection committee for the registration year are final and no appeals are accepted. However, decisions are relevant to the applicants' and are valid for the duration of the exams period only. Experience has shown that applicants who have taken the tests a second or third time are, in most cases, leading students in the school.
Late registration
The school is entitled, on special occasions, to hold a late registration especially for those students attending other schools or applicants with cinematic and artistic experience/maturation.
Acknowledgment of prior studies / transfer between schools
Attendance at other schools for film is recognized by the school and can grant the student an advantage. Applicants who finished their first year at a different film school will register for the first year and can, if accepted, receive an exemption from certain classes, according to the application and subject to the decision of the schools' education committee. Second year graduates of different schools can register for the second year pursuant to presentation of prior work and a transcript. A special selection committee will discuss the application, summon the applicant for a personal interview and render its decision.
Tuition
The administrative board of the school decides each year the annual tuition. The tuition for 2010-2011 school year will be 11,800 NIS. A student in this program will pay tuition for the first four years and 11,800 NIS for the fifth year. An extra fee must also be paid at the amount of 750 NIS for a subscription to the Cinematheque, books, prints and enrichment activities costs.
Scholarships
The school awards scholarships every year for needy and excellent students with the contribution from: Channel 10 fund, David Shapira family, Berin fund, Ostrovsky fund, Amir Elshtein, Bank Leumi, Bank Discount, Ofer brothers Karev fund and many more.
Psychological therapy for the students
Starting with 2004 the school is cooperating with the students counseling services of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The service offered to the students is private and group therapy done by professionals: Psychologists, Social workers and Psychiatrists.
Independence and changes
The school has the full and sole consideration to change the curriculum and productions. The students will be subject to the schools regulations book.
The method and goal of the directors program
Duration of studies: four and a half years.
The school is a small place in size and in number of students. The limited space and the personnel involved allow a personal attitude towards every student. Every year small number of applicants and the school invests in them every available financial and human resource to develop the personal and professional abilities.
In its 18 years of existence the school has formulated a methodology of curriculum and production schedule which varies and changes every year. From the moment they enter the school until their graduation, the students are in a regulatory defined system and they advance on a personal and group level from one semester to the other. The school trains it director's program students in all fields of film and television in a gradual column (טור מדורג) of artistic and professional assignments, while critiquing and guidance by the best teachers and mentors.
The school sets the time frames and the production from stage to stage and enables comprehensive performance opportunities within the framework of a unified production, although by a wide variety of students. The fundamentals of the program are a high credibility level and reporting the truth, intellectual and emotional openness, meeting the assignments and the schedule, developing a "personal voice", communication with the target audience, ability to work in a team, ability to help and receive assistance. Through their years at the school the students are required to act not only for themselves but for the colleagues at the school.
At the center of it all is the short film as a genre. This choice allows the definition of film making in time and space and allowing proper film time and adequate financial support for many projects. In the first year already the students take part in some of the production of students from all years and all programs. This enables the students to acquire professional knowledge and accumulate experience and skills in the various subjects of film and television. A detailed account of the courses, exercises and assignments for each year is found in the next pages.
On the borderline between an educational institute and "show business", the students, teachers and team of the school work diligently to build self confidence, a professional identity and a personal voice for each of the students. We believe in our way. We believe in the accumulative capabilities of our students and graduates to make another leap in Israeli cinema.
First year
Theoretical courses
Cinematic expression 2 hours, semester A
Cinematic genres 3 hours, semester B
The big scripts 2 hours, annually
Fundamentals of the story 2 hours, semester B
Workshops
Introduction to screenwriting 2 hours, semester A
15 minute script 2 hours, 2 groups, semester B
Creative writing 2 hours, 2 groups, semester A
Screenwriters direction workshop 2 hours, semester A
Acting fro screenwriters 3 hours, semester B
Cinematheque marathons 4 hours, annually
Sponsorships 4 hours, semester B
Total hours semester A : 18
Total hours semester B: 23
Total hours annually: 20.5
Theoretical courses
Cinematic expression
Yair Lev, 2 hours, semester A
The course will explore the cinematic language in a wide variety of genres and direction styles. Through scene analysis from different movies we will explore the use of cinematic language tools (camera movement' "framing", use of lighting, editing, angle of camera) and how the film director creates the required effect with the viewer through them. Samples of: "Vertigo", "Rear window" by Hitchcock, "Bonnie and Clyde" (Arthur Penn), "Journey to Cythera" (Angelopoulos), "Balthazar" (Bresson), "High hopes" (Mike Leigh), "The red desert" (Antonioni), "down by law" (Jarmusch) and more.
Cinematic genres
Nachman Ingbar, 3 hours, semester B
The course will deal with the main Hollywood genres and their relationship with social and cultural issues as well as the repercussions this genre has on the structure and meaning of the script. Among the genres discussed are: the western, the musical, detective, suspense and science fiction. During the course many full length movies and dozens of exerts of each genre will be shown.
The big scripts
Yair Rave, 2 hours, annual
Can a cable script be judged by the same tools as literature and prose? What separates a good script from and excellent one and how can you see it on paper? What are the roles of format, style, rhythm and dialogues in reading the script by the creators and producers of the film? We will learn how to write good communicative script that will help the screenwriter direct the director, while reading the big scripts ("Casablanca", "the apartment", "lost in translation"). In semester A we will focus on the word, sentence, paragraph, page and the lone character. In semester B we will analyze structure, world, relationships, developments and different types of dramatic writing. Practice quick scrip reading skills and acquire the tools to critique and script. Among the scripts read in this semester are: "blade runner", "the witness", scripts by David Mamet, Cameron Crow and more.
Fundamentals of the story
Ronit Matalon, 2 hours, semester B
How does storytelling perspective built in prose? How and with which means does drama form, which relations exist between plot and characters and what is the anti hero's creation course in the prose in the 20th century? This course will deal with these questions and many others during which short stories by Chekov, Maupassant, Joyce, Melville, Kafka, Babel, Agnon, S. Izhar, Yhoshua Kanez and others.
Workshops
Introduction to screenwriting
Tzvika Kertzner, 2 hours, semester A
The course focuses on defining and analyzing basic terms of screenwriting like format, style and content. Models, narratives, characters and types of conflict will be shown. We will make a comparison between the cinematic tale and prose, as well as getting to know the writing process beginning with the idea until the script stage, while analyzing scenes and dialogues from movies and scripts.
Arik Kaplon, 2 groups, semester A
Very short script writing workshop, without dialogue, based on an object which drives the plot. The goal of the workshop is to address from a directors point of view the basic material of the cinema in order to tell a story without words: the actor, the action, the shot and the editing, selected scripts which will be written during the workshop are intended for direction in semester B by the students of the first year in the directors program.
15 minute script
Sigalit Lipshitz, 2 hours, 2 groups, semester B
During the semester the students will work on scripts for a 15 minute movie according to the criteria of graduation films in the school. The students will present their ideas at the start of the course and those will be discussed in the forum of the workshop. We will focus on the idea and its compliance with the short story format, the essence of the hero, the dramatic move, the central event, the structure and characters. After a synopsis is developed that meets these parameters, the screenwriting stage begins while focusing on writing the scenes and dialogues, solidifying it all into a script mature for production.
Creative writing
Eshkol Nevo, 2 hours, 2 groups, semester A
The goal of this workshop is to improve the "writing voice" of the students and stimulate them into writing through experiential exercises. We will be introduced to basic techniques in building a story and meet surprising texts in order to help every one find what activates his "writing muscle". The classes include writing exercises, feedback on participants texts and joint reading of texts from literature, theatre and cinema.
Direction for screenwriters
Shachar Rosen, 2 hours, semester A
The course will introduce to the students the directors' work with the script, the screenwriter, the camera, the light and his work with the actors. During the course the students will attempt directing shots and short scenes without dialogue in order to deepen the use of cinematic language to tell a story.
Acting for screenwriters
Esti Zakheim, 3 hours, semester B
The workshop will focus on interpreting the script from the actors' point of view: the character and behavior as a reason for the script (and as a result of it), mise-en-scene, conflict, monologue and dialogue. We will address the various ways of an actors work with himself, the meeting of the "me" and building the "character". Acting in this course is based on existing texts written for the stage, for cinema and on texts written by the students.
Cinematheque
4 days, opening of the year; David Lynch
The great European spirit – Bergman and Antonioni.
In honor of the film director, David Lynch's visit the film critique and lecturer Nachman Ingbar will dedicate two days to his creations and screen the best of his movies in full as well as exerts. Among the films shown fully: "Blue velvet" 1966; "Wild at heart" 1990; "A simple story" 1999; "Mulholland Drive" 2001. Two additional days will be dedicated to the works of two of the great European spirit directors who passed away this year. From the films of Ingmar Bergman "The seventh seal" 1957; "Wild strawberries" 1957; from the films of Michelangelo Antonioni: "The adventure" 1960; "The red desert" 1964.
Opening two days of semester B: Israeli documentary cinema
The evolution and narrative of the Israeli documentary cinema. Films and exerts will be screened. Full length films which will be shown: "Diary" (David Perlov 1988); "have you ever shot someone" (Michal Aviad 1996); "The inner tour" (Raanan Alexandrowicz 2001); "The cemetery clum" (Tali Shemesh, 2005); exerts will be shown from the following films: "Field diary" (Amos Gitai 1982);"Checkpoint" (Yoav Shamir 2004); "9 star hotel" (Ido Haar 2006); "Balin Habibti" (shai Carmeli-Pollack 2006); "The women next door" (Michal Aviad 1992); " Detained (Anat Even and Ada Ushpiz 2001); "Beyond the veil of exile" (David ben Shitrit 1991); "In Jerusalem" (David Perlov 1963); "Biba" (David Perlov 1977); "Choice and destiney" (Tzipi Reibenbach 1993); "Love inventory" (David Fisher 2000); "Hugo" (Yair Lev 1989); "Because of that war" (Orna Ben Dor 1988); "The last transfer" (Ilana Tsur 1997); "Underdos: a war story" (Rino Tzror and Doron Tzabari 1996).
Sponsorships
4 hours, semester B
Second year
Workshops: television drama treatment, a script for television drama, developing a bible for a series, writing series, feature structure, documentary research, documentary script, writing for soap operas, editing scripts, designing characters, dialogues and visual syntax, submitting to foundations and broadcasting bodies.
Elective courses
(With the students from the directors program and the production program), during the years at the school, the students are required to participate in at least one course from the directors program curriculum, according to their choice. Among the theoretical courses up for choice are: history of the classic modern cinema, low budget political cinema, documentary classic modern cinema, short foreign cinema, expression in Israeli cinema, cinematic expression in editing, introduction to modern art, the Israeli culture, the melodrama, music for cinema, the comedy, comedy beyond reality, communication map.
Artist workshops and cooperation
International
During the studies the students participate in international artists workshops performed in English and guided by foreign reputable lecturers. The school also encourages international cooperation with the screenwriting departments in film and television school in Europe. During the passing school year the students have participated in a joint writing workshop with the student of the writing department in the film and television school in Munich (Germany), guided by the foreign teaching staff and participated in a feature preparation workshop which stood at the center of an exposure event for the industry hosted by one of the most know and respected lecturers in Europe, Mrs. Isabell Fabel (Paris).
Open scripts committees
Simultaneously to the work with the teachers and sponsors on annual projects, the students submit scripts to a committee comprised of a special forum of school teachers and outside creators. The committee convenes once a year and discusses the scripts with the class. Among the members of the committee are: Prof. Ram Levi, Tzvika Kertzner, Roni Ninio, Naftali Altar, Eran Kolirin, Yoel Kamintzki, Avi Nesher, Tamar Marom, Emil ben-Shimon, Noam Kaplan and more.
Industry exposure
With the end of the second year, a festive event to expose the graduates to the film and television industry is held. Producers, directors, film funds directors, franchise representatives and more. The students present to the professional forum a selection of chosen projects from among their works developed over the second school year (series bible, feature structure, documentary project, television drama). Some of the works presented on these industry nights were developed, produced and backed up after the graduation of the students of the school.
Personal sponsorships
During their studies each student receives personal sponsorships to advance the annual projects.
Awards
Every year at the graduation ceremony for the students of the program, the excelling graduates are awarded prizes in the following categories:
A prize in the name of Uzi Rave, contributed by Bank Yahav – for the valedictorian
The channel 10 prize in the name of Yohana ferner – for television drama
The second authority for television and radio – developing a documentary script.
Israeli cinema foundation prize – a grant to develop a full length feature script.
HOT prize – a grant to develop a television series.
Graduating certificate
A graduation certificate of the screenwriting program from the school will be given at the end of the program. The certificate is approved by the ministry of education and culture.
Continuing program
Pursuant to the school administrations decision a prize in the name of Zach Gordon is awarded for excellent screenwriting – to develop a full length movie (on the basis of the idea developed during his studies). The prize is script editing services and enables the winning graduate to develop his script in a personal sponsorship program until draft.
First year
Theoretical courses
Cinematic expression 2 hours, semester A
Cinematic genres 3 hours, semester B
The big scripts 2 hours, annually
Fundamentals of the story 2 hours, semester B
Workshops
Introduction to screenwriting 2 hours, semester A
15 minute script 2 hours, 2 groups, semester B
Creative writing 2 hours, 2 groups, semester A
Screenwriters direction workshop 2 hours, semester A
Acting fro screenwriters 3 hours, semester B
Cinematheque marathons 4 hours, annually
Sponsorships 4 hours, semester B
Total hours semester A : 18
Total hours semester B: 23
Total hours annually: 20.5
Theoretical courses
Cinematic expression
Yair Lev, 2 hours, semester A
The course will explore the cinematic language in a wide variety of genres and direction styles. Through scene analysis from different movies we will explore the use of cinematic language tools (camera movement' "framing", use of lighting, editing, angle of camera) and how the film director creates the required effect with the viewer through them. Samples of: "Vertigo", "Rear window" by Hitchcock, "Bonnie and Clyde" (Arthur Penn), "Journey to Cythera" (Angelopoulos), "Balthazar" (Bresson), "High hopes" (Mike Leigh), "The red desert" (Antonioni), "down by law" (Jarmusch) and more.
Cinematic genres
Nachman Ingbar, 3 hours, semester B
The course will deal with the main Hollywood genres and their relationship with social and cultural issues as well as the repercussions this genre has on the structure and meaning of the script. Among the genres discussed are: the western, the musical, detective, suspense and science fiction. During the course many full length movies and dozens of exerts of each genre will be shown.
The big scripts
Yair Rave, 2 hours, annual
Can a cable script be judged by the same tools as literature and prose? What separates a good script from and excellent one and how can you see it on paper? What are the roles of format, style, rhythm and dialogues in reading the script by the creators and producers of the film? We will learn how to write good communicative script that will help the screenwriter direct the director, while reading the big scripts ("Casablanca", "the apartment", "lost in translation"). In semester A we will focus on the word, sentence, paragraph, page and the lone character. In semester B we will analyze structure, world, relationships, developments and different types of dramatic writing. Practice quick scrip reading skills and acquire the tools to critique and script. Among the scripts read in this semester are: "blade runner", "the witness", scripts by David Mamet, Cameron Crow and more.
Fundamentals of the story
Ronit Matalon, 2 hours, semester B
How does storytelling perspective built in prose? How and with which means does drama form, which relations exist between plot and characters and what is the anti hero's creation course in the prose in the 20th century? This course will deal with these questions and many others during which short stories by Chekov, Maupassant, Joyce, Melville, Kafka, Babel, Agnon, S. Izhar, Yhoshua Kanez and others.
Workshops
Introduction to screenwriting
Tzvika Kertzner, 2 hours, semester A
The course focuses on defining and analyzing basic terms of screenwriting like format, style and content. Models, narratives, characters and types of conflict will be shown. We will make a comparison between the cinematic tale and prose, as well as getting to know the writing process beginning with the idea until the script stage, while analyzing scenes and dialogues from movies and scripts.
"object script"
Arik Kaplon, 2 groups, semester A
Very short script writing workshop, without dialogue, based on an object which drives the plot. The goal of the workshop is to address from a directors point of view the basic material of the cinema in order to tell a story without words: the actor, the action, the shot and the editing, selected scripts which will be written during the workshop are intended for direction in semester B by the students of the first year in the directors program.
15 minute script
Sigalit Lipshitz, 2 hours, 2 groups, semester B
During the semester the students will work on scripts for a 15 minute movie according to the criteria of graduation films in the school. The students will present their ideas at the start of the course and those will be discussed in the forum of the workshop. We will focus on the idea and its compliance with the short story format, the essence of the hero, the dramatic move, the central event, the structure and characters. After a synopsis is developed that meets these parameters, the screenwriting stage begins while focusing on writing the scenes and dialogues, solidifying it all into a script mature for production.
Creative writing
Eshkol Nevo, 2 hours, 2 groups, semester A
The goal of this workshop is to improve the "writing voice" of the students and stimulate them into writing through experiential exercises. We will be introduced to basic techniques in building a story and meet surprising texts in order to help every one find what activates his "writing muscle". The classes include writing exercises, feedback on participants texts and joint reading of texts from literature, theatre and cinema.
Direction for screenwriters
Shachar Rosen, 2 hours, semester A
The course will introduce to the students the directors' work with the script, the screenwriter, the camera, the light and his work with the actors. During the course the students will attempt directing shots and short scenes without dialogue in order to deepen the use of cinematic language to tell a story.
Acting for screenwriters
Esti Zakheim, 3 hours, semester B
The workshop will focus on interpreting the script from the actors' point of view: the character and behavior as a reason for the script (and as a result of it), mise-en-scene, conflict, monologue and dialogue. We will address the various ways of an actors work with himself, the meeting of the "me" and building the "character". Acting in this course is based on existing texts written for the stage, for cinema and on texts written by the students.
Cinematheque
4 days, opening of the year; David Lynch
The great European spirit – Bergman and Antonioni.
In honor of the film director, David Lynch's visit the film critique and lecturer Nachman Ingbar will dedicate two days to his creations and screen the best of his movies in full as well as exerts. Among the films shown fully: "Blue velvet" 1966; "Wild at heart" 1990; "A simple story" 1999; "Mulholland Drive" 2001. Two additional days will be dedicated to the works of two of the great European spirit directors who passed away this year. From the films of Ingmar Bergman "The seventh seal" 1957; "Wild strawberries" 1957; from the films of Michelangelo Antonioni: "The adventure" 1960; "The red desert" 1964.
Opening two days of semester B: Israeli documentary cinema
The evolution and narrative of the Israeli documentary cinema. Films and exerts will be screened. Full length films which will be shown: "Diary" (David Perlov 1988); "have you ever shot someone" (Michal Aviad 1996); "The inner tour" (Raanan Alexandrowicz 2001); "The cemetery clum" (Tali Shemesh, 2005); exerts will be shown from the following films: "Field diary" (Amos Gitai 1982);"Checkpoint" (Yoav Shamir 2004); "9 star hotel" (Ido Haar 2006); "Balin Habibti" (shai Carmeli-Pollack 2006); "The women next door" (Michal Aviad 1992); " Detained (Anat Even and Ada Ushpiz 2001); "Beyond the veil of exile" (David ben Shitrit 1991); "In Jerusalem" (David Perlov 1963); "Biba" (David Perlov 1977); "Choice and destiney" (Tzipi Reibenbach 1993); "Love inventory" (David Fisher 2000); "Hugo" (Yair Lev 1989); "Because of that war" (Orna Ben Dor 1988); "The last transfer" (Ilana Tsur 1997); "Underdos: a war story" (Rino Tzror and Doron Tzabari 1996).
Sponsorships
4 hours, semester B
Second year
Drama treatment 50 minutes 3 hours, semester A
Drama script 50 minutes 3 hours, semester B
Developing a bible for a series 2 hours, semester A
Writing a television series 2 hours, semester B
Feature structure 2 hours, semester A
Documentary research 2 hours, semester A
Documentary script 2 hours, semester A (optional)
Writing for soap operas 2 hours, semester A
Script editing 2 hours, semester B
Character design 2 hours, semester A
Dialogue and visual syntax 2 hours, semester B
Submission to foundations and
Distribution companies workshop 2 hours, semester B
Cinematheque marathons 4 hours, annually
Sponsorships 4 hours, semester B
Total hours in semester A: 16
Total hours in semester B: 19
Total hours annually: 17.5
Workshops
Television drama treatment
Ethan Green, 3 hours, semester A
The treatment, the interim stage between the idea and the script, allows the screenwriter to explore the quality of the idea and the development potential. In order to internalize the format of the television drama, we will watch the best drama's written and produced in Israel and analyze their scripts. The students will work on the format from developing an idea to the treatment stage. The work will be performed in class and by personal sponsorships.
Television drama script
Tamar Marom, 2 hours, semester A
During the course ideas for 6-13 episodes of a television series will be developed. the students will present their ideas to the class for a series according to the genre they chose, synopsis for a full season, exerts from episodes and characters. We will pay special attention to the starting point of the series and the war of unnecessary expositions, to main character design and weaving sub plots into the main plot.
Writing a television series
Tamar Marom, 2 hours, semester B
A continuation course to the bible development for a series where the student are required to write a full episode for a series they developed in semester A and expand the exerts of the other episodes. The finished product will meet all the criteria for submission to a director or franchiser as accepted by the industry. At the end of the course, the program will initiate professional exposure of selected series to professional bodies, and the winning script will receive a financial grant on graduation night.
Feature structure
Avi Nesher, 2 hours, semester A
The workshop will accompany the writing of the exerts for full length movies and deal with solidifying a steady story structure on which the scripts are based. The goal of the workshop is to develop tools enabling the development of communicative scripts that will one day be turned into communicative films.
Documentary research
Eran Turbiner, 2 hours, semester A
What is a good script and who is a good researcher. The definition of the role versus the director and producer. Main information sources and original information sources. Gratification and frustration. A theoretical practical journey into the researches that led to exposures and stories that will be exposed during the course.
The documentary script
Yair Lev, 2 hours, semester B (optional)
The goal of the course is to begin a journey that will lead us eventually to filming a graduating documentary movie. The journey begins with discussing initial ideas and exploring their dramatic-cinematic potential and continuing on to choosing the subject for the movie. Later on the students perform in depth research into the subject chosen. At the end of the research an initial production case is filed comprising of the synopsis and statement of intentions for a documentary graduating film. There is the possibility to continue the project through personal sponsors until the full script stage as well as full production of the project. During the course we will watch exerts of documentary films relevant to the discussions in class and various directing technique of documentary cinema will also be discussed.
Writing for soap operas
Rony Yidor, 2 hours, semester A
The workshop will simulate an authentic process of writing a soap opera: beginning with choosing the world it is occurring in, through building characters, creating the main storylines and their modifications through the many episodes to assigning them in treatments. During the workshop we will address question such as: what sets apart the current Israeli soap opera from the drama? How do you build characters in soap operas? What is the screenwriters' strength?
Editing a script
Arik Kaplon, 2 hours, semester B
The principals of editing a script from the screenwriters' point of view, while keeping the idea line and its translation into a communicative and understood story stimulating interest and excitement. During the workshop, the students' scripts and 5-6 scripts by the students in the directors program that will attend the class, will be analyzed and edited.
Character design
Dana Modan, 2 hours, semester A
The character in the film is in actuality the focal point of the plot. Its will, what drives her and how she attempts to achieve her goal and what obstacles stand in her way- all these assemble the story. During the workshop that supports the main annual projects we will try and understand how to build an interesting and complex character that makes us want to take her on her journey, get excited with her, be afraid with her, laugh with her and mostly identify with her. All this so we can learn something about the world around us and mainly about ourselves.
Dialogues and visual syntax
Sigalit Lipshitz, 2 hours, semester B
A practical workshop exploring the role of the dialogue and its function in the script and the film, as well as the role of the unique visual syntax for each script and genre under which it operates. During the workshop the students will examine the role of the dialogues and the colorful world they have created in the central projects of the second year of school.
Submission to foundations and Distribution companies workshop
Tzvika Kerzner, 2 hours, semester B
The goal of this workshop is to improve the writing style of the marketing synopsis towards submitting a proposal to foundations and broadcasting bodies. Introduction to the classic structure of synopsis and pitch, structure synopsis versus idea synopsis, a list of characters, post synopsis, formats and submission procedures to foundation. During the workshop synopsis who received development grants will be analyzed and explored with an emphasis on their writing style and old synopsis' will be rewritten to improve them for submission. In addition, meetings with the heads of drama and documentary departments of the broadcasting channels, representatives of foundations and producers will take place to allow them to present their world view and their demands in submitting production proposals.
Cinematheque marathons
4 days, opening of the year
2 days, opening semester B
As detailed in the curriculum of the first year.
Open Day
The school holds a registration open day on three dates.
During this day a guided tour of school will be held, student films shown, a meeting with a graduate and school management.
Open day will also be held on the following three dates:
Thursday 14.1.10
Thursday 25.3.10
Thursday 3.6.10
Please confirm arrival by phone a week prior to the date with the school’s administration office.
Registration can be done by anyone with a Matriculation certificate*, that views him/herself fitting for the screenwriting program studies and is not over 35 years old at the start of the school year. Prior knowledge or experience in cinema and/or television is not necessary. Certain preference will be given to people with background in writing and creating.
*The acceptance committee is able to accept students with a proven academic history that did not complete the full Matriculation certificate.
Registration fees: 440 NIS.
Cancellation of application:
Candidates who will cancel his/hers application will not be entitled to any registration fees refund.
Dates of registration:
Registration to the school has started in November and ends in June. After registration and filling out the forms (detailed in a separate article hereto), the applicant must write a home exam (until application exams date 29.6.10).
First Application Period: 25.10.09-28.01.10
Application exams: 09.02.10
The school holds a registration open day on three dates.
During this day a guided tour of school will be held, student films shown, a meeting with a graduate and school management.
Open day will also be held on the following three dates:
Thursday 14.1.10
Thursday 25.3.10
Thursday 3.6.10
Please confirm arrival by phone a week prior to the date with the school’s administration office.
Registration can be done by anyone with a Matriculation certificate*, that views him/herself fitting for the screenwriting program studies and is not over 35 years old at the start of the school year. Prior knowledge or experience in cinema and/or television is not necessary. Certain preference will be given to people with background in writing and creating.
*The acceptance committee is able to accept students with a proven academic history that did not complete the full Matriculation certificate.
Registration fees: 440 NIS.
Cancellation of application:
Candidates who will cancel his/hers application will not be entitled to any registration fees refund.
Dates of registration:
Registration to the school has started in November and ends in June. After registration and filling out the forms (detailed in a separate article hereto), the applicant must write a home exam (until application exams date 29.6.10).
First Application Period: 25.10.09-28.01.10
Application exams: 09.02.10
Interviews: 03.03.10
Second Application period: 14.03.10-17.06.10
Aplication exams: 29.06.10
Interviews: 21.07.10
Registration stages:
Stage 1 - Home exams
The applicant must fill in the registration form completly and ensuring that the form has reached at the school's administration with the registration fee of 440 NIS. The applicant will receive home exams that he/she must prepare as per the administration's instructions and deliver them to the school no later than the date mentioned above. The school estimates the duration of time it takes to prepare the home exams as 3 weeks. Thus, it is highly recommended to deliver the registration form as soon as possible.
Prior works – prior works attesting to the story telling abilities in the different writing fields can be submitted. They must be delivered with the home exams to the school administration no later than the date mentioned above. A copy of the works and not the original should be submitted. The school has no obligation to return any prior works.
Stage 2 – Selection Examinations in the School
The examinations take place in the school and do not require early preparation. The examinations change from year to year and from date to date. Following the results of the home exams and school exams the selection committee decides which candidates will be invited for the personal interview stage.
Stage 3 – personal interview
Applicants who passed stage 1 will be invited for an interview with the committee on dates that will be published later on. The committee will determine the admission/exclusion of applicants.
Tuition
The administrative board of the school decides each year the annual tuition. The tuition for 2010-2011 school year will be 14,000 NIS. An additional fee must also be paid at the amount of 950 NIS during the first year for a subscription to the Cinematheque, books, prints and enrichment activities costs and 400 NIS for the second year.
Independence and changes
The school has the full and sole consideration to change the curriculum and productions. The students will be subject to the schools regulations book.
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