Author: borislicina
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Shooting the Set – fantastic course at York U Motion Cinespace
One of the courses I took this summer, in my third year going towards my fourth, is Shooting the Set with Professor John Greyson. It was challenging, intensive, and beautiful. There are many reasons why I loved it (and why you should take it!), but I will list my top 5 reasons. We filmed two…
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Transmedia storytelling – a course that will teach you to write beyond film and TV
Maybe I overpromise a bit in my headline, but it’s not far from the truth. Transmedia storytelling course at York University was a pleasant surprise. It is mandatory for students who just came to the York Screenwriting program, which I salute. And while I am on the topic, I would love to see more narrative…
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Production or Screenwriting at York University – what to choose?
Although I like to have complete control of the final product, interestingly, I chose screenwriting as my major – where I need to make a leap of faith and trust that everyone involved, from director to director of photography, will recognize my vision. From today’s perspective – I am in 3rd year of Screenwriting BFA…
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Slash/Back – the alien invasion movie about friendship and Inuit culture
I always loved stories about remote communities, especially if they were in the science fiction genre, like The Thing or Alien. Today, they are the most popular cult movies, but it was not like that with The Thing when it premiered. “Invoking a direct comparison with E.T., Linda Gross of The Los Angeles Times declared,…
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Screenwriting or Creative writing – what to choose?
If you need to choose between screenwriting and creative writing programs, this article can help a little you see what suits you better. In my 2nd year, I took Introduction to Creative Writing with Professor Pasha Malla, and I loved it so much that I wanted to do a double major, screenwriting and creative writing! It took…
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5 Things I learned by watching my movie on the big screen
At the end of every year at York’s University film program, we watch a whole bunch of movies we made. It’s called Finish Line and was held in one of York’s theatres: Price Family Cinema. Every year (I am 2nd) has two days of the program, and we watch around 60 movies in those two…
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What does a whole-year screenwriting course look like?
When I read my first script for the “Screenwriting Fundamentals” course, The Duck, and the last one I wrote – Crush, I could see how much progress I had made. The Crush (also) brought me President’s Creative Writing award in the Screenplay category, thanks to everything I learned in previous and this class. So what…
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I won President’s Creative Writing award in the Screenplay category
So, I won York’s President’s Creative Writing award in the Screenplay category (honourable mention). President’s award “recognizes excellence in short fiction, poetry, screenplay and stage play.” Awards like this are always encouraging. But I wanted to see if that meant something more, so I searched previous winners from the screenplay and similar categories. Where are…
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In Screenwriting BFA, we filmed 2 movies during 1st year
One of the mandatory courses in 1st year of Screenwriting BFA at York is FA/FILM1020 Introduction to Filmmaking. It is exactly that – an introduction to filmmaking. The official course outline says that the course aims to introduce students to the principles of motion picture, cinematography, directing, editing and sound. Students gain experience in previsualization,…
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How to pitch a movie – a lesson from school
It is the mid of 2nd semester, my 2nd year of Screenwriting BFA at York, and I just had my first movie pitch. The screenplay is often a mix of emotions, experiences, and layers for the characters and writer. It is easy to pitch a logline – what happens in the movie – it takes…