Screenwriting
Prerequisites: COMM 202.
This course introduces students to the process of writing for the screen. Through exercises and analysis of structure and storytelling fundamentals, students will develop a working sense of the art of crafting a screenplay, learning how to build a script, step by step, from an original and compelling idea.
Outcomes: Extensive writing requirements cover all aspects of screenwriting, from creating a treatment and character bios to writing action and dialogue, culminating in the development of a detailed step outline and polished first act of a feature-length script (20+ pages); Students are required to bring an original movie idea to the first class.
This course introduces students to the process of writing for the screen. Through exercises and analysis of structure and storytelling fundamentals, students will develop a working sense of the art of crafting a screenplay, learning how to build a script, step by step, from an original and compelling idea.
Outcomes: Extensive writing requirements cover all aspects of screenwriting, from creating a treatment and character bios to writing action and dialogue, culminating in the development of a detailed step outline and polished first act of a feature-length script (20+ pages); Students are required to bring an original movie idea to the first class.