Descriptor Details

  • Introduction to Screenwriting
  • Not Identified
  • 115
  • Not Identified
  • Not Identified
  • 3
  • Not Identified
  • Uploaded: 9/17/2024 09:37:15 AM PDT

Basic introductory course in narrative script writing for film and episodic television.  Emphasis on basic screenplay structure, characters, conflict, theme and technical script formatting in the development of a short screenplay.

None

None

None

Must include but not limited to the following:

  • Writing regardless of medium or format – clarity, economy, grammar, style
  • Screenplay structure, outlines and paradigms, scene cards and treatment
  • Script formats for narrative short and feature films, and episodic television series
  • Story development, character creation, conflict and rising tension, theme and resolution
  • Fundamentals of dialogue writing
  • Overview of the business of screenwriting, copywriting and marketing a script
  • Promoting representation of race/ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and ability

None

  • Evaluate the fundamental principles of narrative fiction screenwriting.
  • Analyze the basic structure, character development, conflict, and theme in professional films and screenplays.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the technical formatting utilized in professional screenwriting.
  • Assess different methods of protecting and marketing screenplays.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in creating a complete, short fictional narrative screenplay.

  • Writing assignments
  • Oral presentations (pitches, e.g.)
  • Oral critiques by peers and instructor
  • Written critiques by instructor
  • Quizzes and/or exam(s)

Field, Syd. Screenwriting: The Foundations of Screenwriting. Bantam Dell Publishing

Trottier, David. The Screenwriter’s Bible: A complete Guide to Writing, Formatting and Selling Your Script. Silman-James Press

  • No
  • Not Identified

  • Not Identified

  • Not Identified

  • Not Identified

  • Not Identified