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Beginning Screenwriting
180 | CCN: 24522
4 Units
Tues. 9:00am-12:00pm, Dwinelle 226 ///
Students explore the art and craft of developing and writing a feature-length, narrative screenplay. Each writer pitches story ideas, develops a plot outline and completes a portion of their screenplay. All students will workshop outlines and scenes in class. There are weekly writing assignments with a focus on rewriting.
Lecture topics include narrative feature concept development, analysis of a variety of story structures, plot outlining, character development, openings, scene structure, dialogue, screenplay form/style.
Prerequisites: No screenwriting experience needed. Consent of instructor required.
The class is open to juniors and seniors. Preference is given to Film & Media majors. Interested students should attend the first class session and be prepared to email a writing sample – a creative piece (short story, poem, screenplay, etc.) or an academic essay.