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Introduction to Screenwriting
180 001 | CCN: 31278
J Mira Kopell
Location: Internet/Online
Date and Time: TH 9:00am - 11:59am
4 Units
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 required. The class is open to juniors and seniors. Preference is given to Film & Media majors.
Consent of instructor required. Interested students should fill out an application form at https://forms.gle/zGNwngThXAr12fUy8. In order to allow students to easily enroll in a backup class, joining the waitlist is not required.
The deadline to apply is Nov 27th. Students considered for enrollment will be contacted by the instructor for a short zoom interview. Students will be notified of enrollment by Dec 11th.