Screenwriting for TV and Film

Catalog description

This course explores the art and craft of screenwriting through a workshop format. We will read and analyze several master screenplays from film, analyzing the major craft elements of plot and characterization via Dialogue, Action, and Scenes. In addition to reading and analyzing screenplays from professional writers, students will construct their own acts (using prompts or adapting from a famous short story) practicing screenplay formatting and critiquing their drafts through a peer review/workshop process. This will also include a detailed critique of the original work by the professor.