Screenwriting 3.0 UNITS

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Prerequisite: Courses taught at the level of Introduction to College Composition with a grade of "C" or higher or "Pass" or equivalent or appropriate placement based on the college’s multiple measures process with eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E. This course offers an intensive workshop atmosphere in which to develop a screenplay for film or television. The course focuses on screenplay structure, character, conflict, and theme development along with technical script formatting, examining published scripts as well as produced films and/or TV shows from diverse genres and communities. Students write synopses, treatments, scenes, and a production-worthy short screenplay and regularly present drafts of their own work for critical discussion in a whole-group setting. This course is not open to students enrolled or has received credit in FILM 241 .