Introduction to Screenwriting

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the development of scripts and screenplays for narrative film and video, both fictional and non-fictional. Students will learn the essentials of story creation, narrative screenplay structure, characterization, pacing, conflict, and tension, as well as technical screenplay formatting. Students will analyze influential films and screenplays to better understand various successful approaches. 54 hours lecture. ADGE: 3; Transfer: CSU.