Script Analysis

Catalog description

Script Analysis takes students through the fundamentals of script analysis and development. From generating ideas, to producing detailed script notes, to working with writers and developing narratives for a modern audience; this course is designed to provide students with a working understanding of the challenges of development and help develop the skills required to be a creative producer. Through close reading and analysis of screenplays, students will develop the skills to understand how a script works. Through a focus on the text students will see how a writer builds a story from beats to scenes to sequences and acts. Film and Television examples will be explored, as well as less conventional narratives, to provide students with the ability to analyse and generate successful narratives. Writing exercises, team assignments and providing script notes and feedback will encourage students to understand the script to screen process and experience of development from the point of view of the writer, strengthening the soft skills required to be a successful development producer.