Storytelling in Film and TV.

Catalog description

This course is dedicated to the study of key concepts of storytelling through theoretical readings and the media of film and TV. To learn the concepts, students will engage in analyses of filmed scenes and screenplays, and they will write scripted scenes. At the end of the semester, students will have written three 5-page analytical essays, an outline for a 4-scene act, and four contiguous screenplay scenes that, together, make up an act. For the final exam, students will present their revised four-scene act as a portfolio and will read an excerpt to the class.