TELE 246Scriptwriting II: The TV Prog

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This scriptwriting course is for students who already have a basic understanding of story structure, dialog, and character development. In this class the student will learn to write full-length television scripts and will study the structure and conventions of writing the sitcom, sketch comedy, and hour-long dramatic programs. Student work will be read aloud and work-shopped, step-by-step, in a traditional writers table' story conference procedure. Each student will leave the course with at least one full-length, polished script from one of the featured formats.