Writing for Filmmaking.

Catalog description

A screen writing course designed to familiarize students with the basic structure and dynamics of short-film and feature-film screenplays. The course will focus on the aesthetics of cinematic storytelling, presenting visual grammar in combination with dialogue and narrative. The course will also examine the structure of the feature-length screenplay, beginning with a treatment and culminating with generating the "first act" of a film script. Prerequisite: Open to non-majors, with permission of the instructor.