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Writing The Feature Screenplay (COM-262)


Semester: Fall 2020
Number: 0108-262-001
Instructor: Terrence Ross
Days: Monday Wednesday Friday 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Note: Online, Synchronous
Location: Online
Credits: 3
Course Materials: View Text Books
Description:

Through screenings and discussions of films, students will isolate the fundamentals of dramaturgy and cinematic syntax. Students will then embark on writing a feature screenplay with supportive feedback from the professor and the class. Students will be expected to complete a full treatment and the first act of their screenplay. (Distribution Reqs:Arts)

Learning Goals:   Upon Completion of this course students will have:• acquired knowledge of the imperatives of dramaturgy and an ability to use dramatic imperatives in their screenplays.• acquired an awareness of the importance of visual images in films and an ability to use striking images in their scripts.• acquired an awareness of how cinema grammar choices are used in the service of storytelling in movies, and an ability to use these choices in the service of their scripts.• learned the importance of having a theme in a movie, and will learn how to embed a theme in their scripts.Outcomes:• Students will be able to isolate dramatic principles in existing movies and utilize these principles to structure their own screenplays.• Students will be able to pick out strong images in existing movies and create their own strong images in their scripts.• Students will be able to pick out cinematic grammar choices in existing movies and create their own cinematic syntax choices in their scripts.• Students will be able to identify a theme in an existing movie, and be able to embed a theme in their own scripts.

*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.

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