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Course Info for FILM - 335 - 01, Spring 2023
Class number: 2983 Title: Screenwriting Department: Film Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 12 Current enrollment: 10 Available seats: 2
Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, LIB - 119 Instructor(s): Bemiss, Jeffrey
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in one of the following courses or permission of instructor: FILM 201, ENGL 265, ENGL 270.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts Requirement
Course Description:
This course constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the art of screenwriting. The course draws heavily on the history of the cinema and exemplary films and scripts will be examined to understand their aesthetics and craft. Starting with the basic principles of story structure, the course proceeds through a series of exercises and workshops designed to develop the skills needed to create compelling stories, complex characters, dramatic and comic dialogue, and a fully-imagined diegetic world.