FILM S350E (CRN: 30120) | Syllabus
Instructors: Brian Price
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MW 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. This course will provide a rigorous examination of the fundamentals of the screenwriting craft, including story, structure, character, dialogue, and formatting. Through lectures, discussions, readings, screenings, and weekly writing exercises, students will learn what goes into a professional screenplay as they develop stories, outlines, character bios, and pages of a feature-length screenplay idea and then pitch, outline, and write a complete original short screenplay. We will focus on plot construction, character development, creating "cinematic" dialogue, conflict, subtext, and visual storytelling. ​Assignments and pages will be read aloud and critiqued. Enrollment limited to 14 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.