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Screenwriting

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Course Number: 
S350
Department (unused): 
FILM
Description: 
<p>In-person Course. This course will look at the screenplay as a blueprint for production. Students will learn professional screenplay format, pitch, outline and write their own short scripts. We will focus on character development, creating "cinematic" dialogue, plot construction, conflict, pacing, dramatic foreshadowing, the element of surprise, subtext and visual storytelling. ​The&#160;screenplays will be read aloud by actors at a table read in class and critiqued.&#160;Students will have the opportunity to engage with guest speakers from the film industry. Enrollment limited to 35 students. 1 Credit. Session B: July 1 – August 2. Tuition: $5070.</p>
Instructor Name: 
Alexander Ross
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FILM
Subject Number (unused): 
FILMS350
Meeting Pattern (deprecated): 
MW 1.00-4.15
Term Code: 
202402
CRN: 
30698
Instructor UPI (unused): 
25220498
Session (deprecated): 
H5B
Distributional Designation (deprecated): 
LMIP
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FILM S350 (CRN: 30698)

In-person Course. This course will look at the screenplay as a blueprint for production. Students will learn professional screenplay format, pitch, outline and write their own short scripts. We will focus on character development, creating "cinematic" dialogue, plot construction, conflict, pacing, dramatic foreshadowing, the element of surprise, subtext and visual storytelling. ​The screenplays will be read aloud by actors at a table read in class and critiqued. Students will have the opportunity to engage with guest speakers from the film industry. Enrollment limited to 35 students. 1 Credit. Session B: July 1 – August 2. Tuition: $5070. (View syllabus)


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