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COM-215 Script Writing

This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of developing and writing original scripts for film, television and multimedia. The course emphasizes proper script formats, theme, story, plot, dialogue, character arc, and the process of developing and writing a script.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENG-101

Lecture Contact Hours

3

Lab Contact Hours

0

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

  • Visual and Performing Arts

Grading Scheme

  • Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

  • No

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. 1.Write basic scripts in a variety of formats for electronic media
  2. 2.Demonstrate the basic concepts and techniques of modern script writing
  3. 3.Comprehend, analyze and produce original creative writing
  4. 4.Demonstrate a sense of storytelling, particularly through cinematic techniques
  5. 5.Express an appreciation of the goals and practices of writing for American television and film
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COM 215: Script Writing

Department

Visual and Performing Arts

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of developing and writing original scripts for film, television and multimedia. The course emphasizes proper script formats, theme, story, plot, dialogue, character arc, and the process of developing and writing a script.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture3
Lab0
Other0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Prerequisites

ENG-101

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. 1.Write basic scripts in a variety of formats for electronic media
  2. 2.Demonstrate the basic concepts and techniques of modern script writing
  3. 3.Comprehend, analyze and produce original creative writing
  4. 4.Demonstrate a sense of storytelling, particularly through cinematic techniques
  5. 5.Express an appreciation of the goals and practices of writing for American television and film

Topic Outline

  1. Terminology, Concepts, Themes & Loglines
  2. Dramatic structure (3 acts / 4 acts)
  3. Beat Sheets, Treatments & Outlines
  4. Approaches to Developing Character and Dialogue
  5. Screenplay Format and Conflict
  6. Writing Scenes and Exposition
  7. Teleplay Structure - Sitcoms & Hour Dramas
  8. Rewriting
  9. Documentaries, Docu-dramas and Multi-media
  10. Subplots, Pitches, Troubleshooting, and Marketing