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.
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Course Outline
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
3Course Learning Outcomes
- 1.Write basic scripts in a variety of formats for electronic media
- 2.Demonstrate the basic concepts and techniques of modern script writing
- 3.Comprehend, analyze and produce original creative writing
- 4.Demonstrate a sense of storytelling, particularly through cinematic techniques
- 5.Express an appreciation of the goals and practices of writing for American television and film
Topic Outline
- Terminology, Concepts, Themes & Loglines
- Dramatic structure (3 acts / 4 acts)
- Beat Sheets, Treatments & Outlines
- Approaches to Developing Character and Dialogue
- Screenplay Format and Conflict
- Writing Scenes and Exposition
- Teleplay Structure - Sitcoms & Hour Dramas
- Rewriting
- Documentaries, Docu-dramas and Multi-media
- Subplots, Pitches, Troubleshooting, and Marketing