Academic Catalog 2017–2018

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TVF316 Script Writing

[1–2, 3 cr.]

This course covers the principles and techniques of idea creation and writing for television and film. Students read, analyze and write scripts in different formats. They learn the building blocks of creative storytelling and develop a solid foundation in screenwriting terminology and format: character conception and development, the difference between plot and story, and idea pitching and treatments. 

Prerequisite(s):  TVF222 Introduction to Audio Visual Media; TVF221 Art of Film; ENG 102 Academic English II