ENGL 264 - SCREENWRITING

Hours: 5
Instruction and practice in writing screenplays for full-length feature films. Guidance in finding an idea; writing a treatment; developing plot, character, scene and dialogue; visualizing screen action and writing it in the standard format; picturing cinematic imagery and motif; making smooth scene transitions; and playing with the element of cinema time. Preliminary acquaintance with important cinema aspects - cinematography, editing, sound, costumes, art direction; and guidance in how this understanding can be incorporated in writing a screenplay. Guidance in skills related to screenwriting such as adapting a book for the screen, pitching the story, collaborating with other authors or the director on a film script.
Prerequisites: ENGL 160 or permission of chairperson.

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ENGL 264 - SCREENWRITING