Undergraduate Catalog

COMM 265 Screenwriting

This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of film scriptwriting through in-class and out-of-class writing assignments. Students learn how a screenplay for movies or television is conceived, developed and written. The emphasis will be on concept development, characterization, structure, format, and program content of scripts as well as the correct form for various scripts. Each student will write their own short film. Prerequisite: COMM 120 or permission of instructor.

Credits

3

Corequisite

COMM 120 or permission of the course instructor.