This course teaches students to write a feature-length screenplay in acceptable format. The class will focus on such subjects as screenplay structure, plot and subplots, characterizations, shots, scene, sequence, dialogue, thinking visually, and soundtrack. Students will also learn the importance of rewriting their work. As part of the process, the class will study select screenplays, then view the films which were made from these scripts. Students will also read and discuss each other's work.
Students can expect to write between five and ten pages a week.
The History of World Film. This course is required for concentrators in the Program in Film and Video Studies, but is open to all students. The course examines the rich contribution of nations other than the United States to world cinema, understanding these films both as responses to the dominant American film industry and as unique expressions of their own national cultures. The influence of national cinemas on one another will be considered as well. The course will survey the history of world cinema from the earliest explorations of the film medium in Europe to contemporary Latin American, Asian, and African cinema.