An introduction to multi-camera television studio production, including scripting, directing, and practical operation of studio equipment. Completion of the introductory composition requirement. Laboratory fee required. This course teaches students to write a feature-length screenplay. Students begin with the development of a concept, proceed to writing a treatment, and then spend the majority of the term working on the full script.
Students read and critique each other's work.
Screenwriting for Television. May be repeated for a total of six credits. This course teaches students to write full length teleplays for various small-screen formats. Writing Film Criticism. A course aimed at helping students write illuminating and stylistically engaging film criticism, within the context of screening contemporary films and reading various types of critical writing in popular and academic criticism.