CTA 2160 WRITING FOR CINEMA AND TELEVISION

Writing for cinema and television requires mastery of story, structure and format. This course helps students harness their imaginations to write scripts for multiple forms of entertainment media, including short films, feature films, and TV formats.

Credits

4 sh

Prerequisite

C or better in COM 1000

Course Types

Professional Writing Elective

Offered

• Fall
• Spring

Course Outcomes

1. Students will be able to...
   • apply industry best practices and processes in a variety of writing formats and styles common in writing for the screen.
2. • write clearly and effectively to tell a unique story from concept to completion.
3. • combine a knowledge of historical trends with the use of theory and research to craft more in depth and original writings.
4. • demonstrate creative thinking, imagination in structuring and plotting fictional content.
5. • consider issues of freedom of expression in writing a commercially viable work.
6. • demonstrate an understanding of the value of truth and accuracy in the development of characters and stories.