| |
May 16, 2024
|
|
|
|
|
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Courses - Film
|
|
|
|
Film
FILM 615 - Story Development
Credits 3
Basis of cinematic structure, emphasizing action, construction, tension, and character. Story development through motion picture formats.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with FIS 415. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
Grading
Letter grade
FILM 618 - Writing for Television I
Credits 3
With emphasis on the narrative exploration of the television hour-drama, students develop and complete one hour-drama spec script.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with FILM 418. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Grading
Letter grade
FILM 619 - Writing for Television II
Credits 3
As a continuation of FILM 618, students explore the television situation comedy and develop and complete one sit-com script.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with FILM 419. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
FILM 680 - Historical Survey of Screen Acting
Credits 3
Explores the history of screen acting from the beginnings of film and television to the present day, including major movements and approaches
Grading
Letter Grade.
FILM 720 - Advanced Cinematic Structure
Credits 3
Analytical study of screenplay structure based on the filmed script. Select motion pictures established as subject films studied in piece and in detail as to how the structure of each scene works as itself and in the film as whole.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
FILM 721 - Collaboration and Preparation
Credits 3
Practical exploration of the working process between the screenwriter, the director and the producer. Focuses moving the screenplay from “writers” draft to “production” draft in preparation for shooting.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
FILM 722 - Graduate Screenwriting
Credits 3
Study of art and craft of writing a feature- length motion picture screenplay. Student completes a full-length (120 pages) screenplay or completes a thorough revision in workshop environment.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of eighteen credits.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
FILM 723 - Ensemble Screenwriting
Credits 3
Study of the art and craft of screenwriting in an ensemble. Students, as a group, complete four short screenplays and revisions.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
FILM 724 - The Adaptation Screenplay
Credits 3
Study of adapting a screenplay from another written medium by writing a full-length (120-page) screenplay in accepted industry format. The screenplay must have a contemporary setting but source material must be at least 100 years old and in public domain.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
FILM 725 - Writing for Assignment
Credits 3
Study and practice of editing, rewriting and revising the creative work of other screenwriters. Students analyze precedent of revising know screenplays, rewrite a full-length script as a group and commit an individual rewrite of a full-length script.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
FILM 726 - Advanced Screenplay Analysis
Credits 3
In-depth analytical study of a filmed script. Analysis ranges from the effects of a scripted visual technique to metaphor to personal and societal influences. Students write and present two analytical papers.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
FILM 727 - Advanced Screenplay Theory
Credits 3
Analytical study of motion pictures with focus on the screenwriter’s intent and agenda. Students conduct thorough research on screenwriters and provide analysis of the screenwriters’ product. Students present and defend two papers combining this research and analysis.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
FILM 728 - Graduate Production
Credits 3
Analytical approach to the professional production of a student’s screenplay. Students chronicle all levels of involvement with the physical “shooting” of his, or her, script.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
|
|
Print this Page