FILM 467 - Narrative Screenwriting III (Put on Reserve 9/1/2020)

Description:
Combined lecture/workshop providing in-depth study of the theory and practice of adaptations and alternative plots for screenplays and teleplays. Formerly COM 457, students may not receive credit for both. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern. (Put on reserve 9/1/2020, will go inactive 8/24/23)

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: FILM 457 and admission to the English professional and creative writing or film majors.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify/explain and demonstrate the effect of the manipulation of scene construction, cinematography and editing on the creation of narrative in screenplays and teleplays.
Identify/explain and demonstrate the effect of the manipulation of visual and aural continuity and discontinuity, temporal and spatial, on the creation of narrative in screenplays and teleplays.
Identify/explain and demonstrate the effect of the manipulation of semiotics (language, symbols, archetypes, mythic themes) on the creation of narrative in screenplays and teleplays.
Identify/explain and demonstrate the relationship between cognition and the creation and understanding of narratives.
Identify/explain and demonstrate the relationship between oral tradition and communication, and the creation of narrative and dialog in screenplays and teleplays.
Identify/explain and demonstrate the development of theme, point-of-view, authorial voice, characters and setting on the creation of narrative in screenplays and teleplays.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/1/18

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