FILM 467 - Narrative Screenwriting III (Put on reserve 9/1/2020, will go inactive 8/24/23)

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. (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

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.