The Screenwriter's Craft (Spring 2013)
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The Screenwriter's Craft (Spring 2013)
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If you're a screenwriter, or simply love the cinema and want to understand how the written word translates to screen, this class provides essential insight into the "understructure" of film. Each week, examine the screenplay of a movie that is shown in the next class. Lively discussion sessions follow the screening and touch on craft elements, including characterization, dialogue, plot, theme, scene writing, conflict, adaptation, action, and comedy. Additional readings, interviews with screenwriters, and other related materials support class discussion. Writing exercises complement each week's lesson.
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If you're a screenwriter, or simply love the cinema and want to understand how the written word translates to screen, this class provides essential insight into the "understructure" of film. Each week, examine the screenplay of a movie that is shown in the next class. Lively discussion sessions follow the screening and touch on craft elements, including characterization, dialogue, plot, theme, scene writing, conflict, adaptation, action, and comedy. Additional readings, interviews with screenwriters, and other related materials support class discussion. Writing exercises complement each week's lesson.
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