Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0261 - Writing with pictures

In this course I will introduce students to the practice of screenwriting. We will begin by examining the classical three and five act structures in the various traditional fiction genres. We will develop character, dialogue, story arc etc. However, we will go further and experiment with alternatives to narrative structures. We will create styles of "writing" with images and music that break the conventional standard of what Peter Watkins refers to as the "monoform". At the end of the semester we should have screenplays that we can present to the wider community either in the form of readings or as so-called "filmic" screenplays that we can screen.

Writing and Research Multiple Cultural Perspectives Independent Work Prerequisite: In terms of preparation I would like students to go and look at their family tree. Find the first of your relatives that is" other" in terms of ethnic origin. Write a one page outline of the story you would like to develop in this class, based on that relative's life or experience. The story idea does not have to be complete; the idea is enough to begin with. The stories we develop can be as imaginative as we want, after all we have no budget requirements. Students are expected to spend an additional 8 hours of work and preparation each week outside of class time.