Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0282 - Writing for Film and Video

With special attention to project development, research, scene design and rehearsal, the course introduces students to the ways in which writing creates meaning in moving images through script formatting, internal and external structure, world of story, description, narration and dialogue, and mise-en-scene. From idea to pitch, from script to production, this course emphasizes the structural character of the script-writing process and preproduction. The class will analyze different scripting techniques in traditional and experimental nonfiction film and video. Students will develop the concept or story, write treatments and project descriptions, and create structures, treatments, production schedules, and idea presentations. Students will become familiar with writing styles, genres and formats used for short films and videos and will have a chance to workshop their writing/sketch into scenes and/or segments toward the development of their advanced Division II portfolios and Division III Advanced Activities projects.

Independent Work Lab fee: $65. In this course, students can generally expect to spend 10 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.