Film and Media Studies 281 - Screenwriting Workshop
SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP
Fall
2020
01
4.00
Anaiis Cisco
T 01:40-04:30
Smith College
50239-F20
REMOTE
acisco@smith.edu
This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of screenwriting. Combining lectures and script
analyses, students focus on character development, story structure, conflict, and dialogue featured in
academy award-winning screenplays. Students begin with three creative story ideas, developing one
concept into a full-length screenplay of their own. Through in-class read-throughs and rewrites,
students are required to complete ~30 pages of a full-length screenplay with a detailed outline of the
entire story. Graded only. Prerequisites: FMS 150 or ARS 162 with FMS 150 strongly encouraged. Enrollment limited to 12.
analyses, students focus on character development, story structure, conflict, and dialogue featured in
academy award-winning screenplays. Students begin with three creative story ideas, developing one
concept into a full-length screenplay of their own. Through in-class read-throughs and rewrites,
students are required to complete ~30 pages of a full-length screenplay with a detailed outline of the
entire story. Graded only. Prerequisites: FMS 150 or ARS 162 with FMS 150 strongly encouraged. Enrollment limited to 12.