Faculty First Year Seminars 197SOM5 - The Science Of Screenwriting:
Fall
2017
01
1.00
Michael Schurter
M 12:20PM 1:10PM
UMass Amherst
42188
Using Blake Snyder?s screenwriting bible ?Save the Cat? as a lens and the genre of the Hollywood heist
Thriller as a model, students will study the formulas of successful screenplays.
We?ll dissect the films beat by beat, breaking them down by act and scene, to gain an understanding of the essential story points necessary to constructing satisfying genre scripts. By the end of the semester, students should be able to beat out their own original screenplay treatments containing all the elements required by the genre.
Thriller as a model, students will study the formulas of successful screenplays.
We?ll dissect the films beat by beat, breaking them down by act and scene, to gain an understanding of the essential story points necessary to constructing satisfying genre scripts. By the end of the semester, students should be able to beat out their own original screenplay treatments containing all the elements required by the genre.
Freshmen Only