Description
[cross-listed with CRW 3510] This course will focus on approaches and techniques for writing for film and moving images, and how they can be applied to narrative, documentary, and experimental film, as well as installation. The class will include discussions of early conceptualization, character and narrative, script formats, and how each can be molded or shaped depending on the nature of the intended work. Throughout the semester students will read and discuss various scripts and screen writings, including those written for narrative as well as experimental films and media. Students are expected to write and develop their own scripts or screen writings. The class will include a number of workshop opportunities. Invested class participation is key.