Course Description
Provides an advanced understanding of the narrative structure, principles, history, technology, ethics, and craft theory associated with writing for the screen.
Athena Title
Screenplay Craft II
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
JNMW 6100E or JNMW 6101E
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Building on what they learned in Screenplay Craft, Criticism and Reflection I, students will grasp an advanced understanding of the narrative structure, principles, history, ethics, technology, and craft theory that are associated with writing for the screen. Students will examine emerging digital media as it relates to the writing process. Students will polish their critiquing skills in essays that synopsize and critique feature-length screenplays and teleplays, concentrating on particular genres closest to their writing interests.
Topical Outline
I. Exploring further critical and narrative theories as they relate to specific genres. II. Examining and understanding genre histories and the historical interrelationships among genres. III. Writing the critical research essay and the review essay. IV. Critiquing screenplays and teleplays from various critical perspectives-e.g., feminist, psychoanalytical, post-structural, post-colonial, queer, historical. V. Analyzing how the digital revolution in writing, production, and distribution of media affects the writing process.