Course Description
The course instructs students in the production and screenwriting worlds, with emphasis on topics such as freelancing and the current media environment. Students also complete and submit their final screenplays and teleplays.
Athena Title
Writing for the Screen IV
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EMST 7111E, FILM 7111
Prerequisite
(EMST 4110/6110 or EMST 6110E) and (EMST 6111 or EMST 6111E) and (EMST 7110 or EMST 7110E)
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will learn vital skills to work in the screenwriting world, as well as the roles of agents, managers, festivals, and contests. Students will emerge with an understanding of the current media world and the know-how to work as freelance and contract writers for film and television. Students will complete and submit their thesis screenplay or teleplay project.
Topical Outline
I. Understanding the role of the writer in media industries, including how writers function in independent production, studio production, network production, cable production, world wide web production, and emerging technologies. II. Understanding the role of agents and managers in the selling of screenplays and teleplays. III. Understanding the role of contests and festivals in the writing process. IV. Completing the professional feature-length screenplay or television series bible and teleplays.
Syllabus