Course Description
An advanced writing course. Students utilize the fundamentals of dramatic criteria learned in Writing for Entertainment Media to develop and pitch an original TV series. Students are required to write a TV pilot and accompanying series summary.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to complete supplemental assignments pertaining to TV writing, such as, but not limited to, a research paper on current TV shows; breakdowns of TV pilots; designing a visual pitch deck; or providing coverage of the scripts developed in class. These assignments will be designed in consultation with the instructor.
Athena Title
Writing for Television
Undergraduate Prerequisite
EMST 3210 and EMST 3320 and permission of department
Graduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The course is product-oriented. Students will be required to turn in an original TV pilot—either a 30-minute dramedy or a 1-hour drama—in the proper format, as well as an accompanying series summary.
Topical Outline
- Writing TV scripts - Narrative strategies - Pitching story ideas - Writing treatments - Character construction and development - Writing dialogue - Peer review and critiquing practices - Rewriting and polishing
Syllabus
Public CV