Advanced Screenwriting

6 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This advanced screenwriting course concentrates on writing longer dramatic narratives. The course takes the form of a workshop where students develop half-hour and feature-length dramatic scripts from premise and synopsis through step-outline and treatment to final draft. The course focuses on creative processes, story elements and structure, story and scene design, and story analysis. Students gain a working understanding of plot development, character development, techniques for writing dialogue, and advanced script format and style. The course also considers the role of screenwriters in Canadian filmmaking. Requisite Courses: THFM-2611 with a minimum grade of B [prerequisite(s)].