COMM-1288Communication for Film and TV 1: Scriptwriting
This foundational course will scaffold student knowledge, understanding, and application of various script formats. Special focus will be paid to documentary, fictional short film, and corporate video writing by building skills in research, conducting pre-interviews for research purposes, and finally, writing the scripts themselves. Students will learn about script formatting and why different script formats are used in different contexts. They will also learn about the peer-editing process, workshopping, and revision as part of their practice, toward creating industry-ready scripts.