MEDI 224 - Analysis of Film:Screenwriting

Institution:

New Jersey City University

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Description:

Whether a student aspires to be a screenwriter, director, producer, editor, or cinematographer, having a clear understanding of the structural principles and narrative techniques of drama is an essential tool of the trade. Through screening and analyzing successful films, this course reveals how information is communicated through visual means, how action is used to build dramatic momentum, how dialogue is used in scene construction and what makes a character credible and complex. Films are shown in class followed by a scene-by-scene analysis. Students are required to do their own analysis of two films in the course of the term.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.njcu.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 200-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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