television 40-3231 - Writing for Television Genre

Institution:

Columbia College-Chicago

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Description:

This course is an advanced level writing class with much time devoted to the development of analytic skills. The class will be broken up into two parts. The first will be an investigation of a variety of analytic methods. The second half will be spent examining a variety of genres and writing a series of outlines and script excerpts. The topics would include action/adventure, melodrama, drama, comedy, mystery, and science fiction. Each would be examined with examples drawn from both current and past television programming. The class would conclude with the completion of a full-length script. 3 CREDI TS PREREQUISITES: 24-1710 SCREENWRITING I: WRITING THE SHORT FILM

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colum.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 663-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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