WRI 244 - STORY ANALYSIS & SCREEN/DEVELO

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Professional Writing

Description:

This course will offer students a comprehensive understanding of story analysis and screenplay development and will give them pragmatic tools used by the professional reader and development executive in the motion picture and television industry today. Students will learn and practice coverage skills while gaining an understanding of the elements of story. Class topics will include various types of coverage; how to compose story notes; and character breakdowns, treatments and outlines. Upon completion of the course, students will have written at least three pieces of full coverage that can be used as a part of a professional portfolio or to interview for a job as a reader or development assistant.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2013 - 08/14/2014 

Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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