WRI 342 - SCRNWRITING: NARR WEB SERIES

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Professional Writing

Description:

This course will offer an introduction to creating and writing the short-form episodic Internet TV series and will give students pragmatic tools used by screenwriters working in this burgeoning field of the digital media industry today. Class topics will include the series concept, character and story development, collaborative writing skills, and production design. Lectures and screenings will provide a background in the history and aesthetics of serial media projects, short-form video, and episodic drama. Upon completion of the course, students will have created a web series, written a pilot script and two subsequent scripts, and employed a screenwriter's considerations in devising a pre-production strategy. In addition, they will be introduced to the business of promoting a narrative web series designed for distribution over the Internet.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.