CINE 369 - Writing the Web Series

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

CINEMA

Description:

Students will apply and practice the essential elements and conventions for writing, producing, marketing, and distributing the web series including concept, character, structure, budget, and audience. Students will create and write the pilot episode for an original web series, as well as four polished episodes of their web series. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Apply the principles for strong, visual storytelling. (2) Identify the elements and conventions of successful web series and evaluate them as models for their own work. (3) Appraise the constraints of the web series format and create an original premise that works within them. (4) Build experience pitching a web series concept and pilot. (5) Explain the financing, distribution and promotion of the web series format. (6) Write a polished, peer-reviewed, original pilot and four episodes of a web series.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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