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2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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RTVF 128 - Screenwriting Seminar

Semester Hours: 1-3


Fall, Spring

Intensive seminar in which students will develop the craft and critical aesthetics of writing screenplays for various film types and genres. Students will also engage in rigorous explorations of the functions of dialogue, visual translation, suspense and narrative structure. Topics include: 

  • Literary Adaptation
  • Writing Dialogue
  • Writing Comedy and Satire
  • Horror and the Fantastique
  • Science Fiction
  • Personal Narrative
  • The Revision Process


Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Prerequisite: RTVF 110 . Admission to class by permission of the department. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. 





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