Upon completion of this course, the successful student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Recognize the history/evolution of screenwriting and its assorted stylizations.


• Apply format basics, act structure, scene geography, and reverence to occasion, etc.


• Recognize the five components of a screenplay – story, plot, character, dialogue, theme.


• Apply current and varied approaches to creating stories for film.


• Utilize artistic and industry terms and tasks relevant to the screenplay craft.


• Demonstrate a learned/critical analysis of all things film – screenwriting in particular.


• Recognize the requirements of an industry professional screenplay and screenwriter.


• Identify ways to collaborate with others on film projects in regards to the inception/development of an idea.


• Apply the above list to their own writing from concept to completed draft.