AVMP 220 Writing for Film and Broadcast

Previously TVRD 223 and TVRD 224. This course will develop skills in writing short fiction and non-fiction scripts as well as commercial and PSA scripts for visual and audio media. Students will translate written material into scripts for visual and aural experiences; combine appropriate sources into script form, including interviews, narration, natural sounds, recreations or dramatic representations to best tell a story and exploit the strengths of the aural or visual medium; and imagine, create, and develop characters, themes, and storylines for original scripts.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

AVMP 120 or TVRD 125

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Select and generate stories for visual media.
2. Use basic audio and visual media vocabulary in written form.
3. Understand and describe the script’s function in audiovisual media production.
4. Apply appropriate script formats according to the project type.
5. Create and describe visual strategies for written and aural stories.
6. Develop and create characters, themes, and dialogue for audio visual media.
7. Examine the dramatic writing process and incorporate dramatic elements in script writing.

Course Objectives

1. Select and generate stories for visual media.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

2. Use basic audio and visual media vocabulary in written form.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

3. Understand and describe the script’s function in audiovisual media production.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

4. Apply appropriate script formats according to the project type.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

5. Create and describe visual strategies for written and aural stories.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

6. Develop and create characters, themes, and dialogue for audio visual media.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

7. Examine the dramatic writing process and incorporate dramatic elements in script writing.

   This objective is a course Goal Only