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.
Hours Weekly
3
Course Objectives
- Select and generate stories for visual media.
- Use basic audio and visual media vocabulary in written form.
- Understand and describe the script’s function in audiovisual media production.
- Apply appropriate script formats according to the project type.
- Create and describe visual strategies for written and aural stories.
- Develop and create characters, themes, and dialogue for audio visual media.
- Examine the dramatic writing process and incorporate dramatic elements in script writing.
Course Objectives
- Select and generate stories for visual media.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Use basic audio and visual media vocabulary in written form.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Understand and describe the script’s function in audiovisual media production.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Apply appropriate script formats according to the project type.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Create and describe visual strategies for written and aural stories.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Develop and create characters, themes, and dialogue for audio visual media.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Examine the dramatic writing process and incorporate dramatic elements in script writing.
This objective is a course Goal Only