2016-2017 Catalog

VACA 1110 Introduction to Scriptwriting

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

Prerequisite

(1) ENGL 1010 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

This course introduces scriptwriting for video production, television, and motion picture film. Using the two-column and screenplay formats, students complete lab exercises and assignments about the structure of concept, treatment, and finished script. It reviews broadcast or corporate examples. Students can use the scripts for projects in Moving Image Lab, Video II, and Video III.