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Screenwriting

How do the stories that we write change when we know that they will be interpreted visually and audibly? In this course, students will craft compelling narratives written in the form of scripts. Together, we will view and critique film and brainstorm and workshop ideas With an emphasis on dialogue and indirect characterization, students will learn how to use screenwriting programs to develop short films or television episodes. Over the course of the term, students will storyboard, pitch, workshop, iterate, and see their ideas be reinterpreted through the production and acting of fellow collaborators. Think you have the next great idea for a (short) screenplay? Now is your chance to give it life.

This class will have a particular focus on the skill of creative writing. 

  • Interests: Debate, Film, Literature, Reading, Writing
  • Grades: 11th, 12th
  • Subjects: English

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