Topics in Media Writing (360-0-23)

Topic

Writing Teen-Centered Drama

Instructors

Ariel Michel Stess

Meeting Info

Annie May Swift Hall 109: Tues 3:00PM - 5:50PM

Overview of class

Narratives about teens are thrilling, complex, and widely popular. In this class, students will tap into their experience of being a teen, explore and subvert dramatic and comedic tropes, and write exciting teen-centered stories for television and film.

Learning Objectives

1. Develop an original tv pilot or short film
2. Develop complex main characters who are teens
3. Create dynamic action and suspenseful and/or comedic storylines
4. Develop collaborative skills that serve writers within a workshop and writers' room setting

Class Materials (Required)

Subscription or access to Netflix and Hulu • Readings will be posted on CANVAS • Internet access, pens/pencils, paper, NU email/account, and screenwriting software or word processing program • Access to computer/laptop for writing/formatting scripts, completing writing assignments, viewing films, and reading

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for RTVF Majors with the RTVF 260-0 prerequisite or students in Writing: MFA or Documentary Media: MFA programs until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone with the prerequisite.” Students must have completed RTVF 260-0 in order to register for this course (concurrent registration is not allowed) or students in Writing: MFA or Documentary Media: MFA programs