Topics in Media Writing (360-0-25)
Topic
Writing the Love Story
Instructors
Kat Falls
Meeting Info
Annie May Swift Hall 109: Tues 6:00PM - 8:50PM
Overview of class
Everyone loves a love story—but this deceptively simple form is one of the hardest genres to write well. Romance demands two equally compelling lead characters and a plot in which surprise grows from intimacy. In this intensive writing class, we will explore the love story in its many variations and discuss the nuances of developing a romance on the page (without falling into cliché), from the "meet cute" to the resolution—happy, bittersweet, or tragic.
Class meetings will also include discussion of films viewed outside of class, writing exercises, and constructive group critiques. By the end of the quarter, students will complete a story synopsis and at least 30 pages of an original feature-length screenplay.
Registration Requirements
Students must have taken at least one screenwriting class
Learning Objectives
To learn effective writing strategies and become familiar with the narrative elements of the genre.
Class Materials (Required)
Access to online films to be viewed outside of class.
Ability to print twelve copies of a 6-page scene every other week.
Class Notes
Students should come to the first class with a premise in mind for a feature-length screenplay.
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