Topics in Improv (358-0-20)

Topic

Improvising the Web Comedy Series

Instructors

Dee Ryan

Meeting Info

Louis Hall 106: Tues 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

Web-series and character narratives have become a proving ground for cable content. Our goal in this class is to write, pitch, film and perform guerilla styled short form narratives.

Learning Objectives

We'll take a deep-dive into web-series and web-creators. Our goal is a deeper understanding of short form narrative and POV, as well as how comedy structures work. In this experiential class we'll work as a writers' room and read, edit and punch-up our story ideas together. The student should leave with their own completed narrative short.

Class Materials (Required)

Script writing software
"Funnier" by Anne Libera. Copywright 2026 Northwestern University Press ISBN 9780810149366 $28

Class Attributes

SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Undergraduate students must have completed RTVF 260-0 in order to register for this course (concurrent registration is not allowed). Writing: MFA or Documentary Media: MFA students may register for this course.