Screenwriting - Scottsdale Community College

Screenwriting from Scottsdale Community College is a Campus Certificate Film degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Screenwriting is designed for students who plan to enter the field of Motion Picture/Television Production as screenwriters. Students will receive hands-on training in Motion Picture/Television Production, in feature film and media theory. Students will also write a variety of screenplays for short films, feature films and television markets. Program Competencies: Trace the history of the development of American radio and television and describe the role, responsibilities and purposes of mass communications in American society. Identify and describe the basic elements of pre-production for motion picture and television. Pre-produce one film and one video project. Identify and describe the basic elements of production for motion picture and television. Produce one film and one video shoot. Identify and describe the elements of post-production for motion picture and television. Complete the post-production and marketing plan for one film and one video project. Review the history and development of the art of motion pictures including the aesthetic and technical elements. Develop an outline or paradigm for a short film script and write a short script. Write a script for a short non-fiction film, a non-linear art film and/or a commercial video. Write a script for a situation comedy. Write a script for a television drama. Write and critique and rewrite the first act of an original screenplay for a feature film or television. Write and critique the second act of an original screen/teleplay. Develop an original idea into a feature length screen/teleplay with a three-act structure. Evaluate and critique screen plays and rewrite to make them commercial. Develop plans for marketing the screenplays to a variety of media. Critique the content and execution of a film demonstrating knowledge of the art and technology of filmmaking and various approaches to the critical analysis of film. View more details on Scottsdale Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Film courses.