CAS 370 - Screenwriting, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): Completion of 45 credit hours, ENG 131, and CAS 107 or CAS 108I. Course open to Film Studies majors only.
This course covers the most critical elements of screenwriting. Among them are development of plots and subplots through the inciting incident, backstory, turning points, image systems, beats and scenes units, and set-ups and pay-offs. This course will also examine the mechanics of the teleplay, a more restricted form of screenplay.