Writing the Moving Image: Crafting Visual Stories
FILM 105
Spring 2024
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01
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Designed for first-year students, this is an introduction to some of the core fundamentals of visual storytelling through an exploration of coming-of-age films. How do characters' emotional worlds guide their actions? How are characters informed by and created by the places they inhabit? How is a scene the building block--as well as a microcosm--for a film as a whole? Through close study and analysis of a wide variety of short and feature length coming-of-age films, weekly writing assignments, and in-class writing workshop sessions, students will explore the power and possibilities of story craft and learn how to write short film loglines, synopses, outlines, and screenplays. Students should expect to spend several hours per week outside of class reading, writing, and watching films. Over the course of the semester students will present works in progress, participate in constructive critical discussions, offer weekly editorial feedback to their peers, and develop a portfolio of original writing. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA FILM |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings provided by instructor via course Moodle
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly writing assignments, in-class writing workshops of works in progress, submission of final portfolio. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is designed for first year students only.
You must submit a POI request in order to be considered for this course:
Permission of Instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through electronic portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request.
In addition, interested students should fill out this Google form application ASAP during pre-registration indicating your academic interests, why you hope to enroll in this course and your prior experience, if any, with creative writing. No experience is required but strong interests in film analysis and screenwriting, as well as a willingness to read and give feedback on your classmates screenwriting, will be necessary.
Google For Application: https://forms.gle/5cFv2iLhg14t5EnF7
Please note: There are two required evening screenings for this course which take place the first two Monday evenings of the semester 7-9pm
In addition, students will be required to attend three Wesleyan Film Series screenings of their choice connected to the themes of the course. |
| Instructor(s): Shepard,Sadia Times: .M.W... 11:10AM-12:30PM; Location: CFS116; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 10 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 3 |
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