ENGL 3355 - Writing, Shooting, and Editing a Short Film

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Credit Hours: 3

Students will study basic aspects of story structure, including character development, scene design, dialogue, etc., and will write an original screenplay for a short film (15-25 minutes in length). Students will then study basic principles of directing and camera work, and will recruit actors and film their screenplays. Students will study basic principles of editing and use professional software to edit their film which they ultimately will present to the class. This process will be repeated, so that during the semester each student creates two complete short films. Students will also consider experimental or avant-garde approaches to the short film and will be free to attempt such an approach in one or both of their films.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 and ENGL 2345.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

When Offered: (Fall)