Spring 2025 Film BC3260 section 001

WRITING FOR TELEVISION: SHORT FORM

WRITING FOR TELEVISION

Call Number 00192
Day & Time
Location
W 2:10pm-5:00pm
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Dafina Roberts
Type WORKSHOP
Course Description

Prerequisite: FILM BC3201 or equivalent. Please note that since this is a Film Studies course, it does not count as a creative writing course for English majors with a creative writing concentration. This course will focus on the primary pillar of television production: the teleplay. Through a number of creative exercises, students will learn the intricacies of the unique screenwriting formats that are the half-hour and hour-long teleplays. Together we will cover the differences between an episode arc and a seasonal one, the requirements of A/B/C story plotting, and how to write an effective show bible. We will survey the existing pantheon of great television writing in order to help students narrow in on their individual sensibilities. By the end of the course, students will have a written original pilot and a mini series bible.

Web Site Vergil
Department Film @Barnard
Enrollment 12 students (12 max) as of 12:06PM Friday, December 6, 2024
Status Full
Subject Film
Number BC3260
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20251FILM3260X001