DC 101 Screenwriting for Majors
Summary
Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
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S C H E D U LE WEEK ONE:
Personal Introductions. Go over the course and syllabus. Discussion of student?s writing routine(s). Sacred time, sacred space. Taking the action in terms of the development of a personal point of view.
IN CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT: The writing of a two-liner based upon the front page of The New York Times, for Wednesday, September 7th, 2016.
FOR NEXT CLASS: Read The New York Times front page, and write at least one two-liner per day for September 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th.
Monday, September 12th, 2016
Share two-liners, and discuss how each is the microcosm of possibly bigger idea, a bigger project.
IN CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Expand favorite two-liner into a commentary monologue.
FOR NEXT CLASS: Finish commentary monologue and write at least one two-liner per day for September 12th, 13th, and 14th.
WEEK TWO
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016
Share new two-liners.
IN CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Expand favorite two-liner into a character monologue, with doesn?t necessarily need to be the student?s opinion.
FOR NEXT CLASS: Finish character monologue.
Monday, September 19th, 2016
Share character monologue.
IN CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Begin writing an opening monologue for your hero (living or dead, real or imagined), as if he or she were hosting ?Saturday Night Live.?
FOR NEXT CLASS: Finish hero opening monologue.
WE E K TH R E E
Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
Share SNL hero opening monologue. Discuss pitching.
IN CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Come up with three pitches for an SNL type commercial parody sketch.

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