Observe a Class: COMM-506 Writing the Short Film
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
2:30 PM - 5:20 PM Eastern Standard Time
Location:
Main Campus (McKinley Building)
Description:
Professor Claudia Myers invites prospective students to join her class COMM-506: Writing the Short Film. This is an elective course for students in Film and Media Arts programs.
Course Description:
This course examines the basic principles of story development as they apply to the short form. The class focuses on screenwriting fundamentals such as dramatic structure and plot development, characterization, visual scene writing, and how to write effective dialogue. Students learn through practice by writing several short scripts, as well as studying great examples of the short form.
If you require special accommodations, please email GradComm@american.edu, at least five days before the event, and let us know what accommodations you require.
Registration period closes Monday, October 14, 2019