Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

FILM 4760 - Feature Screenwriting I


Students write an outline, treatment, and first act of a feature screenplay. Covers advanced screenwriting structure and technique.

Requisites: Film Majors Only and FILM 3450
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to analyze a screenplay in relation to standard feature screenplay structure.
  • Students will be able to write a screenplay using standard feature screenplay structure.
  • Students will be able to craft effective dialogue in a feature screenplay.
  • Students will be able to give effective critique of student screenplay in a workshop setting.
  • Students will be able to situate a screenplay in its cultural and historical landscape.


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