NYFA SCREENWRITING CURRICULUM

 NYFA Screenwriting curriculum

 

SEMESTER ONE OBJECTIVES

LEARNING GOALS

·         WGA format and copyright law.

·         In depth study of classic screenplay structure, character arcs, theme, conflict, flashbacks, voiceover, subtext, style, tone, visualization, discipline, and genre.

·         Critical concepts in film history.

·         Theory and practice of acting to understand good dialogue and appropriate behavior.

 

WRITING GOALS

·         Write a treatment for a feature length film.

·         Write an outline for a feature length film.

·         Write a first draft of a speculative (“spec”) feature length screenplay.

SEMESTER TWO OVERVIEW

The second semester challenges students to develop their craft artistically and technically, and to progress beyond their earlier experiments with the feature length screenplay. In an advanced workshop, students may choose between revising the screenplay draft written in the first semester or they may begin writing a new feature length screenplay. Students are expected to share revised or newly written material in workshops. During Semester Two, students broaden their understanding of the medium and develop additional material for television.


SEMESTER TWO OBJECTIVES

LEARNING GOALS

·         Fundamentals of film directing.

·         In depth look at treatment writing.

·         In depth study of the pitch.

·         Standard conventions of TV writing.

 

WRITING GOALS

·         Revise draft of "spec" or write a new "spec" script.

·         Direct a short film or scene.

·         Write and perform a pitch.

 

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