Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Course Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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24-4742 The Business of Screenwriting


This course instructs students how the inner workings of the film industry directly affect their ambitions as screenwriters. They will understand that there is much more to being a screenwriter than writing the script alone. Course will give the students a working knowledge of finding an agent, researching producers for their material, dealing with studios, understanding different types of contracts, copyright law and the Writers Guild of America. Students will also have a chance to take their scripts through a professional submission process to the agent or production company of their choice.

3 Credits Repeatable
PREREQUISITES: 24-2710 Screenwriting II: The Feature Film  and 24-1700 Script Analysis  or 40-2722 Screenwriting II: The Feature Film  and 24-1700 Script Analysis 



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