Screenwriting Minor

About

In the screenwriting minor, you’ll learn about film and the humanities and get hands-on experience writing scrips. You’ll study script analysis, write a short film and explore adaptation and feature film writing.

Note: The screenwriting minor prerequisites take two years to complete.

Curriculum & Requirements

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Screenwriting Minor

Note: students may complete the Screenwriting Minor in five quarters if prerequisites are met upon entering the program

Required Courses
FILM 214FILM AND THE HUMANITIES5
FILM 221NARRATIVE SCRIPT ANALYSIS5
FILM 321WRITING THE SHORT FILM5
FILM 322ADAPTATION5
FILM 417ADVANCED SCREENWRITING I4
FILM 420ADVANCED SCREENWRITING II4
Total Credits28

Sample Courses

FILM 214. FILM AND THE HUMANITIES. 5 Credits.

Notes: offered every quarter.
Satisfies: a BACR for humanities and arts.
Explores the varieties of human experience as they are expressed through the vocabulary of the filmic arts. Critical viewing, thinking and writing are central.

Catalog Listing

FILM 221. NARRATIVE SCRIPT ANALYSIS. 5 Credits.

Notes: offered fall quarter.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
The study of narrative structures in the filmic arts. Topics include story structure, character, plot, theme, story world, symbol, scenes, and dialogue. Three hours of lecture, five hours of screening per week.

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FILM 321. WRITING THE SHORT FILM. 5 Credits.

Notes: offered winter quarter.
Pre-requisites: FILM 214, FILM 221.
The course provides experience in writing the short film. Students will learn to develop the visual story through focusing on dramatic structure, character development, scene writing, dialogue and action. Criticism and revision are emphasized.

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FILM 322. ADAPTATION. 5 Credits.

Notes: offered spring quarter.
Pre-requisites: FILM 321.
Adapting pre-existing materials, ideas and out-of-copyright literary work into producible short screenplays. Narrative problem solving, structure, criticism and revision are central.

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