TMA 342
Screenwriting 2: Writers Room
Theatre and Media Arts
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
TMA 342 focuses on the collaborative process of episodic storytelling within a writers room. Students will function as staff writers and story editors for their own material and the material of the other writers in the creation of an episodic narrative.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Fixed
3
Fixed
4
Note
TMA 241 prerequisite can be waived with instructor approval. Non-TMA students must receive instructor approval.
Title
Collaboration
Learning Outcome
Students will collaborate on the creation of a media series or long-form piece. They will conceptualize and execute the writing of the script in a team environment.
Title
Story Structure
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate the ability to create tension and forward movement in narrative storytelling by applying fundamental story structure to their material.
Title
Story Editing
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate the ability to eliminate excess or irrelevance in their own scripts and in the scripts of their colleagues.
Title
Writer's Room
Learning Outcome
Students will execute the creation of a story employing a rudimentary writer's room model.
