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Writing for the stage, screen and internet- from radio plays to webisodes, a complete course on script production.
763 students
Created byMichael Tesney
Last updated 7/2010
English

Course content

6 sections20 lectures3h 1m total length
  • Lecture 1 Week 1- Radio Drama Basics14:00
    How to write radio drama, genres, stereotypes, sound effects and assignment 1
  • Lecture 1 Week 1 Continued - Rules of Dialogue14:00
    How to write dialogue
  • Lecture 2 Week 1- Sound Editing Section 1:3 7:00
    Open Source Cross Platform Editors, and some tips.

Description

Course will Run 6 weeks-

FAIR WARNING- THIS IS A WRITING CLASS SO I WILL EXPECT YOU TO WRITE-

In order to prevent SKIMMING I have limited the lectures that I have poured my soul into -  So the answer is No. you can't just jump to the section you are interested in.. OH THE HORROR- It's just like school- you have to learn the alphabet BEFORE you start reading Lacan.   If you work hard, I will work hard for you. 

SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

Week 1- Radio Plays: We will be examining Radio Scripts from the Golden Age, Learning to make Script Boards, Learn about Editing and Sound Effects

Week 2- Writing for the Stage: We will examine various types of theatre- Realism, Naturalism, Minimalism, Absurdism, and so forth. Looking at different scripts staging methods, and examining the process from script to stage 

Week 3-Writing For Television: We will look at different Series and how they are structured- will mostly focus on modern drama and science fiction, some action and comedy as well - Its Always Sunny, Deadwood, Buffy, Firefly, Breaking Bad, Justified, Louie, Seinfeld. Treme, Caprica,

Week 4- Writing for the Screen: With movies, format is the Key, there will be required reading for this section as the only way to write for the Film Industry is to understand its language- Films have a very specific story arc and plot points.

Week 5- Writing Webisodes

Looking at some popular web series, such as The Guild, Dr. Horrible, and others.

Week 6- Final Projects- By now the student should have had a chance to find their footing somewhat , the last week will be spent writing either the first ten pages of a film, the first act of a play, the first act of a television series, a full webisode or full radio drama