If you want to dive into the screenwriting craft and learn the lessons that they leave out of the books, then this is the class for you. This course explores the screenwriting craft and the conventions of the medium, with the curriculum covering screenplay structure, formatting, characterization, arcs, dialogue, theme, and plenty of other storytelling considerations that factor into the writing process. Students will develop and workshop their own projects, receiving guidance to help them construct their pitches, outlines, and script pages. A list of screenwriting software options will be provided to students, including free programs that can be used for the course.