Introduction to Screenwriting
FILM S4037D
3 points
Tues & Thurs, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
May 22 - June 28
Instructor: Guy Gallo
Modern feature-length screenplays demand a specific architecture. In this class students will enter with an idea for a film, and during the first eight sessions build a coherent treatment; that is, a summary of the events and major emotional arcs of the film's three acts. In the final four sessions students will begin and complete the first act of their feature-length screenplay.
Materials Fee: $30
Please note that this fee is in addition to the tuition rate and standard enrollment fees for the course. For more information, please see School of Continuing Education Summer Sessions Tuition & Fees.
About the Instructor:
Guy Gallo received an A.B. from Harvard College and an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama. His produced screenplays include: an adaptation of Malcolm Lowry's novel Under the Volcano, directed by John Huston; a version of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (PBS); and an episode for Tales from the Darkside based on John Cheever's short story "The Enormous Radio."
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Columbia University School of the Arts offers MFA degrees in Film, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts, and Writing, an MA degree in Film Studies, a joint JD/MFA degree in Theatre Management & Producing, and a PhD degree in Theatre History, Literature, and Theory.
Columbia University School of the Arts offers MFA degrees in Film, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts, and Writing, an MA degree in Film Studies, a joint JD/MFA degree in Theatre Management & Producing, and a PhD degree in Theatre History, Literature, and Theory.