2020-2021 Catalog

Film Video Media: Screenwriting Emphasis, A.A.S.

In this selective entry degree program, Screenwriting students create short film scripts that they can market to producers and directors through TheiaSys as well as TV pilots, web series, TV spec scripts and features are created in focused courses that stress process, structure and character development. At CFS, story is king, so our most talented writers have a strong fan base. A CFS Screenwriting major can graduate with a treasure trove of scripts to market to series and feature producers and financiers.

Degree Requirements: 75 credits

General Education Requirements: 15 credits

English

(6 credits)

ENG 121English Composition I (GT-CO1)

3

ENG 122English Composition II (GT-CO2)

3

Mathematics

(3 credits)

MAT 120Mathematics for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1

4

MAT 120: or higher (excludes MAT 155 and MAT 156)

Social and Behavioral Sciences

(3 credits)

PSY 101General Psychology I (GT-SS3)

3

Arts and Humanities

(3 credits)

COM 115Public Speaking

3

Film Video Common Core: 15 credits

FVM 105Video Production I

3

FVM 117Understanding the Actor's Process

3

FVM 136Short Script Analysis

3

FVM 150Development of Film Expression

3

FVM 160Video Post-Production I

3

Screenwriting for Film and Video: 45 credits

Choose any one from the list below (FVM 181 - FVM 188):

FVM 181Topics in Film Studies

3

FVM 183Italian Neo-Realism and French New Wave Cinema

3

FVM 184Landmarks of Cinema

3

FVM 185The Documentary Film

3

FVM 186The Horror Film

3

FVM 187The Science Fiction Film

3

FVM 188The Comedy Film

3

FVM 118Screen Actor Improvisation

3

FVM 155Writing the Short Script

3

FVM 202Film/Video Business

3

FVM 212Contemporary Global Cinema

3

 

FVM 216Producing the Independent Film

3

OR

FVM 242Writing the TV Spec Script

3

 

FVM 217Acting for the Screen

3

OR

FVM 222Writing the Web Series

3

 

FVM 232Writing the TV Pilot

3

FVM 236Creative Producing

3

FVM 243Writing for Interactive Games

3

FVM 251Feature Script Analysis

3

FVM 252Writing the Independent Film

3

FVM 262Writing the Hollywood Feature

3

FVM 268Feature Rewrites Workshop

3

FVM 269Screenwriter's Workshop

3