2021-2022 Catalog

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

At CFS, we believe great films start with character and story, so needless to say, our most talented writers have a strong fan base. Screenwriting majors create short film scripts they can market to producers and directors via the school’s established filmmaking architecture. Beyond this, screenwriters develop scripts for television, feature films, web series and interactive games in focused courses that emphasize process, structure, story and character. A CFS Screenwriting major can graduate with a strong portfolio of scripts and teleplays to market to producers and financiers of features and
series alike.

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

Social and Behavioral Sciences

(6 credits)

PSY 101General Psychology I (GT-SS3)

3

OR

PSY 102General Psychology II (GT-SS3)

3

 

AND

ETH 200Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)

3

Arts and Humanities

(3 credits)

COM 115Public Speaking

3

 

OR

 

COM 125Interpersonal Communication (GT-SS3)

3

Film Video Common Core: 15 credits

FVM 103Pre-Production I

3

FVM 105Video Production I

3

FVM 117Understanding the Actor's Process

3

FVM 150Development of Film Expression

3

FVM 160Video Post-Production I

3

Screenwriting for Film and Video: 45 credits

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

Choose any one from the list below (FVM 125 - FVM 127; FVM 181 - FVM 188):

FVM 125Women in Film

3

FVM 126Hollywood Shuffle/Black Cinema

3

FVM 127LGBTQ Voices in Film

3

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