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2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog

CMM 313 - Screenwriting (3)

Prerequisite: CMM 238 . (Cross-referenced with THE 313 .) 
This course is an overview of writing screenplays for motion picture film, television and commercials. It will examine the art of storytelling using the standard three-act screenplay structure and relates fundamental principles, including script format, structure, plot points, and character development, to sample scripts, films, and exercises.