CINE 75 - Beginning screenwriting - Stage 4 - Denise Bostrom
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Assessment Description | Areas of mastery included: screenplay format, style, scene construction, three-act structure, character arc, overall pacing, understanding of the differences in genre and plot, cinematic elements, and formally critiquing screenplay pages from peers and professionals. Weekly writing assignments included: honing screenplay format and style, character development, and story structure and plot analysis. Students could track their progress over the semester through their revised screenplay pages, evolving structural templates, by adding layers of daily, intimate and thematic complications to the stories, and comments on their weekly Coverage Sheets used to professionally evaluate and critique screenplays. |
Learning Outcomes | ALL |
Number of Sections | 2 |
Number of Instructors | 3 |
Number of Students | 45 |
Data Analysis
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Data Summary | 70% of students gained an understanding of professional screenplay format and style, as well as could construct a simple three-act story and identify key story and plots points. Additionally they could construct screenplay scenes containing emotional movement and/or portray characters making believable choices and revealing an emotional change. They also could employ classic cinematic grammar within each scene. And 50% of the students mastered the screenwriting skills and art of character development and plot needed to complete a cohesive and professionally rendered screenplay. |
Analysis Summary | Reflecting on the recent data and critique from the department chair and cohorts, I would like to have an 80% rate of understanding of screenplay fundamentals among students and look forward to reworking the syllabus to help more students hone these skills. And one key component to hone the course skills is revising one's work and also engaging in the class and completing the assignments. The students who experienced difficulties had not allotted enough time for the class, or could not access the classroom and/or materials easily, or needed more support in reading and writing in English to fulfill the class requirements. |
Next Steps Planned | I would like to realign the SLO's to better focus on key aspects of the course while also adhering to professional requirements. |
Learning Outcomes | 1. Research and develop well-rounded characters and convey their motivation and psychology. 2. Organize content into a coherent and effective 3-act structural synopsis. 3. Begin to construct a film in professional screenplay format and cinematic style. 4. Analyze and critique student and professional screenwriting and films in terms of character development, plot, format and cinematic style. |
Tentative Future Plans
Term | Fall 2013 |
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More Details | In focusing the SLOs on these areas: 1. Research and develop well-rounded characters and convey their motivation and psychology. 2. Organize content into a coherent and effective 3-act structural synopsis. 3. Begin to construct a film in professional screenplay format and cinematic style. 4. Analyze and critique student and professional screenwriting and films in terms of character development, plot, format and cinematic style. These will help focus the class on the essentials of screenplay writing and may clarify the class to the group of students who could not fully understand the essentials of Beginning Screenwriting. However, this class requires student participation in-class and outside of class in order to gain an understanding of the subject. If students are unable to complete the weekly writing work, they will not gain mastery of the subject. But I'm eager to see how they respond to the modified SLOs. |
SLO Details Storage Location
- HARD COPY - In a department filing system (department office)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)
- ELECTRONIC COPY - On a department web server or shared document system