Undergraduate Prerequisites: (COMFT310) - Deals with the process and techniques of writing a dramatic series for commercial network and cable television. Students will select a current prime-time drama, develop A, B, and (possibly) C stories for an episode, and complete a Writer's Draft and polished First Draft, suitable for a Writer Portfolio. Lectures will include the life of a working television writer, one-hour story, structure, genres, and character development. We will view and analyze TV series from the past and present, and focus on proper drama script format, character development and voice.
FALL 2024 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Pieroni |
COM B31 |
R 3:30 pm-6:15 pm |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMFT 512 is COMFT 310. |
FALL 2024 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B1 |
Shatraw |
COM B31 |
R 6:30 pm-9:15 pm |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMFT 512 is COMFT 310. All seats in FT512 B1 are reserved for incoming first-year TV graduate students. |
FALL 2024 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| C1 |
Jackson |
COM B27 |
F 2:30 pm-5:15 pm |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMFT 512 is COMFT 310. |
FALL 2024 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| D1 |
Butler |
IEC B13 |
F 11:15 am-2:00 pm |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMFT 512 is COMFT 310. |
SPRG 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| A1 |
Pieroni |
COM B27 |
T 3:30 pm-6:15 pm |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMFT 512 is COMFT 310 |
SPRG 2025 Schedule
| Section |
Instructor |
Location |
Schedule |
Notes |
| B1 |
Butler |
COM 303 |
T 8:00 am-10:45 am |
The undergraduate prerequisite for COMFT 512 is COMFT 310 |
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