Communication Studies
COMM 2750: Beyond Television
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Designed to teach students how to conceive, pitch, write an outline, and complete a script for a cutting-edge half-hour comedy pilot or drama that might appear on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and other emerging, nonlinear networks.
- Emphasizes the differences and similarities between writing content for streaming vs. broadcasting.
- Culminates in a final project, in which small groups of students complete an episodic show that will be judged by a panel of professional television writers.
- Course objectives are achieved through reading professional scripts, critically viewing television content, and participating in group writing assignments and “table reads.”
Designed to teach students how to conceive, pitch, write an outline, and complete a script for a cutting-edge half-hour comedy pilot or drama that might appear on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and other emerging, nonlinear networks. Show more.