Prerequisites: Sign up through the English Department required. Preference given to juniors and senior students majoring or concentrating in film who attend the first class session. (Since this is a Film course, it does not count as a writing course for English majors with a Writing Concentration.)

FALL: Practical workshop in dramatic writing for the screen. Through a series of creative writing exercises, script analysis, and scene work, students explore and develop the basic principles of screenwriting. The final project will be a 30-page, Act One segment for a feature screenplay.

SPRING: Screenplays are the foundation of much of our popular culture, but can they be art? This intensive writing workshop examines the art and practice of the screenplay form, its root in classical narrative structure, the ways in which it differs from the other written arts, and how one can engage its particular tools to express original ideas. Weekly writing assignments and class critique form the heart of this workshop. Students should be prepared to share their work with others and participate fully in class discussion. Students will create two short screenplays and a detailed outline for a feature film script. All students encouraged, but Junior and Senior film majors will be given priority. CLASS TIME spring semester: F 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Prerequisites: FILM BC3201 and permission of instructor. Sophomore standing. Enrollment limited to 12 students.

Exploration of basic narrative tools at the filmmaker's disposal, with a particular emphasis on camera work and editing. Examines basic cinematic syntax that provides a foundation for storytelling on the screen.

Introductory survey of the history, aesthetics and theories of film. Topics in American and International cinema are explored through weekly screenings, readings, discussion, and lecture. A complete introduction to cinema studies, this course is also the prerequisite for further film courses at Columbia and Barnard.

Prerequisites: Sign up through the English Department required. Preference given to juniors and senior students majoring or concentrating in film who attend the first class session. (Since this is a Film course, it does not count as a writing course for English majors with a Writing Concentration.)

FALL: Practical workshop in dramatic writing for the screen. Through a series of creative writing exercises, script analysis, and scene work, students explore and develop the basic principles of screenwriting. The final project will be a 30-page, Act One segment for a feature screenplay.

SPRING: Screenplays are the foundation of much of our popular culture, but can they be art? This intensive writing workshop examines the art and practice of the screenplay form, its root in classical narrative structure, the ways in which it differs from the other written arts, and how one can engage its particular tools to express original ideas. Weekly writing assignments and class critique form the heart of this workshop. Students should be prepared to share their work with others and participate fully in class discussion. Students will create two short screenplays and a detailed outline for a feature film script. All students encouraged, but Junior and Senior film majors will be given priority. CLASS TIME spring semester: F 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Prerequisites: Sign up through the Barnard English Department required.

Workshop in feature film writing. Students will enter the course with a story idea, ready to start a feature screenplay. Through lectures and workshop discussions, the course will critique the details of character development and scene construction. Analysis of student work will prompt generalized conversations/lectures on the fundamentals of film writing. Emphasis will be placed on character as the engine of story.

Prerequisites: FILM BC3201 and permission of instructor. Sophomore standing. Enrollment limited to 12 students.

Exploration of basic narrative tools at the filmmaker's disposal, with a particular emphasis on camera work and editing. Examines basic cinematic syntax that provides a foundation for storytelling on the screen.

Prerequisites: Film Production BC 3200. Enrollment limited to 12 students.

Advanced Production will teach students how to create a narrative or documentary film; emphasizing the steps taking in pre-production, production and post-production. Through hands-on workshops and theory, students will learn narrative editing, camera lenses, lighting and audio equipment. Students will work in teams of four, learning the roles and responsibilities of the different crew members.