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This document provides an overview of an introductory screenwriting course. It introduces the professor, Jeremy Sklar, and discusses assignments, including daily morning pages where students freely write without editing to generate story ideas. It also covers Aristotle's three-act structure, with explanations of what happens in each act. Examples are provided of films that effectively use this structure. The class will analyze sample short films and students will pitch three short film ideas for their first assignment.
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This document provides an overview of an introductory screenwriting course. It introduces the professor and their background and experiences in screenwriting and filmmaking. It outlines the course assignments which include daily morning journaling exercises to generate story ideas, and analyzing short films as examples. It also summarizes Aristotle's three-act structure which will be used to analyze story structure, including the key elements and plot points of each act. Students will be assigned to bring in ideas for short film screenplays to pitch to the class.
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- 16. SHORT FILM BY PHIL & OLLY “THE BLACK HOLE” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk
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