24 courses with the subject MASS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Theory and practice of dramatic writing for series television with analysis of half-hour and hour-long television scripts. The course will feature a writing workshop where students focus on pitching stories, structuring multiple story lines and capturing character voices for their own original episode of an existing series. Prerequisites: MASS 23300; Junior standing. 4 credits. (F; F-S in Los Angeles)
MASS 33701Writing Speculative Fiction for the Screen (LA)4
An examination of the unique traits of Speculative Fiction and its subgenres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Students will explore the special processes that are involved in writing those genres for the screen while developing an original script representing either Horror, Science Fiction, or Fantasy. Prerequisites: MASS 23300 or MASS 23600. (IRR)
An examination of the process of adapting material from literary sources to both short and feature-length screenplays. The class will study one novel and its adaptations, as well as several other properties that have been adapted to screenplay format. Working individually and in teams, students will develop multiple screenplay adaptations based on pre- existing material. Prerequisites: MASS 23300. (IRR)
MASS 33703Selected Topics in Writing for Screen Media (LA)4
Exploration and analysis of a specific genre or type of writing for screen media, designed to enhance and enrich the established writing for the screen curriculum. Topics will vary to reflect current and future trends in writing for screen media. May be repeated once for credit under a different topic. Prerequisites: MASS 23300; junior standing. (Y)
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MASS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
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Repeatable
May be repeated once for credit under a different topic.
Capstone workshop in the theory and practice of creating screen narratives. Students work individually or in teams to create stories for video games, virtual worlds, or transmedia properties. Students critique each other's works-in-progress before turning in their own completed portfolio. Prerequisites: MASS 33500. (Y)
Capstone writing workshop in which students complete two original projects - one individual and one in a group. For the individual project, each student will conceive, outline and draft the pilot episode of an original comedy or drama. For the group efforts, students will collaborate to develop a second original pilot as if they would in a professional writer's room. Prerequisites: MASS 33600. (Y)