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FVM 222
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Title: | Writing the Web Series |
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Long Title: | Writing the Web Series |
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Course Description: | Provides an in-depth study of content creation for web series. Evaluate what makes a successful
web series from narrative, production, business and marketing perspectives. Students will apply the
principles learned from their evaluations to create content for existing and original web series. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Course Notes: | NCE 1.26.15 JLG |
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Origin Notes: | CCA |
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Status Notes: | updated course descpt 3.4.15 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the factors involved in the creation of a web series.
2. Demonstrate ability to identify web series writing parameters, including structure, character creation and themes.
3. Apply web series structure, including the inciting incident, increasing dramatic stakes and cathartic resolution to creation of
an original web series.
4. Demonstrate ability to apply web-specific narrative design principles to an existing web series.
5. Demonstrate ability to develop sustainable concepts and premises for web series.
6. Demonstrate insight and application of format, genre, tone, character creation, story arc and narrative parameters through the creation of
multi-episode web series and the creation of a series bible.
7. Demonstrate understanding of web series business aspects.
8. Demonstrate critical thinking, aesthetic perception and written communication skills to identify strengths and weaknesses in the works
of others and to synthesize these analytical techniques into self-reflection and evaluation of their own works.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Web Series Analysis
A. Analyze a range of differing webisodes.
B. Factors of successful web series.
C. Structure of web series.
II. Concept Development for Web Series
A. Brainstorming concepts for web series.
B. Develop webseries concepts.
C. Identify concepts for expansion into writing webisodes.
III. Writing the Web Series
A. Logline creation.
B. Web series structures.
C. Scene-building for the web series.
D. Dialogue.
E. Character development for web series.
F. Theme and tone.
G. Influence of production considerations on writing.
H. Writing for existing web series.
I. Write and workshop webisodes.
IV. Bible Creation for the Web Series
A. Elements of a successful web series bible.
B. Developing the web series bible.
C. Creation of web series bibles.
D. Evaluate and workshop bibles for: franchise possibilities, templates, character overviews, world, genre and theme.
V. The Business of Online Entertainment
A. Production.
B. Distribution.
C. Marketing.
D. Monetization.
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