This course will introduce students to Screenwriting Adaptation techniques, focusing primarily on the challenges of adapting “true stories” pulled from various non-fiction sources. The class will address the ethics of adaptation, questions and techniques surrounding the need to fictionalize truth for dramatic purposes, as well as touching on the differences between fictional and nonfictional original materials. Students will be exposed to various contemporary non-fiction adaptations, and will write a short film (under 15 pages) and one longer project (30 pages).
Prerequisites and Restrictions
Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, 3 seats for sophomores, 2 seats for juniors,2 seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information via a google form for CWR 448 on the CWR Enrollment Info page. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.
