RTF 369 Advanced Writing: Feature Film-W

Unique No. 07385

Faculty: Lewis, R.

Class Time: T 330-630P

Room: CMA 3.108

Writing Comp: Yes

Comm/Culture Req: No

Closing Limit: 15

Cross-listed: No

Prerequisites

Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper-division standing. Prerequisites: RTF 333.

Consent requirements

For RTF 369 (Features) consent purposes, students should submit the following via e-mail to Richard Lewis (rmlewis@mail.utexas.edu) by 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 13:

o In the e-mail, please list the following…

1. Your name

2. Your UT EID

3. Your phone #

4. Your e-mail address

5. Your anticipated graduation date (e.g., Dec. ’05)

6. The name of your 333 TA

7. One to three loglines of feature script ideas that you’re considering writing in RTF 369 during the semester. A logline means a maximum of three sentences.

Attach to the above e-mail (but also include it in the text of the e-mail as back-up)…

5 – 10 pages of script/screenplay material of your choosing. It may be an excerpt from a longer piece and it makes sense to use your favorite material from 333. It is not expected that this writing sample will be from the piece you want to write over the course of the upcoming semester. PDF and/or Final Draft formats are preferable.

Consent will be based on…

1. the quality of your script sample (Does it indicate mastery of concepts taught in 333?)

2. what your TA says about your class participation in your 333 section meetings (i.e., Did you regularly read your fellow students’ work? Did you participate in discussions of that material?)

3. seniority (closeness to graduation)

Loglines will not figure into consent decisions.

First class day policy

Students who fail to attend the first class day will be dropped.

Course description

Complete a feature-length screenplay (90-120 pages) by the end of the semester. Incompletes will not be given.

Read and comment on their classmates’ work on a weekly basis.