Adaptations, Animation & Children's Television

Using examples of literary works, plays, and their adaptations as films, students will learn the principal differences between the forms, learn to abstract the visual from the literary and adapt a short story or play for filming. The course will include a study on writing for children's television and/or animation, and students may choose to write a spec script for an existing children's/animation series. Minimum output 40 pages.

Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Certificate in Film Arts (Writing).