Departmental Notes

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THIS DEPARTMENT ENFORCES UNDERGRADUATE PREREQUISITES. Please note that the registration system may not factor in transfer work when determining if prerequisites have been met. If you are unable to register for a course and think you have met the prerequisite(s), please contact an advisor from this department to inquire about obtaining a permission code. You may be administratively dropped from a course if the prerequisite has not been met.

FILM 3920 - 001 Visual Writing


To register for this course, email a 5-10 page pdf screenplay sample to merritt.mecham@utah.edu. This course is designed to give students hands on craft tools they may immediately apply in their own writing to express visual imagery in their film on the script page. Emphasis is on using and describing visual elements including space, light, and surface textures in narrative description to create strong vivid impressions of locations, objects, and characters on the page to enhance a reader's experience reading material and allow a reader to "see" the film as the reader reads the script. If a reader cannot "see" the film, reading the script, a reader cannot build the set, direct the shot, shoot the film, or experience the movie a script will become. In this class, the goal is to strengthen and enhance writing craft skills to make all of the above happen on the page.

FILM 3920 - 001 Visual Writing

  • Class Number: 19239
  • Instructor: Adams, Max
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
  • Units: 2.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 15

To register for this course, email a 5-10 page pdf screenplay sample to merritt.mecham@utah.edu. This course is designed to give students hands on craft tools they may immediately apply in their own writing to express visual imagery in their film on the script page. Emphasis is on using and describing visual elements including space, light, and surface textures in narrative description to create strong vivid impressions of locations, objects, and characters on the page to enhance a reader's experience reading material and allow a reader to "see" the film as the reader reads the script. If a reader cannot "see" the film, reading the script, a reader cannot build the set, direct the shot, shoot the film, or experience the movie a script will become. In this class, the goal is to strengthen and enhance writing craft skills to make all of the above happen on the page.