This course provides an immersion in the art and craft of writing for moving image media. Students will explore the practice of screenwriters, filmmakers and other artists while developing their own assigned scripts. The course provides a solid foundation in techniques and strategies for script and screenwriting while examining a wide variety of approaches in a critical context. Students master the fundamentals while exploring the limitations and possibilities of a range of methods for approaching narrative, nonfiction, and alternative production models. Course material includes viewing and discussion of works by moving image artists, readings of scripts and related materials, writing assignments and critiques of student work.