FLM 109 - Script Coverage

 
Description
This course focuses on the techniques used to analyze screenplays, a process known in the entertainment industry as “script coverage.” It explores artistic, formal and business considerations for evaluating a script’s quality and viability for production. Students learn to critically appraise key narrative elements such as plot and character development, as well as budgetary and logistical concerns, necessary for a script to meet a potential buyer or producer’s needs. Students read a variety of scripts and professionally-generated coverage documents from real-world entertainment companies. Students write their own coverage documents from assigned readings and sharpen their analytical skills through class discussions.

1. Evaluate critically the fundamental creative, formal and structural elements of a script and present conclusions in written and oral presentations.
2. Write script coverage documents at a professional industry-standard level.
3. Use industry-standard script analysis terminology and vocabulary in quizzes, discussions and written submissions.
4. Utilize industry-standard script formatting in scriptwriting exercises.
5. Formulate recommendations to correct script flaws and weaknesses as demonstrated through written assignments and class discussions.

1. Coverage
2. Script Terminology
3. Script Format Components 
4. Three-Act Structure
5. Conflict/Stakes
6. Character
7. Plot
8. Theme
9. Dialogue 
10. Narrative Storytelling Techniques

• Communication
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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