SW 648 - Seminar in Adaptation

Prerequisite, SW 527. This course is intended to teach students to adapt material from other literary media to the big screen. The process of transforming novels, short stories, stage plays, magazine articles, and biographical materials, as well as histories, nonfiction essays and memoirs into compelling cinematic stories will be examined. Students will be challenged to identify the essence of existing source material and contribute their own creations to construct cohesive film narrative. Letter grade. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits