Introduction to Writing the Feature Film

SCR5001.01
Course System Home Terms Summer 2026 Introduction to Writing the Feature Film

Course Description

Summary

This course builds upon the foundational imaginative capacities and technical screenwriting skills developed in the summer residency seminars. Students will develop the ability to identify and develop original characters who can sustain an original feature film story, find the basic shape of that story, then write a first draft. Weekly assignments lead to writing a short treatment and a first draft.

Prerequisites

Students must be accepted and enrolled in the MFA-LR Screenwriting program.

Please contact the faculty member : theodorebraun@bennington.edu

Instructor

  • Theodore Braun

Day and Time

TBA

Delivery Method

Fully remote

Length of Course

Full Term

Academic Term

Summer 2026

Area of Study

Credits

8

Course Level

5000

Maximum Enrollment

6

Course Frequency

Once a year