Thea 20 Intro to Scriptwriting

This Fall Semester you can explore the basics of scriptwriting with me, Marilyn Abad-Cardinalli for the first 6 weeks of this course. The last 6 weeks of the semester is taught by Grant Richards.

You can reach me via e-mail at mabad@gavilan.edu with any questions you might have about the course.

My office phone is 408-848-4764.

My office is located in OE 3-Staff Resource on the Gavilan Gilroy Campus.

Marilyn Abad-Cardinalli

You can reach Grant Richards via e-mail at grichards@gavilan.edu

He can be reached at 408-848-4710.
His office is located in Humanities 111.

Thea. 20 Introduction to Scriptwriting is entirely online. The class web site is the closest you will come to a traditional classroom. This means that you can attend class at any time during the day or night that fits your schedule.

However, it doesn't mean that you can work on the assignments on your own schedule. There are writing assignments and submissions requiring you to work with your classmates, so you must all be working at approximately the same speed. You will be required to discipline yourself, and let me know if you are having problems.

Take this test to see if online classes are for you.

The Intro to Scriptwriting syllabus will give you the particulars of the course.

The Gavilan Theatre Arts web site will keep you up to date on theatre and performing arts

events on campus. Visit the GavTV 18 website to see what is happening on GavTV, the Gavilan Educational Channel.

Your lessons will appear each Wednesday and will remain on-line for the entire semester. The first lesson will appear Oct. 16.. Please make sure you have your textbooks purchased by that time, or you will fall behind in the lessons. In advance preparation for the first class assignments watch the film "The Shawshank Redemption" before class starts.

Catalog Description	An introductory course on script development, writing and formatting for broadcast television and film production.
Live Orientations	The Gavilan Library will offer several orientations to online courses during the first two weeks of the semester. If you have never taken an online course, this orientation will provide critical information to help you be successful in this class. If you are unable to attend an orientation on campus, an online tutorial will be available. For more details see the schedule of orientations.
Class Format	Online lecture-discussions, written submissions, forums and written work.
Required materials Recommended	Syd Field, Screenplay, The Foundations of Screenwriting, Dell Publishing 1994. Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption, New Market Press, NY 1996 Order from online Internet sources. or check it out from your favorite library. Recommended: Final Draft, scriptwriting software is highly recommended; but not required.
Respect and Plagiarism	You are expected to respect other people's opinions even if you don't agree with them. Please respect my efforts to run a thought-provoking class by holding up your end of the bargain and participating in a positive manner. Refrain from sending "flame email" - email that rudely criticizes or ridicules someone's ideas. Remember that we are in an academic environment and messages should be appropriate for that audience. Individuals who repeatedly behave inappropriately or unprofessionally will be warned, may be asked to drop, or may be dropped from the course. Communicating in cyberspace (the web) requires good manners as in any speaking situation. Click on Netiquette to see what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Additionally, respect includes giving credit when credit is due. Just as we like to receive credit for the work we do, others deserve the same. Using someone's ideas and/or words without acknowledgment is plagiarism! Plagiarism can result in a failing grade on an assignment or in the class.

If you have questions, please contact
Marilyn Abad Cardinalli at

mabad@gavilan.edu
408-848-4764

This page was last updated on October 15, 2006

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