CTHE 4F5 - Narrative Storytelling

Credit Hours: 3
Concentrating on the art form of narrative storytelling, the course places special emphasis on the visual aspect of the discipline. Two tracks are offered. The Structural track covers topics ranging from the history of story in culture and film to the mechanics of story creation to the development of story-writing skills. Instruction in the Technical Story track focuses on advanced methods of cinematography and post-production and how those techniques can be used to improve visual storytelling. Students will make two short films that demonstrate their ability to utilize storytelling theory on screen. May be applied toward the writing for film elective requirement of the ACU film minor.