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Regent University Mission Statement:

Our mission is to serve as a leading center of Christian thought and action providing an excellent education from a Biblical perspective and global context in pivotal professions to equip Christian leaders to change the world.

School of Communication & the Arts Mission Statement:

To prepare emerging and established Christian leaders to inspire, enrich and transform the media, the arts, and the academy through excellence and innovation in scholarship and practice.

COURSE SUMMARY

School of Communication & The Arts

DepartmentOF Cinema-Television

ssw 614

Transmedia Screenwriting

Spring 2015

Course Type: Campus

Meeting Location: com

Section 1 Meeting Time: Thursday, 2:20-5:20pm

Section 2 Meeting Time: Distance

Course Instructor: Dr. Chester Elijah Branch

This course summary is intended to provide a review, so the student may investigate the major approach and workload of this course. This is not a syllabus. Assignments are subject to change up until the final writing of the syllabus.

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Instructor: Dr. Chester Branch

Telephone:757-226-3546

E-mail:

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will examine of the special circumstances of transmedia storytelling. Students will learn the narrative conventions of this format through the outlining stage and draft stage of crafting transmedia doorways.

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INTEGRATION OF FAITH & LEARNING

In his public ministry he never taught without using parables… (Mark 4:34)

All courses in the School of Communication and the Arts are ultimately concerned with how the committed Christian can blend his/her faith with what they learn here. Especially of concern is how the issues raised by this course are to be considered in comparison to your own a priori worldview. You will be urged to consider all readings, screenings and discussions in light of your own Christian faith.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Students are responsible for acquiring the following books and materials for this course before the first class meeting:

BOOK / AUTHOR / EDITION / PUBLISHER
Parables Today / Dr. Chester Elijah Branch / 1st / Parables Today Consulting
Getting Started in Transmedia Storytelling / Robert Pratten / 2011 / Transmediastoryteller

*Screenwriting software is optional: HOWEVER assignments must be turned in with proper formatting.

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS

Readings:

  • Pratten, Robert. Getting Started in Transmedia Storytelling, Transmediastoryteller.com, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-1456564681.
  • Dr. Chester Branch. Parables Today: A Christian's Guide to Transmedia Screenwriting, Parables Today Consulting, 2013. ASIN: B00EZWXDAI

Assignments:

  • Develop Transmedia Story Bible
  • Pitch of a Transmedia Project
  • Participation in class and small group discussions
  • Participation in group evaluations of peer projects

METHOD OF EVALUATION

  • Reading Assignments: 5%
  • Transmedia Story Bible Outline: 10%
  • Comic Strip: 15%
  • Social Media Content: 15%
  • Webisode: (Final): 15%
  • ARG or Video Game: 15%
  • Transmedia Story Bible: 25%

Last updated: 10/18/2018

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