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Courses with Costa Ricans at Veritas University - Winter 3 2009
Script Theory and Techniques

60
Language Level: High Advanced
Script Theory and Techniques [CTV 302]
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: Primarily Local Students
Veritas University (San José, Costa Rica)

Course Description

Area of Study

Courses with Locals

Hours & Credits

60

Hours of Instruction

4

Semester Credit Units

6

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

High Advanced
Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of five semesters (or seven quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

Overview

This course introduces the techniques of dramatic composition from a semiological
focus through the study and the comprehension of the theory of visual codes and the
processes of meaning that the writing implies for these representations. Analyzes and
exercises the elements that an audiovisual script is composed of and its specifics for
different communicative mediums: radio, film, and T.V.