CTVA 421: WRITING SHORTFILM
California State University, Northridge
Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in CTVA 320 and instructor consent (for screenwriting option); grade of C or higher in CTVA 355 and instructor consent (for film production option). Must be taken prior to submission of the senior film proposal. For those who intend to write short film screenplays to be used for senior film productions. Via lectures, discussions and readings, provides dramatic principles pertinent to the writing of a short film script. Students are guided incrementally, in a workshop setting, through the development of several drafts of the screenplay. Final outcome is a 10-15 page, production-ready shooting script. Available for graduate credit with approval of CTVA Graduate Coordinator.
Average GPA: 3.71
Grade distribution records: 652 students across 15 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 410 | 62.9% |
| A- | 117 | 17.9% |
| B+ | 52 | 8.0% |
| B | 36 | 5.5% |
| B- | 11 | 1.7% |
| C+ | 6 | 0.9% |
| C | 9 | 1.4% |
| C- | 2 | 0.3% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.2% |
| F | 8 | 1.2% |
Based on 652 student grade records across 15 terms and 11 professors.
Instructors
- Jared H Rappaport 114 students, Average GPA 3.60
- Jon Stahl 97 students, Average GPA 3.65
- Kate A Powers 86 students, Average GPA 3.81
- Scott A Sturgeon 76 students, Average GPA 3.74
- Jennifer Prediger 67 students, Average GPA 3.84
- Nancy H Riley 60 students, Average GPA 3.75
- Robert Richert 22 students, Average GPA 3.75
- Michael Rc Bucklin 19 students, Average GPA 3.95
- Justin Winters 18 students, Average GPA 3.88
- Sharon Greene 17 students, Average GPA 3.62
- Talicia Raggs 16 students, Average GPA 2.76