# Film, Television, and Electronic Media (FTVE) courses

Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://riohondo.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/22181/25453/24520

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### FTVE 115 — Introduction to Screenwriting

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture
- **Advisory:** It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/fall-2026/ftve.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/rio-hondo-college/schedule/spring-2027/ftve.md)

This is an introductory course in narrative script writing for film and episodic television. Emphasis on basic screenplay structure, characters, conflict, theme, and technical script formatting in the development of a short screenplay. Promotes representation of race/ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and ability.

### FTVE 215 — Advanced Screenwriting

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture
- **Prerequisite:** FTVE 115
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules

This course is designed for prospective feature film or television writers. Students progress through a series of assignments, beginning with the revision of the step outline and Act I completed as part of the requirements for Introduction to Screenwriting (FTVE 115). The central aim of the course is to reexamine the fundamental elements of screenwriting, which include developing an effective step outline, creating a viable story idea, developing characters, and learning to successfully pitch the story.