(Cross listed with DST_VS 2810)

In this course students will learn about storytelling across a range of media, beginning with definitions and fundamentals of storytelling, theories of narrative and its cultural functions, and basic narrative analysis. The course then turns to the close study of structure, narration, character, plot, action, dialogue, and other narrative elements, with a wide variety of examples and prompts. Throughout the course, students practice the development of their own stories in multiple versions and formats, with attention to the ways that formal structures such as blogs, tweets, podcasts, and scripts affect their storytelling strategies.  By the end of the course, students will produce a interactive hypertext narrative and a short shooting script or equivalent project ready for production.