Screenwriting

If I were to teach a screenwriting class I would conduct the final exam in the following way. I would give no hints or warnings I would simply instruct the students to show up at the final exam room at a prompt time. When the students arrived there would be those blue exam books and a couple sharpened pencils. I would kindly ask them to have a seat, congratulate them on the course they have chosen in life, being artists, and I would tell them the exam would begin in five minutes so they still had time to freshen up in the bathroom. Before the exam would begin, I would offer everyone a diet coke, After everyone had a Diet Coke, I would lay down the rules of the exam:

You have two hours to write, complete, and find a producer with firm shooting dates for your screenplay. The exam would be pass/fail. If any of the objectives were not met, the student would fail. I would call this class, Screenwriting: The Basics.