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Monday, April 25 • 11:45am - 12:45pm
Boundaries: Are There Content Areas (Language, Sex, Violence) For Which Screenwriting Teachers Should Provide Student Guidelines? How Can We Nurture a "Creative But Safe Space?"

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While no teacher wants to act as a censor, where should the "content boundaries" for our classes be? Should we regulate scripts with foul language, excessive violence, and sexual abuse, or just punish them with a low grade? And should our behavior change if a script is merely written for a grade, and not for production? Our panelists discuss their challenging roles as student guides and mentors.
Moderator: Dennis Patrick Conway, Valdosta State University
Panelists: Dennis Patrick Conway, Valdosta State University
Joe Fortunato, Arizona State University
Warren Lewis, California State University at Fullerton
Jason Brown, Valdosta State University
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Dennis Patrick Conway

Professor, Valdosta State University
I teach Screenwriting, Performance and Production classes. I also serve as the Editor of the BEA's The Journal of Media Education.

Speakers
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Joe Fortunato

Principal Lecturer, Arizona State University
A native of Akron, Ohio, Joe Fortunato graduated from Yale University before heading west to Los Angeles where he enjoyed a 15-year career in the entertainment industry as a development executive and television writer. Joe then transitioned away from Hollywood to pursue another passion... Read More →
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Warren Lewis

Writer/producer. Adjunct professor, California State University at Fullerton
I am a working screenwriter and producer and teach screenwriting and screenplay adaptation from other media, especially those in public domain, at Cal Sate Fullerton and the UCSD Extension. In interested the pedagogy and practice of content creation for film and TV, how new technologies... Read More →
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Jason Brown

Assoc Prof / Festival Director, Valdosta State University
TV - Movies - Teaching - Traveling

Monday April 25, 2022 11:45am - 12:45pm PDT
LVCC West Hall, W223
  Writing

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