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Show THE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1996 FOCUS: CONTINUING ED Ballet classes offered evenings :ograms' ga scuba diving illery, the Natural History Museum :ory for archeological artifacts, By AMANDA PACKARD overseen by Carter, with U's four colleges, and staff ine Daniels being instrumental in le program. am, which is both growing and a bright future and a great neeting the needs of SUU students, rollment students, graduate an ever increasing clientele of needing education," OF THE JOURNAL STAFF This quarter the Division of Continuing Education is offering several evening courses in ballet. The classes will be taught by Trisha Lawrence, who is also a secretary in the Admissions Office at SUU. Beginning ballet for four to five year olds will be held on Tuesdays from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. in South Hall. There is a $50 registration fee. Beginning ballet for six to seven year olds will also be taught on Tuesdays in South Hall from 6 p.m. and has a $60 registration fee. The classes are described as "classical ballet classes for the beginning dancer. Classical technique will be taught along with grace and agility." Beginningintermediate ballet will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays in South Hall from p.m. There is a $75 course fee. The next level class, intermediateadvanced ballet is described as "a continuing classical ballet class and any age student is welcome." This class is held on Mondays and Wednesdays from p.m. and requires a $145 fee. It is also held in the South Hall dance studio. Beginningintermediate pointe is also being taught by Lawrence. It is described as a "pointe class for beginning and intermediate students. Any age is welcome, but all dancers will be looked at first for pointe shoes." It will be held on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Auditorium and there is a $55 fee. For more complete registration information or more information about the classes themselves, students can 7 0 after 5 p.m., or call or contact Lawrence at the Division of Continuing Education at 5-- the summer school program immer School of the Arts" and r, b Shakespearean Festival-relate- d 'ograms. Planning has also begun nmer school of the sciences, to serve the needs of the says Nyman, "and if there's a need a particular course, then we'll e adds, the class must be self-la- t is, the cost of running the e paid for by the students. The I these courses aren't anywhere ve, with most classes hovering 0 per quarter mark, tes to "egalitarian" or "populist" sort of "education of the people, e" at SUU. lass, or they would like to teach a e says. "We'll gauge the interest at." ;ontinuing education's evening : reached on campus at 586-774- 586-199- 865-739- 586-785- Class teaches script writing By MICHELLE CLEGG ;an Sign SENIOR STAFF WRITER irse is 3:50 p.m. will focus ihabet and is also dncsdays 4:50 p.m. uation of a ocabulary V fee for eive ose who r credit, illy learned o in order leaf friend. as a sign 55 actors to follow. How does a person get involved in the movie writing business? To begin with, they can take the write a movie class, currently offered through the SUU Continuing Education program. The class, offered Tuesday and Thursday from 8 p.m., is taught by Jim Mouritsen and requires a $50 fee. At present time, no credit is offered for the course because of its late addition but Mouritsen hopes to see that change by next quarter. The credit, if offered, will count toward an English degree. Mouritsen received an English degree from the University of Utah and also took some film classes. Since graduating, he has taught himself the art of film writing by researching books by fellow writers. His favorite, How To Write A 7-- 1 he was Sign ration Dedar of When people think of Hollywood and motion pictures, the first thing that comes to mind are the actors. The director and producer are usually the next mentioned, but rarely do the screenwriters get noticed. A movie script writer is just as important to the film making process as the director, producer and actors. In fact, without the writers, there would be no movie. The writer is the one that brings characters to life, creates dramatic scenes to stir your emotions, and plans a story line for the Jim Mouritsen is teaching a new movie script writing class offered through Continuing Education. Movie In Twenty-On- e Days, is the text used for the class. The class begins with character development, spends four to five weeks on writing a rough draft, then moves on to "polish" the piece. The final section of the class discusses the business details of film writing. Such details include how to sell a script and who to contact. Mouritsen has written four scripts himself and knows how to assist his students in finding industry contacts. "I will certainly do as much as I can to help," he said. Not all students that take the class will end up selling their scripts. But, according to Mouritsen, you don't have to take the class with serious intentions of making it in the business. In fact, there isn't even a prerequisite to the course. "The only requirement is that you have a desire," he said. "A background in either writing or theater would greatly help, however." The class has already began, but Mouritsen said people can still take it. He said any student registering through the Continuing Education office, or showing up to class by Tuesday is invited to join. He presently has seven students but will allow about 25 or so. He feels that anything larger will hurt the students. "There's got to be some interaction on a personal basis," he said. The currently enrolled students have shown positive response, Mouritsen said. "They seem intrigued by the idea. It's amazing how much there is to learn about this subject." |