The teaching of film script writing--either as an end in itself or as a means of sharpening the student's visual and narrative awareness--can intensify the student's responsiveness to literature and increase his sense of continuity and consistency of point of view when writing compositions. When developing a silent screen script, students should first choose a subject, then plot out the incident shot by shot, including all essential details and remembering three necessary rules of camera movement, and finally write the script, following specific guidelines. After mastering the silent script, students can proceed to composing a sound script, adapting a familiar narrative poem or a short story. (Included are a glossary of film terms, a silent film script titled "Bus Stop," and drawings depicting scenes for camera shots.) (JM)