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Screenwriting Practices 3 (FLTV30014)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 50On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
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Through a series of workshops, tutorials, studio work, networking events, screenings and self motivated writing periods, students in this subject will consolidate and advance already acquired professional skills and knowledge gained in Years 1 and 2 of the BFA (Screenwriting). Students will write at least one major screen project (max length of any individual project = 50 minutes or 1 x TV hour) to a professional second draft standard. Students will attend industry lectures and crew on FTV directing student productions in order to gain a wider understanding of screen industry practices. Students will be mentored by professional writers in small groups for their major work, and will also participate in peer driven critical feedback activities such as script readings and peer assessment.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Write high quality, compelling professional screen product
- Engage with contemporary screenwriting practices
- Competently give and receive critical feedback on various types of screen product
- Exercise their ‘voice’ as a writer in a professional and accessible way
- Understand, and work within, a broader practical filmmaking process.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Practice clear, effective writing
- Lead or collaborate on a research and writing task from concept to completion
- Work in an independently motivated way
- Engage with a process of researching, drafting and redrafting documents to a polished outcome
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV10012 | Screenwriting Practices 1A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV10015 | Screenwriting Practices 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV20012 | Screenwriting Practices 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV20017 | Screenwriting Practices 2B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Peer Script Report and Assessment (1000 word equiv) - Sem 1: Wk 7 (5%)
- First Draft Script(s) (8000 word equiv) - Sem 1: Wk 12 (20%)
- Notes and Self assessment on first draft script(s) (1500 word equiv) - Sem 1: Wk 13 (10%)
- Networking Collaboration Event & Report (1500 words equiv) - Sem 1 & 2: Various - as scheduled (10%)
- Script Readings Participation and Critical Response (1000 word equiv) - Sem 1 & 2: On going (5%)
- Crewing and Report (2000 words) - Sem 2: Various - as scheduled (10%)
- Second Draft Script(s) (8000 words equiv) - Sem 2: Week 12 (40%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Year Long
Principal coordinator Philippa Burne Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 175 hours Total time commitment 400 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 May 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017
Time commitment details
400 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
Last updated: 3 November 2022