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Screenwriting and Creative Development (FLTV90019)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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Screenwriting is studied in lecture, classes, plus tutorials. These deal with moving picture language and principles of characterization and dramatic form. Students undertake Screenwriting exercises. Each student also develops scripts for their exercises, which are monitored at tutorials. Students undertake additional specialist screenwriting classes relevant to their strand of study.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject will enable students to:
- exhibit a developed ability for intellectual curiosity and creativity through screenwriting;
- exercise an open attitude to new ideas;
- confidently communicate in oral and written form;
- exhibit the skills to interpret, analyse and problem solve.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will:
• exhibit a developed ability for intellectual curiosity and creativity through screenwriting;
• exercise an open attitude to new ideas;
• confidently communicate in oral and written form;
• exhibit the skills to interpret, analyse and problem solve.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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
Oral presentations on scripts and their themes (equivalent 1000 words) - Week 6 - 20%
Two 2000 word in-depth script reports (note: these will not be the same script worked on in the oral presentations) Week 12 - 80%
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinators Stephen Luby and Donna Lyon Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 45 Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
136 hrs
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022