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Scriptwriting 2 (FLTV70026)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 25On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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Screenwriting is studied in a series of lectures, tutorials, screenings and screenwriting workshops. These deal with moving picture language and principles of characterization and dramatic form at an advanced level. Each student will develop a substantial script that they will take into production in Semester Two. Students undertake additional specialist screenwriting tutorials relevant to their strand of study. Students participate in actor/writer workshops that help develop characterizations further.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject will:
- demonstrate masterful creative and technical skills in the storytelling areas of film and television;
- demonstrate the use of script editing and re-writing skills;
- develop script analysis and feedback skills for both short and long form scripts;
- develop an understanding of creative achievements in screen culture;
- enable the completion of a film script, reflecting a high level of understanding in narrative structure and conventions relevant to students’ strand of study.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will gain:
• confidence in presenting work for critical review;
• enhanced critical listening skills that effect productive writing and re-writing;
• an understanding of the importance of audience participation;
• heightened writing skills;
• heightened skills of critical analysis, both in giving and receiving criticism;
• demonstrated capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assignment 1: Scriptwriting Exercises
| Semester 1, Week 3 | 20% |
Assignment 2: The writing of short documents in relation to their major production
| Semester 2, Week 6 | 20% |
Assignment 3: Production Script
| Week 12 | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Sue Brooks Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 80 Total time commitment 240 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Time commitment details
240 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 Master of Film and Television - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022