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Screenwriting 1 (FLTV10007)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
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Students will study and practice the essential skills required by writers to create works for the screen and will learn how to apply these skills to their own ideas for screen projects. Students will write an original short script, analyse the creative works of others, including fellow students, and take part in script development processes. Through a series of lectures, workshops, tutorials and studio practice all delivered online, students will be introduced to the basics of creating stories for screen media, focusing on concept creation, screenplay structures, story and character generation.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- practice clear and concise writing skills to create stories for screen media;
- write a script at an introductory level;
- create engaging stories using universal elements of storytelling;
- discover own voice as a storyteller;
- give and receive creative screenwriting feedback at an introductory level.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV10006 | Screen Practice 1A | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
25 |
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Screenwriting exercises
| From Week 2 to Week 8 | 40% |
Individual tutorial presentation equivalent to 500 words
| From Week 4 to Week 9 | 10% |
Write an original short, 2-4 minute fiction screenplay for a proposed 4-minute production that demonstrates visual and aural storytelling without the use of dialogue. The screenplay must be written to film industry standards (2-4 pages in industry-specific format)
| Week 11 | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes and submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Luke Devenish Mode of delivery Online Contact hours TOTAL 38 - 4 hr p.w seminars, screenings, workshops (weeks 1 – 8); 1 hr p.w lectures (week 9 -12); and 2 x 1hr tutorials (weeks 9 – 12) all delivered online. Total time commitment 204 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
Last updated: 3 November 2022