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Screenwriting Practices 2B (FLTV20017)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 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
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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This subject progresses from Screenwriting Practices 2A with a focus on writing genre for the screen media. Students develop a basic working knowledge of the conventions used in various well-known screen genres and how, and to what creative effect, they are used by screenwriters. Students will write at least one script that is anchored in the conventions of a particular genre.
Screenwriting students continue to undertake filmmaking activities with FTV directing students, with a view to further nurturing creative teams and promoting a pragmatic knowledge of non-writing filmmaking practices.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- create, develop and write short scripts whose conventions are anchored in a particular genre;
- identify and effectively apply screenwriting tropes employed in genre filmmaking;
- critically discuss the historical and contemporary use of genre conventions in writing for the screen;
- collaborate productively as a member of a creative team;
- analyse a screenplay to give and receive creative and critical feedback in a professional manner.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV20010 | Screen Culture 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV20012 | Screenwriting Practices 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV20018 | Writing for the Youth Screen Market | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual presentation on genre
| From Week 2 to Week 8 | 15% |
8 in-class pop quizzes
| From Week 2 to Week 10 | 5% |
Written assignment of creative and critical blog entries
| From Week 2 to Week 10 | 15% |
Written blog report focussing on student's onset crewing role and subsequent visits to the edit suite
| From Week 4 to Week 10 | 5% |
Written assignment of a genre script 1
| End of teaching period | 15% |
Written assignment of a genre script 2
| End of teaching period | 45% |
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: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Luke Devenish Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 81 hours Total time commitment 408 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024