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Screen Industry Focus (FLTV30028)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 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 | Year Long |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject enables students to gain knowledge of business practices involved in pursuing a career in screenwriting. Through workshops and presentations, students engage with industry professionals to develop an understanding of opportunities and potential pathways within the industry.
Students develop a personal strategic plan for engaging with the industry, with reference to their own creative projects and career objectives. Students assist in creating a graduate work ‘showcase’ intended to introduce them, and their work, to the industry.
As a major component of this subject students choose to undertake either an Industry Placement or an Industry Research Project that prepares the student for a career within the entertainment industry.
Students who choose an industry placement will be expected to find a screenwriting relevant attachment for 60 hours minimum. The attachment exercise will be completed with the delivery of a report by the student.
Students will nominate an area of research relevant to screenwriting and write a contextualised paper interrogating their area of enquiry. Either choice will require students to demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation and is expected to require similar input and hours.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- undertake a self-directed major project investigating screenwriting practice;
- develop a strategic career plan based upon personal screen projects and objectives;
- create artefacts for self-promotion within the screen industry;
- connect with film and television practitioners applying industry protocol;
- pitch a screen story concept in a professional manner.
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV20011 | Gaming and the Writer | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| 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: 12 November 2022
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Practical project of a networking event task
| From week 5-10, semester 1 | 5% |
Practical project of profile-raising documents and website
| Week 8, Semester 1 | 15% |
Industry Attachment or Industry Research Paper
| Week 12, semester 2 | 25% |
20-minute individual presentation on either industry attachment OR industry research paper
| Week 12, semester 2 | 15% |
Folio of strategic plan documents
| Week 12, semester 2 | 35% |
Graduate showcase collaboration
| During the examination period | 5% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
- Year Long
Coordinator Philippa Burne Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 86 hours Total time commitment 408 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Last updated: 12 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: 12 November 2022