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Screenwriting Practices 2B (FLTV20017)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 25On Campus (Southbank)

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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.

This subject is co-delivered with FLTV20008 Screenwriting 2.

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: 10 February 2023