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Writing for Screen (CWRI20009)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
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In this subject, students will be introduced to the history of screenwriting and the principles of the craft of writing scripts for screen. Students will develop an understanding of contemporary industrial screenwriting practices. Students will read and respond to a variety of scripts written for screen and will also be required to write a short original screenplay. This subject is highly recommended for students intending to take Advanced Screenwriting and/or Writing Videogames and Live Performance.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should have:
- Gained a critical understanding of the screenplay as a historically, culturally and technically distinct form of writing
- Gained a broad understanding of the relationship between screenplays and the cultural contexts that produce them
- Developed the ability to demonstrate a rigorous creative and critical approach to the design and writing of screenplays
- Developed a range of vocational and creative writing strategies to write screenplays that explore complex social and cultural contexts
- Expanded their ability to communicate a respect for ethical values and intellectual honesty through their writing practice, through creative collaboration and through their engagement with scholarship on the traditions and innovations of creative writing for screen
- Gained experience writing independently and in small groups, taking into account individual and cultural differences, to meet shared goals and to critically reflect upon their own work.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- The ability to apply analytic, independent and critical thinking skills to written texts
- The ability to respond creatively to texts
- The ability to plan and develop their written work
- The ability to join in group discussion and activities, working to a common goal
- The ability to work effectively with others while respecting differences.
Last updated: 8 November 2024