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Screen Industry Focus (FLTV30028)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 25On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Year Long
Jack Rule: jack.rule@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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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.
Optional Placement
Students who choose an industry placement will be expected to find a screenwriting relevant attachment for 60 hours minimum. All placement details must be approved by the placement coordinator.
Travel
This subject has an optional placement component that could include travel. Students may travel within Greater Melbourne, Victoria, interstate, or overseas for their placement. All required travel during the placement must comply with the Student Travel and Transport Policy.
Alternately, students who choose an Industry Research Project will nominate an area of research relevant to screenwriting and write a contextualised paper interrogating their area of inquiry. 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.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- communicate effectively in oral, written and digital forms;
- develop and implement innovative and creative ideas;
- work as part of a team to achieve a common goal;
- give and receive constructive feedback;
- apply critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills to unfamiliar challenges;
- manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLTV20011 | Gaming and the Writer | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
| 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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Practical project of a networking event task
| First half of the teaching period | 15% |
Profile-raising documents and social media profile
| First half of the teaching period | 15% |
60-hour industry placement OR 2000-word industry research paper
| Throughout the teaching period | 25% |
20-minute presentation on either industry placement OR industry research paper
| End of the teaching period | 15% |
Folio of strategic plan documents
| During the assessment period | 30% |
| 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 |
Additional details
Optional Placement
Students may choose to complete a 60-hour industry placement. Prior to the placement, all placement details must be approved by the placement coordinator, and an agreement must be in place with the host organisation, along with relevant insurance, and comply with the Fair Work Act. Students must be made aware of all placement details and expectations prior to the placement commencing.
The placement coordinator will monitor the student's progress during the placement which may involve site visits, discussions with the industry partner, verbal and/or written progress reports. The placement industry partner will provide a written report on conclusion to both the student and the placement coordinator. All assessment is conducted by the subject coordinator.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Year Long
Coordinator Jack Rule Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 96 hours, comprising 4 hours of seminars, workshops, and tutorials per week Total time commitment 408 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 31 May 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Year Long contact information
Jack Rule: jack.rule@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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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