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Writing for Television (FLTV70043)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 18.75On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Semester 1
Ben Michael: ben.michael@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Students will be introduced to the imperatives and practices of writing for longer form television series.
Students will be made familiar with contemporary TV program development practices and gain an understanding of essential development documents such as the TV series ‘Bible’.
Students will also gain insight into the nature of television as a collaborative writing medium as well as an understanding of the current television landscape. Students will read, analyse and discuss television scripts and attend screenings of TV programs.
Students will choose and research a topic of interest for their creative work and present their work to the class.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- develop skills in writing short development documents for television;
- develop an understand of working collaboratively as a writer;
- gain an understanding of contemporary television development processes;
- be introduced to the contemporary television writing landscape;
- develop skills that will enable the student to research, write and present a paper on a topic of their choice.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have:
- strong technical and creative writing skills;
- ability to select and work through a topic;
- ability to work collaboratively as part of creative team.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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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Class Presentation
| Throughout the teaching period | 25% |
Active contribution and participation to all discussions and activities
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Television Series Development documents
| During the assessment period | 65% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Ben Michael Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 46 hours, comprising six 6-hour workshops, two 2-hour tutorials and six 1-hour individual tutorials Total time commitment 255 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Ben Michael: ben.michael@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Screenwriting
Last updated: 31 January 2024