304318 (v.2) Film and Television 546 - Screenwriting - Writing for Drama

Area:

Department of Media and Information

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Workshop:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Builds on Film and Television 241 and extends knowledge and understanding of the requirements of narrative scriptwriting, exploring elements of character development, planning and writing treatments, scene breakdowns and bibles as well as writing and pitching for short dramas, series and other screen formats.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate a competence in the skills of writing for film (drama). Have written the synopsis, treatment and draft script for a three minute (drama). Have contributed substantially, as a member of a team, to the planning, research, pitching, writing and development of a script for a 15 minute film (drama).

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Chiarella, T. (1997), Writing Dialogue; Story Press. Foss, B. (1992), Filmmaking: Narrative and Structural Techniques, Silman-James Press. Horton, A. (1995), Writing the Character-Centered Screenplay, University of California Press. Mehring, M. (1998), The Screenplay, Focal Press. Portnoy, K (1996), Screen Adaptation, 2nd ed, Focal Press.

Unit Texts:

Cooper and Dancyger (1996), Writing the Short Film, Focal Press. Field, S. (1992), Screenplay, Dell Trade.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Written Assignment and Script Assessment 100%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y