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Unit of Study COM01402 - Act One: Screenwriting (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Pre-requisites

    72 credit points in any SCU units

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Introduces students to the theory and practice of scriptwriting with introduction to the concepts of character, plot, dialogue, and script presentation. By being exposed to and analysing examples of scripts, the student will be able to select appropriate form and content as applied to radio, film, video, television, and multimedia.

Unit content

Module 1: Introduction to screenwriting
•   Introduction
•   Visual writing
•   The script - getting started
 
Module 2: The dramatic essentials
•   Character
•   The scene
•   Story
•   The script - the treatment
•   Character and story in television
 
Module 3: Narrative screen writing Dialogue and sub text
•   Point of view
•   The scene breakdown
•   Character and story in film
•   The script - script editing - reaching the first draft

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 analyse and apply the principles employed in visual writing
2 analyse and apply the principles of dramatic writing
3 develop a short script to first draft, through synopsis, and treatment stages
4 lay out a script according to current professional practice
5 analyse and give editorial feedback on the relative merits of students' work.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. analyse and apply the principles employed in visual writing
    • GA2:
  2. analyse and apply the principles of dramatic writing
    • GA2:
  3. develop a short script to first draft, through synopsis, and treatment stages
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  4. lay out a script according to current professional practice
    • GA4:
  5. analyse and give editorial feedback on the relative merits of students' work.
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.