Scriptwriting for Technologists - CE00076-1

Assessment Details:

An ASSIGMT length 550 WORDS weighted at 30%. A 2NDASSIGMT weighted at 70%.

A 50 word outline and 500 word treatment for a five minute, short film (weighting 30%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 and 4.
A five page narrative script plus production script developed from the outline and treatment (weighting 70%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3 and 4.

Indicative Content:

Students will learn,
1. How to develop the basic narrative idea
2. The construction and development of character
3. The basic of themes, genre and plot
4. Narrative styles and construction
5. Correct script formatting.
6. How to produce an outline and treatment of the script.

Learning Strategies:

3 hours per week Lectures and laboratory sessions. (1:N, 2:40, 2:40)

Prospectus Information:

Students are introduced to the basics of writing for the screen, from developing the initial idea, building characters and narrative structure, to the correct formatting of the script using the latest software.

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