COMM386 Screenwriting I
Updated: 20 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level |
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| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is no UNE Supervised Examination. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | COMM 180 or 280 | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | COMM 486 | |||||||||
| Notes | on-campus online A; off-campus online E | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
COMM486 - Screenwriting I |
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| Coordinator(s) | Neil Rattigan (nrattiga@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit will introduce the basic concepts of writing for film and television. It will be conducted through a series of compulsory workshops ('virtual' workshops for external students), designed to allow students to present work-in-progress to the whole cohort. Students will progress towards writing a first draft script for an episode of a television sitcom, or an episode of a television soap opera. Each step will attract feedback from the whole cohort and from the unit coordinator. Enrolment in the unit requires a commitment to the writing tasks and set deadlines. The unit will deal with the beginning of the scriptwriting process by introducing students to: developing script premises; creating characters; writing story lines; situation comedy and soap opera; preparing a proposal; writing in appropriate script format; creating dialogue; use of conflict, drama and narrative. All students in Communication Studies are expected to be able to express themselves in writing in fluent and correct English. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |