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This course introduces students to the creative and commercial conventions of short film screenwriting.  

10 x 1hr lecture over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

10 x 90 min workshop over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Film and Television Studies, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Short film treatment (1000 words) - 20%

■ Short film screenplay (3000 words) - 80%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There are no alternatives to the assessments, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

The course aims to:

■ develop students' creative writing skills in the discipline of short film screenwriting

■ introduce students to particular commercial and institutional aspects of the script development process

■ develop students' analytical skills in relation to the appreciation and evaluation of storytelling techniques in film

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ produce creative work through the discipline of short film screenwriting

■ demonstrate and understand, through practical experience, some of the commercial and institutional factors affecting the short film script development process

■ identify the dramatic techniques employed by other screenwriters/filmmakers and apply them to their own creative writing