Course overview
This second-year course aims to familiarise students with a variety of approaches to writing for screen. Students will be introduced to the formal and industry-oriented expectations of a range of genres and formats. The course works to develop students’ technical skills in relation to writing for screen, their analytical and critical writing skills, as well as affording opportunities to explore different genres and formats as they work towards a portfolio of original short scripts and accompanying exegesis.
- Foundations
- Features And Form
- Shorts And Experiments
Course learning outcomes
- Critically analyse different modes, histories, and theories of screenwriting
- Analyse creative, critical, and theoretical texts related to different screenwriting forms, informed by an understanding of the national and historical contexts of their production
- Conceptualise short screenwriting projects, incorporating processes of research, drafting, and revision, and fulfil these to deadlines, aiming for a produceable standard
- Critically assess a range of screenplays, whether produced by other writers or by students themselves
- Describe national and international screen ecosystems and industry practices
- Offer sensitive and insightful feedback on peer writers' work