Module Identifier | TF21220 | |||||||||||
Module Title | WRITING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION | |||||||||||
Academic Year | 2005/2006 | |||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Terence F Bailey | |||||||||||
Semester | Available semesters 1 and 2 | |||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | TF10220 , TF10320 , TF10420 | |||||||||||
Mutually Exclusive | FT20220 Ysgrifennu ar gyfer y Sgrin a Theledu | |||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 10 x 2 hour lectures | ||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | 3 x 1 hour seminars, 1 hour or typically 4 x 15 min tutorials per student | |||||||||||
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Problem_solving | This element is not assessed directly. However, all scriptwriting involves problem solving: what type of character will best convey a particular theme? What plot devices will most effectively propel the story to the next plot point? The effectiveness with which the author has solved problems is evident in the quality of the finished product. | ||
Research skills | The element is not assessed directly. However most scripts involve some form of specialized knowledge that the student must research independently. | ||
Communication | Story Breakdowns and Outlines require a high level of written communication. Lectures include segments on how to communicate effectively in these media, and the overall assessment of a piece includes assessments on how well the concept has been communicated. | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | Students are expected to drive their own learning and to develop their own unique creative approaches. Part of the assessment for the Outline is how well students have improved the work from Breakdown stage | ||
Team work | Students will have the opportunity to access and give feedback on each other's work. | ||
Information Technology | Not assessed, although it is the Department's expectation that students present their work in word processed format. | ||
Personal Development and Career planning | Career planning is not assessed. However it will be developed through discussion of the expectations the media places on a writer, what types of approaches to the media are construed to be professional, and what type of work is most likely to enhance the student's writing prospects. | ||
Subject Specific Skills | The module culminates in an assessed story outline which is expected to be of industry standard. A particular skill relating to screenwriting is, therefore, inherent in the module. |
This module is at CQFW Level 5