Module Identifier | TF34330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Module Title | ADVANCED SCRIPTWRITING | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2006/2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Terence F Bailey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | TF21220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mutually Exclusive | FT32330 Sgriptio Uwch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 10 x 2 hour lectures | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | 1 x 1 hour Semester One 2 X 1 Hour Semester Two | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | Individual tutorial: On-line or one-to-one, as required. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Seminars
Seminar 1: Evaluating Structure. Discussion of how various structures can be combined, with reference to students' ideas to date. A list of questions help students to evaluate possible structural elements. Students divide into pairs to critique each other's choices of elements.
Seminar 2: Outline Analysis. Students to arrive with a completed first draft outline. Students are led through a checklist of points to help evaluate their own and others' outlines. Students divide into pairs to offer critiques.
Seminar 3: Script analysis. Students to arrive with a completed first draft Act One script. Students are led through a checklist of points to help evaluate their own and others' scripts, followed by peer critiques in pairs.
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 | All assessed assignments 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 Script is how well students have improved the work from Outline 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 |
This module is at CQFW Level 6