Module Identifier TF20220  
Module Title WRITING FOR SCREEN AND TELEVISION  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Mr Nigel Orrillard  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Other staff Ms Carol Byrne Jones  
Pre-Requisite TF10210 , TF10320 , TF10410 , TF10510  
Co-Requisite TF30320  
Mutually Exclusive FT20220  
Course delivery Lecture   6 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   6 Hours  
  Tutorial    
Assessment Script / tape   FINAL SCRIPT   50%  
  Attendance and participation     20%  
  Assignment   PROPOSAL AND TREATMENT   30%  

Brief description


The process: script development from idea to screen; what makes a good script? an analysis of the essential elements with reference to examples in film and television; creation of character: plot, narrative complexity, dialogue; creation of the world of the script; writing exercises bases on these; exploration of genre - different opportunities, different styles of screenwriting; conventions of layout and format, the writer and the law, pitching your script; revision of drafts.

Reading Lists

Books
** Essential Reading
FRENSHAM, Raymond G. Teach Yourself Screenwriting. 1996.