Course Title: Writing for Children's Television
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6045
Course Title: Writing for Children's Television
Portfolio: DSC
Nominal Hours: 68.0
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM7117 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Course Contact: Brendan Lee
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4368
Course Contact Email: brendan.lee@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
Writing for Childrens Television covers the concept and practice of writing television programmes specifically for the “C” classification age group (14 years and under).
The course aims to develop the skills to write for childrens television within the programming requirements of local regulations and with an awareness of both local and international markets.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Prerequisites
- Storytelling
- Intro to Screenwriting
- Writing for Television
Corequisites
- Writing For TV
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VBB494 Writing for Children's Television |
Learning Outcomes
• Translate text stories into television narrative.
• Work up story concepts for childrens television series using the story conferencing process.
• Write television scripts of a stipulated length for existing or proposed childrens television series
And to compile a comprehensive, professional quality folio of work to take into the childrens television marketplace.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment includes:
Mini Bible For Children’s TV Series
24 minute script for the proposed series
Workshopping exercises