Course Title: Television Script Editing

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6045

Course Title: Television Script Editing

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 68.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COMM7124	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

This course will develop skills in script-editing for Australian series and serial television.  The emphasis will be on learning practical skills by editing a script written for an existing TV series.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Prerequisites
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Writing for Television
- TV Script Analysis

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VBM396 Television Script Editing

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop a process for analysing a script
2. Produce first draft notes on given script to enable viable development of second draft which is in keeping with production requirements of show.
3. Replot problematic story strands
4. Edit and rewrite scenes as required

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will include:
- one liner exercise of given episode
- First draft notes and general plan for episode
- Rewrite of sections of script
- In class exercises