Course Title: Edit scripts
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2012
Course Code: COMM5912C
Course Title: Edit scripts
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6088 - Advanced Diploma of Screenwriting
Course Contact : Program administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4368
Course Contact Email:Bredan.lee@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Ian Pringle
Email: ian.pringle@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None.
Course Description
In the course Edit Scripts, you explore the process of assessing, analysing, editing and refining scripts. The skills you learn will equip you to edit your own and other people’s scripts.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFWRT602A Edit scripts |
Element: |
1. Assess scripts for editing. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify relevant story elements appropriate to the type of production |
Element: |
2. Edit scripts. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 In collaboration with writers, define and analyse the purpose of stories to ensure all story elements contribute to this purpose |
Element: |
3. Finalise scripts. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Liaise with relevant personnel to validate edited scripts |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to edit a range of scripts
Details of Learning Activities
In this course, you learn through:
1. In-class activities:
• lectures
• industry speakers
• teacher directed group activities/projects
• class exercises to review discussions/lectures
• peer teaching and class presentations
• group discussion
• class exercises to review discussions/lectures
• analysis/critique of students’ writings
2. Out-of-class activities:
• independent project based work
• writing and reading assignments
• online and other research
• independent study
Teaching Schedule
| Week | Class content | Assessment due | Elements |
| 1 |
Introduction: Practise and protocols of script editing. Discussion of assignment due: Week beginning August 27 |
1 | |
| 2 | Class exercise: breakdown of “The Roarty’s” Examination of story and structure |
1 | |
| 3 | Class exercise: breakdown of “The Roarty’s” Examination of plot and character elemnts. Analysis of moral determinates |
1 | |
| 4 | Class breakdown of “The Roarty’s” Analysis and discussion af point of view, tone and genre, |
2 | |
| 5 | Class breakdown of “The Roarty’s” Evaluation of project. |
2 | |
| 6 | Class exercise: Adaptation of a sequence from “Smiley’s People” | 1 | |
| 7 | Class analysis and evaluation of “Smiley’s People” | 1 | |
| 8 | View: “Smiley’s People” sequence Class evaluation “Smiley’s People” |
2 | |
| 9 | Class viewing: “The Legend Maker” | Assessment 1 due | 1/2 |
| 10 | “The Legend Maker” script to screen – analysis and discussion of significant changes | 2/3 | |
| 11 | Continued anlysis and class discussion around significant changes made to the script of “The Legend Maker” for the screen – | Assessment 2 due | 2/3 |
| 12 | Class discussion and exercises set around analysis of “The Legend Maker” | 3 | |
| 13 | Viewing: “Lake Mungo” “Lake Mungo” Analysis of the treatment to first draft |
3 | |
| 14 | Class discussion: “Lake Mungo” Treatment to first draft | Assessment 3 due | 3 |
| 15 | Class exercise: “Kyneton Gothic” Looking at script set-up and openings | 1-3 | |
| 16 | Class exercise: “Escape” Script structure/concept | Assessment 4 due | 1-3 |
| 17 | Assessment Week - no classes |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Any prescribed reading material will be distributed in class |
References
You are advised to look at the course Blackboard site for ongoing updated information. |
Other Resources
You will require access to a computer and to the internet
Overview of Assessment
You will assessed on you knowledge and ability to edit scrips by agreed deadline, analyse scripts for editing and edit scripts to final draft ready for production.
Assessment Tasks
To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.
Assignment 1. Breakdown of Feature Script
Complete a breakdown of assigned short feature script – ‘ The Roarty’s’. Due to be submitted in class week beginning August 27 (25%)
Assignment 2: Editing Sequence
Adapt and edit sequence from a novel into a screenplay format – ‘Smiley’s People’.
Due to be submitted in class week beginning September 10 (25%)
Assignment 3: Appraisal of screenplay
Appraisal of screenplay, genre, tone, historical background – ‘The Legend Maker’.
Due to be submitted in class week beginning October 14 (25%)
Assignment 4: Feature Appraisal
Appraisal of designated contemporary Australian Feature.
Due to be submitted in class week beginning October 29 (25%)%)
Your assignments will be graded. Grades used in this course are as follows:
80 – 100% HD High Distinction
70 – 79% DI Distinction
60 – 69% CR Credit
50 – 59% PA Pass
Under 50% NN Fail
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are
available through the course contact in Program administration
Other Information
Submission of Assessment Tasks
You are required to submit all written assessment tasks in hard copy with a completed School of Media and Communication cover sheet. You are expected to keep a copy of all assignments submitted.
Late Submissions
If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension before that due date.
Please refer to the program blackboard site for information on late submissions and on applying for an extension.
Feedback
You will receive both spoken and written feedback on your work. Where appropriate, this feedback will also include suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is about the honest presentation of your academic work. Presenting work that fails to acknowledge other people’s work within yours can compromise academic integrity. For further information on academic integrity and plagiarism, please refer to the following URL. http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=kkc202lwe1yv
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