Course Title: Write Narration
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: COMM7146C
Course Title: Write Narration
School: 345T Creative Media
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5134 - Diploma of Screen
Course Contact : Barbara Gliddon
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4072
Course Contact Email:barbara.gliddon@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Adam Lovell
+ 61 3 9925 4976
adam.lovell@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course, students will learn the skills and knowledge necessary to write narration for use in documentary, educational or training programs.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFWRT08A Write Narration |
Element: |
Prepare to write the narration |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Establish production requirements with relevant personnel according to organisational procedures |
Element: |
Write the narration |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Write a draft of the narration using methods and conventions most appropriate to the context or as specifically required |
Learning Outcomes
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Details of Learning Activities
Class writing exercises. Group workshops, field trips. Discussions and analysis of both screenplays and produced films.
Private study is a critical element of studying this course.
Students will work on writing a screenplay of up to twelve (12) minutes duration.
Teaching Schedule
Week 01: Orientation
Week 02: Storytelling, the elements of stories
Week 03: Visual storytelling, storyboarding
Week 04: Sound in film narrative
Week 05:Characterisation in short films
Week 06: Dialogue writing
Week 07:Writing an outline. What is the story about?
Week 08: Workshopping the outline/treatments. Negotiating feedback
Week 09: Writing the first draft
Week 10: Why so many drafts? Editing and re-writing
Week 11: Timing the screenplay
Week 12: Cutting the screenplay
Week 13: Revising the first draft
Week 14: Feedback on first draft
Week 15: Workshopping the first draft
Week 16: Writing the final draft
Week 17: Editing and re-timing the final draft
Week 18: Finessing and delivering the final draft
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Writing The Short Film by Pat Cooper and Ken Dancyer |
0-240-80588-7 |
References
Other Resources
Attendance at new release films and the viewings of older films are a required element of the program as is the use of the audio-visual and written resources of RMIT’s libbraries.
Attendance at film festivals is required.
Overview of Assessment
First draft of short film script (50%)
Second draft of short film script (50%)
Assessment Tasks
The first draft of the screenplay of up to twelve (12) minutes duration is worth 50% of the overall assessment mark.
This includes working to brief and deadline.
The final draft of the screenplay of up to twelve (12) minutes duration is worth 50% of the overall mark.
This includes working to brief and deadline.
Assessment Matrix
Not applicable.
Other Information
Please refer to Other Resources (above.)
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