Course Title: Originate and Develop the Concept

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2007

Course Code: BUSM5981C

Course Title: Originate and Develop the Concept

School: 345T Creative Media

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6056 - Advanced Diploma of Screen

Course Contact : Janis Lesinskis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4982

Course Contact Email:janis.lesinskis@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

Students will learn the skills and knowledge to originate and develop a concept to a stage where it becomes the basis for a creative and effective production.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUFRAD01A Originate and develop the concept


Learning Outcomes


Students will develop practical knowledge of concept development  with particular reference to film and television production procedures.


Details of Learning Activities

Students will participate in class discussions of case studies, complete individual writing exercises and will prepare production documents relevent to short film production.


Teaching Schedule

week 1. Orientation.

week 2. Analysis of aims, audience, creative approaches in concept development.

week 3. Analysis of approaches to realisation.

week 4. Evaluating different approaches; adaptation, genre and production values.

week 5. Technical requirements, resources and budget.

week 6. Pre-production; Breakdown and estimates.

week 7. Concept development for semester two production.

week 9. Concept preparation for semester two production.

week 10. Script development and analysis.

week 11. Script development and analysis.

week 12. Script development and analysis.

week 13. Script breakdown.

week 14. Script breakdown.

week 15. Script review.

week 16. Pre-Production breakdown.

week 18. Review.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

Australian Film Commission website
www.afc.gov.au


Other Resources

GILLEZEAU, Marcus
Hands On - A practical guide to production  and technologies in film, TV and new media.
Currency Press, Australia,  2004


Overview of Assessment

1. Story adaptation for specified genre and audience.
due Week 4
50%


2.Development budget and schedule for short film concept.
due Week 6
50%


Assessment Tasks

Students must attend classes to partcipate in exercises and discussions as
preparation for concepts and scripts suitable for semester two production.
Production documents to be submitted include: a synopsis with treatment and
a budget and schedule.



1. Story adaptation for specified genre and audience.
due Week 4
50%

2.Development budget and schedule for short film concept.
due Week 6
50%


Assessment Matrix

not applicable

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