Course Title: Work with others to develop a script

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6125 Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting

Course Title: Work with others to develop a script

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 140

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COMM7318

City Campus

TAFE

345T Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

Term1 2013,
Term1 2014,
Term1 2015,
Term1 2017,
Term1 2018

Course Contact: Program administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815

Course Contact Email: mctafe@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

The unit Work with Others to Develop a Script  will afford you the opportunity to develop skills and strategies to work productively with others in a team environment. This course will offer also you a space to work with others on your individual screen projects, and to take those projects, with the help of your colleagues, to the next level.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study

This course at RMIT requires you to have completed all first year courses.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

ASWWOR605A Work with others to develop a script

Elements:

1. Creative team is formed.

2. The existing draft script is analysed for areas needing attention.

3. An approach to rewriting is agreed upon.

4. Creative disagreements are resolved effectively.
 

5. Re-write is achieved effectively.


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to work as a screenwriter with a creative team in order to develop a film or TV screenplay

 


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises and through the application of learned skills and insights to your writing tasks. You will be assessed on your ability to work effectively with creative partners, consult and accept feedback, critique draft screenplays and successfully revise your own work. You will also be assessed on your knowledge of screenwriting techniques, terminology and formats and production processes.

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