Course Title: Documentary Screenwriting
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6045
Course Title: Documentary Screenwriting
Portfolio: DSC
Nominal Hours: 136.0
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.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM5124 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2007 |
Course Contact: Professional Screenwriting Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4368
Course Contact Email: brendan.lee@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course develops the skills necessary to write across a range of genres within the documentary film tradition. It also develops the skills needed to produce documentary narratives and funding submissions.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Pre-requisites: Introduction to Storytelling, Storytelling, Writing for Film and/or Writing for Television
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VBB503 Documentary Screenwriting |
Learning Outcomes
1. Identify and analyse current types, genres and trends in non-fiction documentary screenwriting in developing a specific project
2. Generate polished concept, synopsis, and treatment documents for documentary film
3. Produce first draft of a documentary screenplay
4. Produce second draft of a documentary script using scene breakdown, mapping and workshop feedback in the development process
5. Produce a documentary proposal for funding.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course includes:
- Major Essay (1500 – 2000 words)
- Synopsis
- Conception and Presentation of a format series
- Interview: Transcript & Edit
- Ongoing written proposal for a documentary
- Class participation and presentation