Course Title: Create concepts and scripts for television comedy
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6160 Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting
Course Title: Create concepts and scripts for television comedy
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 140
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM7359C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2019 |
COMM7359C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2020 |
COMM7359C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
515T Creative Industries |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2022, Term1 2023 |
Course Contact: Alan Woodruff
Course Contact Phone: +61399254307
Course Contact Email: alan.woodruff@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course aims to help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to create sketch, sitcom and narrative comedy for television.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Enrolment in this elective course at RMIT requires you to have completed all first year courses.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
PSWTCO608 Create concepts and scripts for television comedy |
Elements: |
1. Develop the concept for television comedy 2. Develop the proposal for the comedy 3. Develop comedy script |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to develop and write sketch, sitcom and narrative comedy for television.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, pitching sessions, and through the application of learned skills and insights to your comedy writing tasks.