Program Overview

SCR200 - Writing For The Screen

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Offerings

• MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING
  • Teaching period code: Semester 1-S1
  • Location: Murdoch
  • Attendance mode: Internal
  • Start year: 2018
  • End year: -
  • Self enrol: Yes

Requisites

Prerequisite

• SCR101: 3 cp, Screen Production 1
• MCC128: 3 cp, Screen Production I
• MED107: 3 cp, Screen and Sound Production I (TV Studio)

Exclusion

• MED312: 4 cp, Writing For The Screen
• MCC353: 4 cp, Writing For The Screen

Enrolment Rules

Students without the required pre-requisites may apply to the unit coordinator for permission to enrol, subject to their proven ability to write with words and images.

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply the foundational principles of dramatic structure to the short film.
2. Create character development through plot and structure in the short film.
3. Write basic short film screenwriting documents (synopsis, treatment, draft).
4. Analyse short film screenplays to identify problems and solutions.

Unit Details

• Unit version: 15
• Version start date: 01/01/2024
• End date: 30/06/2024
• Owning college: College of Law, Arts and Social Sciences
• Owning school: Media and Communication
• Credit points: 3