50004 Writing for Television

8cp
Requisite(s): 50359 Screenwriting
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Professional Strand – Writing – 300 level

This subject is an introduction to writing drama for television with particular emphasis on long-form TV, i.e. series and serials. The writing and development of comedy and sitcoms is touched upon, but the focus is on drama. This subject takes students from the basic elements of screenwriting through the specifics of television series writing and acquaints them with the idiosyncrasies of dealing with series producers, storyliners, editors and directors. Students view a wide range of television drama from Australia, Britain and the US. Each student creates an idea for a television series, which is then developed into a formal series outline incorporating the storyline for the first episode to produce the type of document that has currency in the industry.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50004.pdf

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $816.50
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,720.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.