University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

50004 Writing for Television

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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

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported 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. Domestic fee-paying 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.