50359 Screenwriting

8cp

Requisite(s): 50123 Narrative Writing OR 50168 Writing for Performance: Screen, Sound and Stage OR 50243 Narrative Writing OR 50117 Media Arts and Production 2 OR 50248 Media Arts and Production 2
Professional Strand – Writing – 200 level
Subject coordinator: Dr Katherine Gau

This subject is an introduction to writing for the screen and the short film in particular. The main focus is on storytelling for a visual medium, with an emphasis on imagination, structure and character development. Students view a wide variety of Australian and international short films, learn the three-act structure as well as alternative structures, and workshop their first draft scripts. The process of writing a screenplay from initial concept through outline, treatment and various drafts is explored by developing an original work or adapting an existing piece of fiction.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50359.pdf

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Note(s)

This is the same subject as 57125 Screenwriting, which is available to students in C04212 Master of Animation (Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building).

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.