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This course will focus on the theory and the practical techniques of writing screenplays for cinema and for television. It will encourage students to put together the tool kit of skills which they will require to write effective screenplays based on both adapted source material and on original material. The course will survey the established skills of creating effective narrative screenplays across genres, with an emphasis on contemporary dramatic cinema. The course will provide students with a versatile, practical skill-set of screenwriting abilities set within realistic industry expectations.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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By the completion of the course, the practical tool box of screenwriting skills acquired will allow students to engage in film adaptation, writing and doctoring, to produce a screenplay structured to an industry-compliant professional standard, and analyse different approaches to narrative form.
Learning Outcomes.
Knowledge and understanding of:
Practical skills:
Intellectual skills:
Transferable skills:
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
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Reflective Report on work completed in class each week. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 12 | Feedback Weeks | 15 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 2000 | ||
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 45 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
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30 page screenplay |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
| Feedback |
A Seminar Assessment Mark which will be based on contributions (both written and oral) to the practical workshop discussions that will take place during the course. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Procedural | Evaluate | The ability to doctor and change a script of other writers’ work. |
| Procedural | Understand | Knowledge and understanding of different approaches to screenwriting and a selection of stylistic modes and approaches to the form. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Identify approaches and arguments around film production in relation to screenplay writing. |
| Reflection | Apply | to provide students with techniques for developing or extending their own creativity. |
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