Course overview
This second-year course aims to familiarise students with a wide variety of approaches to writing for screen. Students will be introduced to the formal and industry-oriented expectations of a range of genres and formats, including writing for feature films, for streaming/series, and for fine art/installation. The course works to develop students technical skills in relation to this form of writing, in addition to affording opportunities to explore different genres and formats as they work towards a portfolio of short scripts.
- Foundations
- Features And Form
- Shorts And Experiments
Course learning outcomes
- Interpret, craft, and reflect critically on a broad range of screenwriting practices informed by expectations specific to different genres and platforms for distribution
- Conceptualise short screenwriting projects, devise plans for their research and execution, and fulfil these to deadlines
- Analyse creative, critical, and theoretical texts related to different screenwriting forms, informed by the global and historical contexts of their production
- Write and revise polished creative and critical works and project pitches that demonstrate significant levels of clarity, insight, narrative innovation, sophistication, and understanding of industry expectations
- Evaluate their own and others’ writing, both in seminar-based workshops and through written feedback
Degree list
The following degrees include this course