Classroom to hold 25 students.
DVD and Television with good sound.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

This module is designed to introduce students to the art and craft of screenwriting for film and television

You will be provided with the opportunity to commence writing short narrative story outlines and screenplays for film and television, and subsequently start to develop your ideas and style in the process. You will gain an understanding of the contribution of the screenwriter to film and television productions, particularly with regard to their crucial importance in the creative process.

The module's content will be a mixture of formative tasks and summative assessments. The formative tasks will be set on a weekly basis, both within workshops and between workshops. The summative assessments will be set at two strategic points during the semester: the essay at the mid-way point of the semester; the screenplay and evaluation towards the end of the module.

comprising of:

One ORIGINAL SHORT SCREENPLAY (5-15 pages, in professional screenplay format), accompanied by an EVALUATION (300 words) of the creative problems encountered and how they were solved (L.O. 1, 2, 3)

Key Information Set Data:
100% Coursework

The module will run with a varied teaching and learning approach, with a variety of workshops, presentations, and group and individual tutorials. The module's main ethos is on the notion of learning-by-doing, i.e. that you learn screenwriting by writing, reading, discussing, thinking, and so on. Thus, workshops will always place the emphasis on the student to engage in practical and professional tasks, both individually and collectively.

Key Information Set Data:
24% Scheduled L & T Activities
76% Guided Independent Learning

Carver R. (1983): The Stories of Raymond Carver, London: Picador
Campbell J. (1997): The Hero with a Thousand Faces, London: Sceptre
Conor, B. (2014): Screenwriting, London: Routledge
Field S. (1979): Screenplay, London: Dell
Fink, E J. (2013): Dramatic Story Structure, London: Routledge

Further reading is found in the module booklet