Module Descriptors
SCRIPTWRITING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
XXET40219
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Rowena Beighton-Dykes
Email: R.J.Beighton-Dykes@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 30%
  • ASSIGNMENT - SECOND ASSIGNMENT weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Students will learn,
1. An apppreciation of target audience when selecting ideas for development
2. How to develop the basic narrative idea
3. The construction and development of character
4. The basic of themes, genre and plot
5. Narrative styles and construction
6. Correct script formatting for drama and documentary productions
7. How to produce an outline and treatment of scripts for drama and documentary productions
Module Additional Assessment Details
A 50 word outline and 500 word treatment for (1) a five minute, short drama and (2) a five minute documentary (weighting 30%) which will assess Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
A five page narrative script developed from each outline and treatment (weighting 70%) which will assess Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Module Learning Strategies
12 x three hour lectures/laboratory sessions.
Module Texts
Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting, R McKee (1997), Harper Collins, ISBN: 0-00603-91685
Screenplan Foundations, Syd Field (1998), Fine Creative Media, ISBN: 1-56731239X
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Disqualified Combination - CE00076-1 Scriptwriting for Technologists
Module Resources
Scriptsmart software or equivalent