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Code:
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CE00076-1
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Version:
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2
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Approval Status:
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Valid Current
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Title:
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SCRIPTWRITING FOR TECHNOLOGISTS
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Section:
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Computing, Engineering & Technology
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Level:
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1
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Pattern of Delivery
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Contact Hours
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Independent Study Hours
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Total Learning Hours
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36.0
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114.0
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150.0
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Description of Pattern of Delivery
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Pattern
1, study 100.0% in period1
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Registration Conditions
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Module Version Condition Text
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None
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Module Details
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Assessment Details
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A 2NDASSIGMT weighted at 70%. An ASSIGMT length 550 WORDS weighted at 30%.
A 50 word outline and 500 word treatment for a five minute, short film (weighting 30%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 and 4.
A five page narrative script plus production script developed from the outline and treatment (weighting 70%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1,2, 3 and 4.
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Indicative Content
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Students will learn;
1. How to develop the basic narrative idea
2. The construction and development of character
3. The basic of themes, genre and plot
4. Narrative styles and construction
5. Correct script formatting.
6. How to produce an outline and treatment of the script.
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Learning Strategies
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3 hours per week Lectures and laboratory sessions.
(1:N, 2:40, 2:40)
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Prospectus Information
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Students are introduced to the basics of writing for the screen, from developing the initial idea, building characters and narrative structure, to the correct formatting of the script using the latest software.
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Resources
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Scriptsmart software
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Special Admissions Requirements
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None.
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Texts
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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
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Learning Outcome
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1. SHOW KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASICS OF SCRIPT WRITING.
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2. USE SKILLS OF ANALYSIS TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE SCRIPT EXAMPLES AND REFLECT UPON THIS ANALYSIS IN WORKSHOP SESSIONS
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3. APPLY THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SCRIPT WRITING TO THE PRODUCTION OF A SHORT FILM OUTLINE, TREATMENT AND SCRIPT
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