| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | FITV11-110 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject introduces students to the art and craft of modern professional screenwriting. Students will explore the fundamentals of constructing screenplays for various forms of film and screen narratives. They will examine key elements of script development; from developing ideas, and creating characters, through to completing short-film screenplays to professional standards, and using professional screenwriting software.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Develop a detailed story plan for a short screenplay, including characterisations.
- Write a screenplay using the correct industry technical format.
- Write a five-page screenplay for a short film or other screen-based project types.
- Interpret and apply feedback to improve the storytelling and writing of a short screenplay.
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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Subject outlines
- May 2025 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- September 2024 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- May 2024 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- September 2023 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- May 2023 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- September 2022 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- May 2022 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- September 2021 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- May 2021 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- September 2020 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- May 2020 [Standard - Screenwriting Short Fiction]
- September 2019 [Standard - Screenwriting 1]
- May 2019 [Standard - Screenwriting 1]
- September 2018 [Standard - Screenwriting 1]
- May 2018 [Standard - Screenwriting 1]
- September 2017 [Standard - Screenwriting 1]
- May 2017 [Standard - Screenwriting 1]
Subject dates
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September 2024
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 14/07/2024 Semester start: 09/09/2024 Subject start: 09/09/2024 Last enrolment: 22/09/2024 Teaching census: 04/10/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 05/10/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 26/10/2024 -
May 2025
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 23/03/2025 Semester start: 19/05/2025 Subject start: 19/05/2025 Last enrolment: 01/06/2025 Teaching census: 13/06/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 14/06/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 05/07/2025
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| Enrolment opens: | 14/07/2024 |
| Semester start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Subject start: | 09/09/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 22/09/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 04/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 05/10/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 26/10/2024 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 23/03/2025 |
| Semester start: | 19/05/2025 |
| Subject start: | 19/05/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 01/06/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 13/06/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 14/06/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 05/07/2025 |