ACF307 - Screenwriting Project
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Anna Brownfield |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed 4 units from level 2 from within A351 course or scriptwriting minor units ALW103 and ALW227. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar (writer's room) per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
In this, the first of two capstone units, Film, Television and Animation students will develop projects aimed at selection for production in Major Screen Project B. Projects will be between 3-8 minutes in duration depending on genre. They may be short fiction animation or live-action (drama), experimental or documentary films, web-series episodes or TV productions in a format other than drama. This development work takes place with two assessment tasks. The first task is supported with screenings and close analysis which will set some of the narrative, structural and stylistic criteria which students will use in the development of their own individual project ideas. Individual ideas will be developed and refined in student script/concept/animatic editing circles before being developed through to the first draft with development notes and look-book. The second assessment task will refine these ideas or pursue development of an idea in other production forms such as TV, documentary or experimental film.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Distinguish, formulate and adapt structures and strategies in short form screen narrative to create a first draft script or animatic in an accepted industry format | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Pitch and justify ideas, share and explain feedback | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Synthesis feedback to develop a script or animatic to a full second draft. Analyse, evaluate their own work and that of others, revise and validate narrative structures and strategies | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Engaging ethically and productively in the professional context, recognising and reflecting on social, cultural and ethical issues as they arise in creative work and finding ways to integrate cultural and gender diversity in the creation of and representation in, film, television or animation | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Folio 1 | 50% | Information not yet available | |
| Assessment 2: Folio 2 | 50% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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