Course Title: Write television comedy
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6125 Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting
Course Title: Write television comedy
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 140
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM7323 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2013, Term1 2014, Term1 2015, Term1 2016, Term1 2017, Term1 2018 |
Course Contact: Professional Screenwriting Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email: mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course aims to develop the skills and knowledge needed to create narrative and sketch comedy for television.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Required Prior Study
Enrolment in this elective course at RMIT requires you to have completed all first year courses.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
ASWCOM610A Write television comedy |
Elements: |
1. Develop a concept for a narrative based comedy series 2. Write a bible for a comedy series 3. Write a pilot for a narrative based comedy series 4. Develop a sketch comedy concept 5. Write an episode of a sketch comedy |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to write narrative and sketch comedy for television..
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises and through the application of learned skills and insights to your writing tasks.