Course Title: Adapt fiction and nonfiction work for the screen
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6160 Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting
Course Title: Adapt fiction and nonfiction work for the screen
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 70
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) |
COMM7358C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2019 |
COMM7358C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2020 |
COMM7358C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
515T Creative Industries |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2022, Term1 2023 |
Course Contact: Alan Woodruff
Course Contact Phone: +61399254307
Course Contact Email: alan.woodruff@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this course you learn the skills and knowledge required to write an adaptation of a fiction or nonfiction work as a screenplay either as a commissioned script or as a speculative venture.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
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: |
PSWSAD607 Adapt fiction and nonfiction work for the screen |
Elements: |
1. Evaluate fiction or nonfiction work for screen adaptation 2. Develop film story 3. Finalise story outline for adaptation |
Learning Outcomes
By taking this course, you'll acquire the skills and knowledge to evaluate works for screen adaptation, and to develop and finalise the adapted story in industry-appropriate documents.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentation, evaluation of source texts and the application of learned skills and insights into your writing tasks.