Course Title: Draft a feature screenplay

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6180 Advanced Diploma of Professional Screenwriting

Course Title: Draft a feature screenplay

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 90

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.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COMM7409C

City Campus

TAFE

515T Creative Industries

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2024

Course Contact: Alan Woodruff

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4307

Course Contact Email: alan.woodruff@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

In this course you will generate a market appropriate feature film screenplay to an advanced stage, develop the appropriate accompanying short documents as well as a plan for what to do with the project once you graduate. You will also develop the knowledge and skills required by a script editor to work with a writer, either through a film production company or independently, to edit and develop a feature length script.

This course addresses the following units of competency, clustered for delivery and assessment:

NAT11115004  Draft a feature screenplay
NAT11115006  Script edit a feature film

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enrolment in this course requires you to have completed all first year courses.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

NAT11115004 Draft a feature screenplay

Elements:

1. Establish screenplay requirements

2. Develop screenplay story

3. Develop the synopsis for the feature screenplay

4. Develop the treatment for a feature screenplay

5. Develop the feature screenplay script


Learning Outcomes

In this course you will generate a market appropriate feature film screenplay to an advanced stage, develop the appropriate accompanying short documents as well as a plan for what to do with the project once you graduate. You will also develop the knowledge and skills required by a script editor to work with a writer, either through a film production company or independently, to edit and develop a feature length script.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is ongoing throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include participation in class exercises, oral presentations and practical writing tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided.