- Department: Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
This module explores the story development process for film and television projects from idea and concept generation, to development in treatment form through to the creation of a first draft script.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
To develop and enhance a range of creative and technical film and television script development skills through an understanding of the underlying issues relating to preparing a concept for production.
To develop an understanding of script development as a collaborative process - working with other writers, producers, and film or television executives.
To develop and encourage professional production values through technical expertise and reflective learning.
To emphasize the importance of creative and technical collaboration for the effective management of the pre-production process in terms of use of time, working with other personnel and problem solving.
Subject content:
Academic and graduate skills
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 75 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 25 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 75 |
Oral presentation/seminar/exam | 25 |
Oral feedback for formative presentation; detailed written feedback for summative presentation by spring Term, Week 8; detailed written feedback for written assignment by Summer Term Week 1
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