DGTL12013 - Writing for the Screen

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit of study builds on the foundation provided by MMST11009 Digital Video and Audio to teach visual storytelling concepts. You will learn how to create a screenplay for a live-action narrative short film through the application of visual storytelling principles. You will develop industry standard documents and visual aids related to the pre-production of a narrative short film. You will learn how to constructively critique screen stories through an exploration of screen culture and history.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: MMST11009 Digital Video and Audio

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 28% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE student feedback.
Feedback
Some students found the Moodle site difficult to navigate.
Recommendation
Revise Moodle site to apply the CQU Renew template more uniformly.
Action Taken
The structure of the Moodle site was improved.
Source: SUTE student feedback.
Feedback
Students did not always feel they had authoritative feedback.
Recommendation
Include a summary of students' general screenwriting strengths and weaknesses in addition to the feedback on specific writing tasks when giving written feedback. Amend the assessment descriptions to more clearly explain the important role of in-class feedback during the table reads of screenplay drafts.
Action Taken
Student expectations of feedback were better managed, and students valued the in-class table reads as the most constructive element of feedback.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Feedback provided on some elements of capitilsation in descriptive text does not reflect current best practice.
Recommendation
Advice regarding capitalisation in descriptive text will be brought up to date with current best practice.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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