DISC212-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Screenwriting: research and story development

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

Through the format of the short film, students will be exposed to various types of film, including narrative, documentary, and experimental films. They will then develop their own short film ideas, including initial concept or story idea, research, character exploration, dialogue, scene structure and plot development. Written work includes character profiles, plot outlines, a treatment and initial draft - or the equivalent documents relevant to a documentary or experimental film. An important feature of the course is feedback, whereby student’s critique and support each other’s projects. Finally, students will learn the essential elements of the screenplay format and deliver a completed short film screenplay.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 13:00 Otakaro 146 L1 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Otakaro 122
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 Otakaro 122
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
03 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Otakaro 122
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

Gillian Ashurst

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Short Film Analysis 20 Mar 2024 15% 800 words
Story Generation 08 Apr 2024 15% 3-6 minute video pitch
Research & Development 06 May 2024 30% Written & Visual story treatment
Screenplay 31 May 2024 40% Original drama screenplay or similar story document

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $998.00

International fee $4,850.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Creative and Digital Arts .

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