DISC220-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Feature screenwriting project 1

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This class is made up of two one-hour lectures and a two-hour writing workshop, focused on constructing and composing long form, 90 to 100-page, screenplays. In most cases students will work with the treatment they wrote in DISC222, further developing their characters, learning how to construct individual scenes, and writing dialogue. Students will break into groups to help support and critique each other’s work. They will also have the chance to workshop a scene with actors. We will specifically focus on the First Act, which will include 20 to 30 pages, formatted to industry standards.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 10:00 - 12:00 Otakaro 146 L1 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 17:00 Otakaro 122
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Course Coordinator

Gillian Ashurst

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,117.00

International fee $10,075.00

* 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 .

All DISC220 Occurrences

  • DISC220-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026