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The objective of the course is to combine the development of students' creative writing with the practical skills and dramaturgic techniques of writing for film.
This course provides students with an introduction to screenwriting craft and practice. It aims to combine the development of students’ creative writing with the practical skills and dramaturgical techniques of writing for the screen.
Students will learn to:Format a screenplay to a professional standard;Make use of narrative techniques and conventions specific to screenwriting, and write visually for the screen;Analyse films and screenplays, and provide constructive critique to others;Develop their own creative practice and 'voice' as a writer through craft-based exercises and assessment.
Either 15 points of ENGL at 100-level with a B pass, or30 points of ENGL at 100-level, orany 45 points from the Arts Schedule.
ENGL234, ENGL238
ENGL238
Martha Hardy-Ward
Weekly readings will be available through LEARN.(Image: "Cinema" by Victor Ollervides, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.)
The pre-requisites for ENGL 238 are: Either 15 points of ENGL at 100-level with a B pass, or 30 points of ENGL at 100-level, or any 45 points from the Arts Schedule**Please disregard the information listed in the 'Pre-requisite' field (above), which specifies the pre-requisites for this course as being 'Any 75 points'.**
Domestic fee $732.00
International fee $2,975.00
* 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 Humanities .