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MCC353: Writing for the Screen

In this unit students learn about the formal elements of writing for the screen and  develop a script for a short film in the genre of their choice. The unit will cover current industry standards and practice, with particular focus on writing according to funding criteria. It is recommended for students who wish to proceed to MCC302 Advanced Screen and Sound Production as scripts may be developed for production in that unit.

Related Unit Codes:

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S2-internal

Contact Time

Lectures: 1 hour per week; workshops: 2 hours per week.
Note: Lectures and workshops/tutorials commence in Week 1 of the semester.

Prerequisites

MCC128 Screen and Sound Production I (TV Studio) (or MED107 Screen and Sound Production I (TV Studio) or MED107 Screen Production I (TV Studio)) OR Permission of the Unit Coordinator (subject to proven ability to write with words and images).

Exclusions

Students who have successfully completed MED312 Writing for the Screen may not enrol in this unit for credit.

Notes

Graduate, Postgraduate and Honours students should enrol in the higher-level code for this unit.

School

School of Media Communication and Culture

Unit Coordinator

Ms Melanie Rodriga

  • Position:
Senior Lecturer - Media Studies
  • E-mail:
M.Rodriga@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Education and Humanities
Room 4.071
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 2465
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Ms Melanie Rodriga
Senior Lecturer - Media Studies
(M.Rodriga@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 2465 Murdoch Campus
Education and Humanities
Room 4.071
MURDOCH S2: Internal
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)