SEL2228 : Screenwriting Workshop
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Tina Gharavi
- Teaching Assistant: Mr Richard Stockwell
- Owning School: English Lit, Language & Linguistics
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
- Capacity limit: 60 student places
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
1. Appreciation of the basic elements of fiction storytelling in screenwriting e.g. story arc, plot, narrative point of view, characterisation.
2. Development of voice and style to produce a short piece of screenwriting fiction with consideration of intended audience.
3. Develop reading and writing skills in screenwriting fiction.
4. Develop imaginative skills in relation to own creative work.
5. Experience in drafting and revising in response to a range of feedback and reading.
Outline Of Syllabus
Week 1-11
The module consists of weekly 2 hour lectures and the continuing weekly 1 hour seminars.
There will also be individual quarter hour tutorials to be scheduled throughout the semester by teaching staff, at which each student may present a passage of their own writing for constructive criticism from their tutor, or submission plans may be discussed.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 166:45 | 166:45 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 1 | 0:15 | 0:15 | Individual tutorial with each student |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The weekly lecture introduces the students to formal questions about creative screenwriting, and sets tasks and exercises to help them write.
The weekly seminar workshops enable the general principles of the course to be applied through close reading, or set exercises, or in practical critique of individual pieces of writing, led by the tutor.
The individual tutorial focuses the student’s attention on the revision process, leading in the commentary to an overview of techniques, and themes, and a contextualisation of their work in relation to contemporary writing.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 2 | A | 100 | 2,500 words (approx 10 pages) of script plus self-reflexive commentary of 1500 words or the equivalent in continuous assessment. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Students will submit 2,500 words (approx 10 pages) of original creative screenwriting. A critical commentary of 1500 words will also be submitted. In this students should discuss their drafting process, and their principles of selection. They should also discuss any relevant information about genre, influences and themes explored in their work. It must include a bibliography of books read and events attended as part of this module.
The submission of creative work allows students to develop the range of skills and knowledge associated with the course. The accompanying commentary enables to student reflect critically upon their own creative processes, and to relate these to contemporary literature and screenwriting.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- SEL2228's Timetable