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ENG-10038 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 28 April 2024

ENG-10038 - Writing Scripts
Coordinator: James Sheard Tel: +44 1782 7 33302
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To introduce students to the key elements of script- and screenwriting, and to show how the understanding of those elements can be both employed to analyse existing examples of film/video writing and deployed to create their own scripts.
Additionally, to develop an understanding of genres of script-writing through an exploration of its historical and contemporary development, giving students the opportunity to engage with creative as well as critical practice and to begin to explore the relationship between the two.

Intended Learning Outcomes

recognise some of the key elements and practices of scriptwriting and the terminology used to describe it.: 1,2
write scripts that demonstrate an engagement with the practical and critical skills explored in the module: 1
employ written and oral communication in the critical discussion of scripts: 2
reflect critically on the creative practice (of themselves and others): 2
engage with the work of a range of contemporary screenwriters and their literary antecedents: 2
demonstrate analytical skills - close reading and analysis of form and creative practice: 1,2

Study hours

Lectures: 6 hours
Small Reading Groups: 6 hours
Exercise Workshops: 6 hours
Open Advice Sessions: 5 hours
Peer Review Workshops: 12 hours
Feedback: 1 hour
Individual study: 72 hours
Workshop/Assessment preparation: 42 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 80%
A 3-5 Minute Script or Screenplay
An original script- or screenplay, formatted to the correct conventions, representing a performable piece of work of 3-5 minutes, and demonstrating a technical and creative response to the teaching on the module.

2: Commentary weighted 20%
A Critical Commentary on the Portfolio
A reflective and technical commentary of 500 words analysing the Portfolio assessment.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 28 April 2024