Scriptwriting for Live Performance

Course aim

To develop a practical knowledge of writing for live performers, including stage plays, educational theatre and standup comedy, modelled on arts and industry practices.

Course content

Script construction; underlying themes; dramatic genre; style and structure; creating a scenario - story plotting; characterisation and action; building dramatic tension; verbal and visual considerations; dialogue and sub text; analytic skills, specific techniques for different media; presentational context and audience reception and use of dramaturgy, workshop and tryout processes in developing and re-drafting with to feed-back.

Textbook(s)

Wandor, Michelene 2008, The Art of Dramatic Writing: Theory and Practice, Methuen Drama, London

Prerequisite(s)

Satisfactory completion of first year of the Bachelor of Media Arts degree or equivalent or approval of Course Coordinator.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Final script, Oral presentation, Project proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.