Scriptwriting and Directing: Non-Fiction Production
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this Unit will be able to:
1. Prepare and pitch a non-fictional film concept drawing from the traditions of documentary filmmaking.
2. Produce treatments and scripts for a non-fiction/ short documentary film.
3. Design storyboards that utilise adequate camera coverage for a short non-fiction/ documentary film
4. Produce and direct a short non-fiction/ documentary film, drawing on documentary and non-fictional modes of representation
5. Evaluate the impact of the production process on the social and natural environment.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lab |
3 |
12 |
36 |
Online Contact | N/A |
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Specified Learning Activities Develop treatments Group meetings to develop and write scripts Group work to produce, direct & edit a short non-fiction/ documentary film. |
4 4
8 |
2 6
6 |
8 24
48 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Review industry websites Preview non-fiction films and reading |
2 2 |
4 6 |
8 12 |
TOTAL |
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| 136 hours/ 12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Documentary Pitch | Individual | 20% | 1 |
Documentary Treatment | Group | 30% | 2, 3 |
Documentary Major Project | Group | 50% | 4, 5 |
General skills outcomes
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• The practice of film and television through key elements of writing, directing, editing, acting, cinematography, music, sound design
• Developing a personal style and aesthetic
• Writing intricate non-fictional screenplays that draw from accepted traditions
• Audience engagement and empathic response
• Understanding documentary and non-fictional modes of representation
Study resources
- Reading materials.