Seasonal Fiction Series Screenwriting (5 ECTS)
Code: KM00DB79-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 04.05.2020 - 30.09.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.09.2020 - 22.09.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Film and Television
- Course
- KM00DB79
Learning outcomes
The student is familiar with the basic principles and structure of a seasonal fiction series. The student knows the characteristics of seasonal series screenwriting and screenwriter's different professional roles in the production process. The student is able to work as member of screenwriting team during the entire screenwriting process. The student masters the general principles of the concept, character gallery and structure development of a seasonal series. The student has advanced understanding of the distribution platforms and target audiences.
Content
- developing a series concept in a team
- scheduling of screenwriting teamwork
- advanced understanding of different professional roles in team writing
- exercising professional roles
- screenwriting a seasonal series episode and the professional use of screenwriting applications
- advanced understanding of seasonal series distribution platforms and target audiences
- visits to production companies
- the emphasis of the course varies in different years
Teaching methods
Contact teaching/ Distance learning,
Project,
Closed book exam
Learning materials and recommended literature
Eva Novrup Redvall: Writing and Producing Television Drama in Denmark: From The Kingdom to The Killing (Palgrave Studies in Screenwriting)
Alternative completion methods of implementation
To be announced
Internship and working life connections
To be announced
Exam dates and retake possibilities
22.9.2020
Student workload
Contact teaching/ Distance learning: 49 hours
Project: 76 hours
Exam: 10 hours
Further information for students
HUOM! Osallistuminen edellyttää aiempia opintoja: KM00DB76 Lyhyen fiktiivisen sarjan käsikirjoittaminen: 5 op tai vastaavat taidot.
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment
Attendance requirement 80 %
Portfolio
Exam
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Osallistuminen opetukseen. Tehtävien tekeminen. Puutteita tehtävissä.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Aktiivinen osallistuminen opetukseen. Kyky soveltaa opittua.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Aktiivinen osallistuminen opetukseen. Kyky soveltaa opittua ja reflektoida sitä. Tehtävien kehittämislähtöinen suorittaminen. Uuden tiedon tuottaminen opetukseen.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Osallistuminen opetukseen. Tehtävien tekeminen. Puutteita tehtävissä.