BJ2S44 - Concept and Script Development 15 Jul 2019 - 11 Aug 2026 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: BJ2S44
Module Title: Concept and Script Development
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Film and TV
Faculty Sub Group: Film and TV
Module Leader: Paul Mallison
Module Team: Vivian Mainwaring, Paul Appleby, Gwyneth Moore
First Intended Intake: SEP 2017 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100443 - media production
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 15 Jul 2019
Valid To 11 Aug 2026

Module Aims

To provide students with the opportunity to work on short-form media briefs and cultivate a deeper understanding of their own creative identity.

Extend students’ artistic practice by developing original ideas and scripts for contemporary formats and platforms.

Content Summary

This module continues to develop the student’s own creative and artistic practice as a writer, and expands their skills of craftsmanship, by introducing them to the requirements of short form scriptwriting across platforms.

Working within the different approaches demanded by these platforms, students will be required to complete and realise narratives based on their own original ideas.

Students will be exposed to relevant theoretical and historical debates, and encouraged to apply these in the development of their own practice in the creation of relevant media proposals and scripts.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 12
Practical classes and workshops 24
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 64
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Articulate the research and development of creative ideas, concepts, designs, and test them in a writers workshop context
LO2 Produce work that satisfies professional production methods, industry requirements and meets recognised expectations

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Portfolio Portfolio 1 A 5 minute script for a short fictional drama. This should be supported by a development portfolio. 0 N/A 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Corbett, D. (2013). The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film and TV. New York: Penguin Puttnam Inc.

Dancyger, K. and Rush, J. (1995) Alternative Scriptwriting, Oxford: Focal Press.

DeMaggio, M (2008). How to write for Television. US: Fireside Books.

Egri, L (2004) The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its basis in the creative interpretation of human motives. New York: Simon and Schuster

Friedmann, A. (2014). Writing for Visual Media. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd.

McInerney, V. (2001). Writing for Radio. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Seger, L. (1990). Creating Unforgettable Characters. New York: Henry Holt & Co.

Smith, E. (2010). Writing Television Sitcoms. New York: Penguin Puttnam Inc.

Truby, J (2007) The Anatomy of Story. New York: Faber & Faber

Van Sijll, J. (2005). Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 most powerful film conventions every filmmaker must know. Michael Wiese.