EA336-6-FY-SO:
Script/Screenplay/Radioplay Project
2023/24
East 15 Acting School
Southend Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
31 March 2021
Requisites for this module
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The focus of the module will be the development and employment of techniques enabling students to create an independent piece of writing for the stage, screen or radio.
- To Better Understand and Apply the artistic, intellectual and logistical challenges relating to the creation of dramatic texts for stage or screen.
- To cultivate the student’s creative voice within a playwriting /screenwriting form
- To Further examine critical concepts and practice in stage-writing / screen-writing
- To establish a thorough understanding of the research needed for a larger scale creative work and the structures and styles necessary for producing such a work
- To introduce students to the level of focus and discipline needed to complete work of a professional standard.
- Practical understanding of how to effectively employ the conventions of dramatic language, theatrical conventions, and dramatic structure.
- Practical understanding of the processes and conventions for producing and developing a script for the stage or screen
- Ability to source and utilise research materials in relation to a creative project.
- Further develop skills towards the creative application of the knowledge acquired in first two years of study.
Assessment
This module will culminate in the creation of a written play script, which will act as the main form of assessment. This will be
supplemented with a portfolio of research material and a reflective critical analysis of the student’s own work.
- Original play, written for stage, film or radio: 60 minutes playing time (80%)
- Research portfolio and critical analysis: 2000 words (20%)
Learning will be supported by occasional lectures. Teaching will take place through tutorials and feedback on interim, written assignments.
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Peter Ansorge (no date) From Liverpool to Los Angeles. Faber & Faber.
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LaBelle, B. (2010)
Acoustic territories: sound culture and everyday life. New York: Continuum. Available at:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781501336225?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections.
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David Sonnenschein (2001)
Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6188352.
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Banham, M. (1995) The Cambridge guide to theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Bentley, E. (2008a)
The theory of the modern stage: from Artaud to Zola, an introduction to modern theatre and drama. [New ed.]. London: Penguin. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/1095981.
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Bentley, E. (2008b)
The theory of the modern stage: from Artaud to Zola, an introduction to modern theatre and drama. [New ed.]. London: Penguin. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/1095981.
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Cowgill, L.J. (2005)
Writing short films: structure and content for screenwriters. 2nd ed. Los Angeles, CA: Lone Eagle Pub. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=739969.
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Cooper, P. and Dancyger, K. (2004)
Writing the short film. 3rd ed. Boston, Mass: Focal. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=232109.
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Donald C Farber (2006) Producing theatre. New York: Limelight Editions.
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Shore, A., Carfora, J.M. and SMRO. (2011)
The art of funding and implementing ideas: a guide to proposal development and project management. London: SAGE. Available at:
http://sk.sagepub.com/books/the-art-of-funding-and-implementing-ideas.
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Mitchell, K. and Hytner, N. (2009)
The directors craft?: a handbook for the theatre. London: Routledge. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.4324/9780203889701.
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Figgis, M. (2014)
Digital filmmaking. Revised edition. New York: Faber and Faber. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=30270939.
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Bruce A. Bergner (30AD)
The Poetics of Stage Space: The Theory and Process of Theatre Scene Design. McFarland & Co. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=576885.
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Edgar, D. (1999) Playwrights on playwriting. London: Faber.
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Radosavljevic, D. and Palgrave Connect (Online service) Theatre and Performance 2013 (2013)
Theatre-making: interplay between text and performance in the 21st century. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Available at:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137367884.
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Thurlow, M. and Thurlow, C. (no date)
Making short films: the complete guide from script to screen. Third edition. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/931714.
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Mamet, D. (1992) On directing film. New York: Penguin.
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Crispin Raymond (1998) Essential theatre. London: Arts Council of England.
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Marshall, K. (1998) Theatre Management: A Successful Guide to Producing Plays on Commercial and Non-Profit Stages. Studio City, USA: Scarecrow Press.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
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Ms Rosalind Maddison
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Head of Production
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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