Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Workshop
Module Offerings
5045CW-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To enable students to develop an increased awareness of the structural principles of scriptwriting for radio and stage and the different approaches taken by contemporary dramatists;
2. To further develop student knowledge of radio and stage plays through close listening and reading of written and performed materials;
3. To work collaboratively in a writers' room environment;
4. To develop the ability to communicate ideas effectively both verbally and on paper.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Write a 20-minute radio drama or stage play.
2.
Write a reflective commentary on the script development process.
3.
Effectively communicate ideas in a concise and engaging way, verbally and on paper.
4.
Work collaboratively in an environment similar to that of a professional writers' room, offering and accepting constructive criticism from their peers.
5.
Have developed key research skills demonstrating the uses of ITC.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Students will workshop their writing in tutor-led and peer-led sessions, offering and receiving constructive criticism, reading and performing key scenes from their scripts and re-drafting and developing their work. Industry guest speakers will also share
their knowledge and experience in seminars and masterclasses.
Students will workshop their writing in tutor-led and peer-led sessions, offering and receiving constructive criticism, reading and performing key scenes from their scripts and re-drafting and developing their work. Industry guest speakers will also share
their knowledge and experience in seminars and masterclasses.
Additional Information:
Key employability skills are embedded throughout. These include: Analysis, problem solving & decision making, communication, ICT, numeracy & financial literacy, planning & organisation and team work and collaboration, as well as creativity and enterprise.
Key employability skills are embedded throughout. These include: Analysis, problem solving & decision making, communication, ICT, numeracy & financial literacy, planning & organisation and team work and collaboration, as well as creativity and enterprise.