Business of Screenwriting

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

108 Hours

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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The Business of Screenwriting is a subject that combines both the creative necessities and the ability to generate income through writing. The focus of this subject is the business behind the screenwriting industry in both national and international arenas. Delivered by industry professionals including representatives from funding bodies, professional writers, distribution companies, new media creatives, directors, and producers, this subject will enable students to define the business aspects of the industry.

This subject will:
• enable students to prepare submissions to industry funding bodies;
• make students aware of the business in which screenwriting belongs at both a national and international level;
• develop a business confidence to encourage productivity in all forms of writing, including new media;
• facilitate the development of relationships between writers, directors and producers of the screen and allied industries.

Folio detailing the business strategies behind a major (script) production. (60%)

Class presentation of the topic/folio. (40%)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject students will:
• demonstrate an ability to develop projects within the wider community;
• demonstrate a variety of business skills that embraces difficult challenges;
• develop a commitment to developing ways in which arts and business co-exist.