Year: Second
Part of the year: Half Year 2
Module Leader: Anthony Cropper
Assessments:
Keywords:
Drama, Theatre, Film, Narrative Structure, Scriptwriting, Script Adaptation.
Description:
This Creative Writing Module is an introduction to the practices of writing, critiquing and editing drama for both stage and screen. If you are interested in writing a play or screenplay for your dissertation it is vital preparation. It is also useful preparation if you are considering a career in the theatre, film, radio, television or games industry.
Prerequisites:
All core and any optional Year 1 modules.
Useful Information:
As well as planning and writing original scripts, we will consider the work of other playwrights, screenwriters and critics. Texts studied include: Aristotle’s Poetics, Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane, as well as a range of film clips, screenplays, and short films. We will refer directly to The Art of Dramatic Writing (Egri), Story (McKee), Save the Cat (Snyder) and How Plays Work (Edgar).
Teaching methods/structure:
The module begins with aspects related to the development of a dramatic script (hubris, hamartia, character flaws, wants and needs). The module develops the skills and techniques needed to write dramatic scripts and it draws on a wide range of materials. Teaching methods include interactive lectures, viewings, readings and workshops aimed to develop the skills of writing for performance and the capacity to critique your own work and that of your peers constructively and to edit with confidence.
Should you require to look at the full module specification please contact the School Admin Team at AAHSchool.admin@ntu.ac.uk
Contact details for further queries:
Email: anthony.cropper@ntu.ac.uk