DRAM40490 Creative Project- Play or Screenplay

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module runs over two semesters, Spring and Summer. Students propose, evolve, draft and submit a piece of creative writing and a reflection document.
Description Semester 2 10 Credits
Spring: Credits awarded on a Pass/Fail basis, based on the completion of the following:
• Creative Project Proposal: A written document outlining the planned creative project, followed by the presentation of this proposal to staff and the student cohort
• Submission of the first sample of the work, normally, opening scenes or another sample indicative of work in progress
• Engagement with the supervisory/developmental process
• Early May - another submission of a WIP sample of creative work (10 pages estimate), and also a sample of writing from the draft reflection document (5 pages), and, finally, a short report outlining the progression of the project (500 words)
Description Semester 3 30 Credits
This part of the module has two components: the completion and submission of a substantial creative writing project and a critical reflection document.
Students will write a Short Play, Radio Play or a Screenplay that is about 30-45 minutes in length, work that showcases their professional talent. It can be writing rooted in more traditional forms or it can be experimental in orientation. This project is developed to a point where the scripted work is ready to be submitted for consideration by a theatre/film production company. (There are no readings/recordings of work envisaged at this stage of the programme, but consideration will be given to these possibilities in the future)

The critical reflection document (5000 words) has four main components: some discussion of the research, writing, drafting and editing phases of the creative project, deliberation on the work in relation to the genres and/or traditions within which the student is writing, a broader reflection that contextualises the work in this contemporary moment, and, finally, some consideration given to the challenges the work may pose during rehearsal, or production, for example, in terms of technical demands, performance style/idiom challenges, and also how the work may place particular demands on audiences.

Please note:
Students are not allowed to submit work that has been previously assessed as a significant component of a module. Work that has been drafted as a writing exercise in any class can be.)
The module convenor must approve of all creative projects.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this module Students have:
• Proposed, presented, and discussed a creative writing project
• Engaged analytically and critically with their work and immersed themselves in the drafting and revisioning processes
• Completed a substantial piece of creative writing and critical reflection
• Enhanced skills in relation to how one responds to and reflects on peer and staff feedback
• Utilized appropriate critical and theoretical vocabulary in discussions around various theatre, performance and broadcast media
• Reflected on the different performance requirements of various media
• Deliberated on the relationship between text and performance/production, and recognized the challenges a script could face in rehearsal/production and the difficulties posed in staging such work before an audience
• Considered and contextualised work in relation to the genre in which they are writing
• Built on best practice in creative writing and self-reflection, by discovering how to ask the best possible questions of their own practices and processes

Indicative Module Content:

PROVISIONAL AND INDICATIVE
Creative Writing Schedule

Wed 27 Jan Scholarly Writing activity is delivered as part of I and P Module
Thursday 28 Jan 12:15 to 13:00 General chat with full group about ideas and critical reflection practices

Monday 8 Feb 13:15-15:30- Individual meetings with EJ- Will be scheduled

Fri 19 Feb Two-page Project Proposal.
Includes: a outline
Individual feedback will follow


Monday 1 March 13:30 Project Presentation followed by Response and Discussion. Each student is allotted 10 minutes to present their proposal to the class.

Monday 22 March First Meeting with Supervisor. Arranged between student and supervisor

APRIL 7 DEADLINE: Draft Section

MAY 3 Provisional Draft of at least 10 pages plus 5 pages of Critical Reflection.

From MAY 10 Major consultation(s) with your supervisor on your project. Your supervisor will arrange with you the date and time of this the consultation(s).

JUNE 1 DEADLINE Submission of full draft.
Students are strongly advised to submit a draft of their work for their supervisor’s comments. This final stage of supervision can be of considerable help to the student. Your supervisor will arrange with you to discuss final feedback on your draft.

From June 7 Feedback on Draft. Meet with Supervisor

July 1 Submit revised Draft to supervisor for feedback

Please note: Supervisors will not be available to offer substantial support beyond this point

The FINAL DEADLINE for submission of your creative project is the first Friday in August.



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Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

1,000
Total

1,000
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is student-led work with an active contribution from the appointed supervisor to the evolution of the project. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Project: Play or a Screenplay or Radioplay Unspecified n/a Graded No

50
Journal: Criical Reflection Document Unspecified n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback is provided at all stages of the process, draft work, full script, draft reflection and full reflection reflection document.

No Reading List for this Project.
It is the students who determine the readings.
Name Role
Dr Paul Halferty Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Pedzisai Maedza Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Nicolas Pillai Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Ashley Taggart Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Jeanne Tiehen Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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