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CAEL5043: Screenwriting and Directing
2026 unit information
This unit provides you with intermediate-to-advanced level skills and knowledge to conceptualise, research and write a screenplay, and to direct and realise a short screen work in any style or genre. Through a series of film screenings, in-class exercises and practical studio sessions, you will learn diverse screenwriting and filmmaking techniques, methodologies and approaches to support your creative and technical development as a screenwriter and director. This learning is scaffolded by a historical and conceptual framework within which to situate your creative practice, helping you to develop and advance your original screen voice.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sydney College of the Arts |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate the ability to conceptualise, plan and write a 7-page script
- LO2. critically analyse and problem solve through the narrative process
- LO3. use a range of directorial techniques to produce creative video work
- LO4. have a critical understanding of a range of different approaches to writing and directing in the context of the cultural advent of storytelling
- LO5. use appropriate technologies and media to effectively gather and synthesise information
- LO6. critically evaluate aesthetics, information & narratives in an ethical and culturally sensitive manner.
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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