Learning Outcomes:	By the end of this course, students will have a strong understanding of the complex differences in writing for television and web. They will build a knowledge of the process of film, TV and content production – and the varying role of the writer in these industries. Their critical understanding of screenwriting in relation to TV and web will have been enhanced. They will also be provided with an extended network of contacts in the TV, film and web series industries via field trips and guest lectures.
Assessment:	100% assessed - 7000 word script/script excerpt for a continuing TV drama or web series plus 2000 word treatment and 1000 word critical document
Reading:	Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity, by David Lynch TV Writer's Workbook, Ellen Sandler Publisher: Delta Writing the TV Drama Series 3rd Edition: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV, Pamela Douglas, Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions Crafty TV Writing: Thinking Inside the Box Alex Epstein Publisher: Owl Books The Calling Card Script: A Writer's Toolbox for Screen, Stage and Radio Paul Ashton Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV Dona Cooper Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Co, U.S. Into the Woods, John Yorke London: Penguin Books Story, Robert McKee London: Methuen Alternative scriptwriting, Dancyger & Oxford: Focal Press Rush

Autumn Term:
	Week 1	Script Development & Web Series
	Week 2	Developing Web Series Pilot
	Week 3	Shooting Web Series Pilot
	Week 4	Screening and Critique Web Series Pilot
	Week 5	Guest lecture by writer/producer
	Week 6	Reading Week
	Week 7	TV Series – Developing your Story and Treatment
	Week 8	Sitcom (UK)/ A Close Look at People Just Do Nothing
	Week 9	Comedy Drama (UK)/Fleabag
	Week 10	Comedy Drama (US)/A Close Look at Transparent

Spring Term:
	Week 1	TV Series – Drama (US)/Episode Structure - A Close Look at Six Feet Under
	Week 2	TV Series - Drama (UK)/Episode Structure - A Close Look at Happy Valley
	Week 3	TV Series – Drama - Series Structure – A Close Look at Breaking Bad and Six Feet Under
	Week 4	TV Series – Drama (UK/US)/Episode Structure - A Close Look at Black Mirror
	Week 5	Guest Lecture
	Week 6	Reading week
	Week 7	Drama (UK + US) - Character and Conflict, from UK to US – Killing Eve
	Week 8	TV Series –Drama (UK) – Writing Reality/Limited Series – A Very English Scandal
	Week 9	Visit to Production Company in London (TBD)
	Week 10	Student presentations of their project package for critique with optional teaser