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This one-day symposium will explore a variety of methods, approaches and practices for teaching screenwriting to students across the education sector, from A Level to Masters. A line-up of educators, writers and industry professionals will present pedagogical insights and practical tools designed to strengthen the use of creativity, innovation and professional practice across screenwriting curricula.
Through engagement with academics, practitioner-academics and industry professionals, delegates will develop the following knowledge and skills:
- an understanding of the current ‘state of play’ in screenwriting pedagogy, including histories, current research and emerging practices
- an awareness of how digital technology has affected screenwriting teaching, both in terms of what is being taught (content) and how it is being taught (context)
- an insight into the role of the practitioner-academic, and how one can maintain both an academic and a professional career
- a deepened sense of what students want, what students need, and how frictions from these two things can be handled
- practical tools and methods for teaching the craft of screenwriting in creative and innovative ways
- advice on how students can be prepared for both professional and academic environments
Schedule (current):
9:30 – 10:00
Arrival and registration
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome address
10:15 – 11:15
Session 1 – Creativity
Dr Mark Readman, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice, Bournemouth University
Making Sense of Creativity for Screenwriters and Educators
Dr Craig Batty, RMIT University:
The Creative Screenwriter: Using Exercises to Teach Students the Craft
11:15 – 11:30
Break
11:30 – 12:30
Session 2 – Innovation
Romana Turina, University of York
Screenwriting for Games and Animation: The Character Angle
Kay Stonham, Freelance Screenwriter and Tutor
Teaching Students a Multi-Platform Approach to Screenwriting
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 14:15
Session 3 – Professional Practice
Dr Daniel Ashton, Bath Spa University
The Practitioner-Academic: The Struggles and Successes of Those Who ‘Cross the Divide’
Dr Helen Jacey, Bournemouth University:
Teaching the Professional Aspects of Screenwriting
14:15 – 14:30
Break
14:30 – 15:15
Reflections and discussion
15:15 – 16:00
Keynote speaker (TBC)