CWRI20009 Writing for Screen (University of Melbourne): rated 4.6/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 7 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
CWRI20009 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Creative Writing. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 影视写作
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Creative Writing
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
In this subject, students will be introduced to the history of screenwriting and the principles of the craft of writing scripts for screen. Students will develop an understanding of contemporary industrial screenwriting practices.
CWRI20009 has 7 scored reviews: overall 4.6/5 · usefulness 4.8 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (5.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.7 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).
On Reddit: "I am also majoring in psych and I can’t speak for Creative Writing but I am taking CWRI20009 Writing for Screen without having taken any creative writing subjects before. I think it’s alright, fairly laid back and I find the assignments daunting but exciting. Keep in mind I’ve a…"
On Reddit: "i took both writing for screen and making movies one. it really depends what you enjoy. writing for screen is a really good creative in depth semester of screenwriting. you discuss different set scripts and workshop semester long on a short film script. making movies however is …"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is CWRI20009 hard?
A: Students rate CWRI20009's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is CWRI20009 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 4.8/5, overall 4.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CWRI20009, and when is it offered?
A: CWRI20009 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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