MA Screenwriting

Course summary:

MA Screenwriting is an industry-focused screenwriting course that develops writers and script editors for the film, television and radio industries.

About this course:

This is one of the UK's leading film and TV scripting courses with a strong reputation in the industry. Led by professionals with extensive experience, you will develop your writing skills and generate a unique portfolio of work.

Graduates of this course have gone on to win numerous awards both in the UK and internationally, have major film projects in active development and are writing for a number of programmes currently being screened on UK television.

BAFTA UK Scholarship Programme:

This course is part of the BAFTA UK Scholarship Programme. UK applicants to MA Screenwriting can apply for the BAFTA scholarship. Each successful BAFTA scholar receives up to

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Course details:

MA Screenwriting at London College of Communication is one of the UK's leading film and TV scripting courses, with a strong reputation in the industry. Graduates of MA Screenwriting have gone on to win numerous awards, both UK and international, work on major film projects in active development and are writing for a wide range of programmes currently being screened on UK television. Leading the field, this industry-focused screenwriting course is aimed at developing writers for film, television and/or radio industries. The course will provide you with the opportunity to develop the abilities, knowledge and skills you will need for a career in scriptwriting.

What can you expect?

MA Screenwriting introduces you to the foundations of contemporary scriptwriting practice in theoretical context. You will develop research methodologies that will become the foundation for future practice and analysis. The course offers you the opportunity to study feature film, television and radio narrative, the development of a script from a short story and research, which lays the foundation for your major project. You will also complete a collaborative unit that reflects your specialist interests in scriptwriting and related topics, whilst engaging with the need to understand and communicate with the industry you wish to work in.

In the last term of the course, you will undertake a Major Project that allows you to focus on a specialist area of interest that you identified during your previous study. You will write several drafts of an original screenplay for film or TV or a TV pilot episode(s) with format documents. In addition, you will engage in peer-to-peer review and the writing of reader reports.

Fees & Funding:

• Home / EU fee

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