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MA Screenwriting

  • Qualification Type: Masters
  • Location: Fulham, London
  • Course length: 1 year
  • Study mode: Full-time
  • Start date: September 2024
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COURSE OVERVIEW

Our one-year MA Screenwriting degree is perfect for those, who are looking to pursue screenwriting training embedded in an industry setting, delivered at a postgraduate level. 对于有抱负的创意作家来说,这是一个理想的选择,他们不仅希望磨练自己的编剧技巧,还希望在大屏幕或小屏幕上找到他们剧本的目的地.  

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"The best academy for intense courses. Great teachers that are professionals from the industry that give practical lessons. They reward hard work and keep helping people beyond the course. Couldn't be more grateful and proud to be one of their students"    Alice Rosso, award-winning screenwriter and LFA Screenwriting Diploma graduate 

MA Screenwriting Key Features

  • Intensive and in-depth practical training in the craft of screenwriting 
  • 开发一个实质性的写作组合-故事片剧本和电视剧本和圣经
  • Training on the evolving landscape of storytelling platforms
  • Workshopping your scripts with professional directors and actors
  • Direct access to industry with participation in a leading UK film festival
  • Development of pitching technique and other important soft skills
  • Training and mentoring by practising film & TV industry tutors and guest speakers
  • Masterclasses and Q&As with prominent filmmakers
  • Advanced critical thinking to inform your screenwriting practice
  • Excellent tutor-to-student ratios
  • Final Draft license or equivalent 
  • Focus on future screenwriting career and employability 

Are you ready to push your screenwriting abilities?   

我们正在寻找有创造力的人,他们能够对视觉叙事的语法表现出强烈的本能, as well as show a passion for a professional career in screenwriting. You must be self-motivated, 在一个合作的环境中茁壮成长,并愿意挑战你对bwin体育苹果下载iOS景观的看法.

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LFA is a registered higher education provider with the Office for Students (OfS) and listed on their Register, meaning that we meet the OfS requirements for academic standards, course quality, student support, and student protection. 

This course is validated by the University of Derby. 作为合作学生,您将有权访问大学的在线学习环境“德比大学在线(UDo)”,在那里您将能够访问与您的bwin娱乐相关的bwin娱乐资源, the University’s library and your grades.

COURSE BREAKDOWN

Our ethos is to learn by doing and we will help you develop multiple projects in order to build your portfolio, plan a career path and further your understanding of the industry at an advanced level.  

这个实用硕士bwin娱乐的研究重点是围绕你的个人职业发展,并将使你具备运用批判性思维的技能,以及它如何影响你的写作, as well as the ability to confidently engage in debate around the landscape of film. 你将面临的挑战是进一步你对剧本创作工艺的理论理解,并要求通过实践将其背景化. 通过这样做,您将培养新的研究和开发技能,使您能够创建具有深度的脚本, addressing issues, ideas and established structures that are important to you throughout your career. We pride ourselves on our pioneering approach - our mission is to produce world class screenwriters who have compelling stories to tell.  

Module One: Feature Film Development 

Students learn how to research and prepare for feature projects by writing treatments, synopses, beat sheets and scene-by-scene breakdowns. This material forms the foundation of the writing process, 同时也是毕业后向影视公司推销的一个销售工具. 开发和个人反馈会议组成的模块是由一系列编剧在故事片行业工作的监督.  By the end of module one, participants will have completed a feature length script (90 pages).

Module Two: Writing for Television 

学生要为一部原创剧集制作一部电视圣经,同时还要编写和发展相应的电视剧集剧本. Industry led discussions from working writers, 制片人和导演将提供对各种电视格式和类型的见解. 您将参加详细的学术和行业主导的研讨会和研究,以帮助您在更广泛的文化和学术环境中实现和反思自己的工作,并获得一对一的教程,讨论所提出想法的优点和挑战. 在bwin娱乐的后期阶段,您将有机会与专业演员一起进行写作研讨会,并向bwin体育苹果下载iOS和电视行业专业人士小组推销您的想法,并获得反馈以帮助磨练您的想法. 

"Exactly what I needed to build the foundations of my screenwriting career. The lectures are very informative and small classes allow them to be very interactive"

Samy Souissi, Screenwriter and LFA Screenwriting Diploma Graduate

Module Three: Research by Practice

最后一个模块以专业为重点,学生优先考虑下一步和就业能力. 它还使学生能够在相关的关键框架内将他们的创作置于背景下,并坚持良好的道德原则. 学生将设计并进行个人研究项目(协商论文), aligned to their professional ambitions. 这些论文可以采取书面或视觉作品的形式,可以包括以前的工作经验或 脚本,你已经工作作为一种研究形式.

Additionally, our MA students have the opportunity to attend events, screenings and film festival during their time on the course, providing an opportunity to gain tangible, 在培育的行业环境中获得实践经验,并获得对当前行业趋势和实践的第一手见解. 

COURSE FEES & FUNDING DETAILS

The full MA Screenwriting fee is £16,500.

Deposit: Successful applicants will then be issued with an offer letter. Upon acceptance of their place, applicants will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit of £4,500. bwin娱乐费用的余额将需要按照LFA条款和条件支付.

Application fee: £50

COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

  • A first degree (Minimum 2:2 or above)
  • Not a graduate?  We welcome applications from students with extensive industry experience, who can demonstrate an ability to study at postgraduate level. 

TO APPLY:
要开始申请该bwin娱乐 的申请流程,请通过下面即将到来的bwin娱乐日期部分进行申请.  一旦我们收到你的申请,我们就会给你发一封确认邮件,其中包含下一步的信息. Please check your ‘Junk Mail’ folder if you appear to have not received this email. 

Entry materials - what do you need for your application? 

  • Completed online LFA application
  • Example(s) of your filmmaking, e.g: 
    • The first 20 pages of a feature script  (pdf)
    • A feature film treatment of 10-15 pages (pdf)
    • Two short film screenplays  (pdf)
    • Alternatively, if you have no screenplay material, we will accept an extract from other creative writing such as: a play, short story, novel, or poetry (pdf). 
  • CV/Resume 
  • Personal statement (up to 750 words) that outlines 
    • Your motivation
    • Your background and filmmaking ambitions 
    • Ideas for a personal research project 
    • Why this course, and LFA as an institution, is the right choice for you 
  • Education certificates (degree-level qualifications only) 
  • Two references: academic or professional 
  • Scanned copy of your passport 

If you meet our entry requirements, 我们提供面试,讨论你的投资组合和动机——我们正在寻找通过视觉和书面材料证明的创造性bwin体育苹果下载iOS制作能力/潜力. The interview will help you showcase your understanding and interest of film, 以及你对bwin娱乐的关键要素的认识,以及如何完成bwin娱乐将帮助你实现职业抱负的清晰想法. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS (For international students)

International students are required to provide proof of English Proficiency. For entry to LFA, you must prove you can read, write, speak and understand English to a B2 level on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), or equivalent. This level of English is required to access the course content, understand the technical filmmaking terminology used on the course, and to obtain a Student Visa.

How do you prove your Level of English Proficiency?

You will normally have to provide an IELTS Academic score of 6.0 with no band below 5.5. 我们确实会考虑同等资格证书或其他安全英语语言测试(SELT), however, only certificates obtained in the past 2 years can be considered:

Who does not need to prove their English Proficiency?

如果你在过去两年内在以英语为第一语言的国家(如美国)完成学业, Canada or Australia) you may not need a formal English language qualification. We evaluate each application individually and, on a case-by-case basis.

即使英语是我所在国家的官方语言,我还需要证明我的英语水平吗?

You may still be required to provide evidence of your English proficiency, even if English is the official language of your country, except if you are from one of the countries or territories listed on GOV.UK or you have completed a qualification equivalent to a UK degree in one of them.

如果你的英语水平没有达到LFA的入学要求,你应该采取什么步骤?

If you don't think your English language meets our entry requirements, 我们鼓励您与我们联系,并提供您现有成绩的证据以供评估. Please contact us with a copy of your certificate or language qualification so we can check on your behalf. We evaluate each application individually and, on a case-by-case basis.

UPCOMING COURSE DATES

To apply online please click on the course date below.

  • 16 September 2024 - 22 August 2025
    Course Fee: £ 16,500

    NB. We advise early applications as places are limited.