Handbook

This course provides a unique opportunity to learn the fundamentals of writing for the screen. Classes are structured to ensure a supportive environment to hone your unique creative voice, build your skills in visual storytelling, and write a short film screenplay to completion. You will be encouraged to pursue your curiosity with story ideas, experiment with form and content, and consider your position as a writer in the exciting global field of screenwriting. Lectures and seminars are supported by film screenings, readings, in-class discussions, practical writing exercises, workshops, the analysis of the work of your peers, and peer feedback. Our classes explore key aspects of writing for the screen, such as character and narrative design, a consideration of visual style, crafting dialogue and descriptions, shaping a logline and synopsis, etc. The training provided in this course and the knowledge and skills developed in this course, including the opportunity to give and receive peer feedback and learn key screen industry conventions, will help you develop the confidence to tell stories for the screen in a fresh and engaging way.