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TERM 1: Short FIlm Writing & Feature Film Preparation
TERM 2: First Feature Screenplay
TERM 3: Final Feature Screenplay
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17 January 2011 , £9000
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Screenwriting Diploma

Course length and commitment

12 months, 52 weeks (including holidays)
Hours: 10:00 - 17:00

Students are expected to work additional hours, including evenings and weekends particularly during writing periods and when on set. Periods of writing off-site are included in the tuition.

Hot new teaching talent who have just been attached include:

  • Clive Bradley – Screenwriter (‘A Harlot’s Progress’, ‘City of Vice’, Waking The Dead’)
  • Ben Cavey – Creative Director, Comedy, Tiger Aspect Productions (‘Benidorm’, ‘Horne & Corden’, ‘Roman’s Empire’)
  • Arvind David – Producer (‘Tormented’, ‘Sugarhouse’, ‘French Film’)
  • Lucy Dyke, Script Executive & Development Producer, Left Bank Productions (‘Omagh’, ‘Bloody Sunday’, ‘Married Single Other’)
  • Emma Frost - Screenwriter & Script Editor (‘Shameless’, ‘Consuming Passion’, ‘Nighty Night’)
  • Menhaj Huda – Director (‘Kidulthood’, ‘Queer As Folk 2’, ‘Holby Blue’)
  • Dan McRae – Head of Development, Optimum Releasing
  • Martin Pope – Producer (‘The Cottage’, ‘Lawless Heart’, ‘The Gruffalo’, ‘Wild Target')
  • Michael Rose – Producer (‘Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’, ‘Chicken Run’)

Key benefits of the course

  • Receive in-depth hands-on training in the art and craft of Screenwriting
  • Develop a substantial writing portfolio to take with you into the film & TV industry – through the intense nature of this course you write a short film script, feature film scripts and a number of feature film outlines depending on your productivity
  • All your writing work is supervised by film & television industry professionals including specialised masterclasses in specific genre writing and writing technique
  • Workshop your scripts with professional directors and actors
  • Learn how to outline, pitch and negotiate the sale of feature film and TV ideas
  • Practise pitching your screenwriting ideas and completed work to a panel of film & TV industry professionals 
  • Go on set to observe your own writing or that of others in a filmmaking environment 
  • Through the intense nature of this course you can cover more ground in one year than would normally be possible
  • Gain an overview of the filmmaking industry, including Copyright, Legal and Finance as well as a strong understanding of cinema audience demographics and feature film marketing
  • Learn to write industry standard reader reports for both your own work and that of your peers, as well as receive script analysis from professional script editors 
  • Rehearsed Readings. A selection of your work is performed by actors as part of your writing skills development
  • Excellent tutor-to-student ratios (average of 4 students to a tutor); average intake is 12 students per Diploma
  • Attend group feedback sessions and one-on-one mentoring sessions to enhance your learning and tutorial needs
  • Benefit from studying and working in a top professional film academy to increase your contacts and knowledge of the filmmaking process
  • All participating students will receive a free copy of Final Draft or equivalent industry writing software
  • While on the course you receive complimentary membership of ClubPanico@LFA, the LFA’s exclusive club for emerging filmmakers with access to all their events on independent filmmaking, finding work and productions.

Apply for this course
To apply online please click on the course date below.
 
  • 17 January 2011 , £9000
  • To apply by post please click here

     

             

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