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Academy of Art University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Writing for Film, Television, and Digital Media
- San Francisco, USA
- Online
Master
Full time
6 semesters
Distance Learning, On-Campus
English
The MFA program in Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media will fine-tune your ability to deliver compelling stories, characters, and scripts that grab the reader’s attention. The MFA is an intensive program that concentrates exclusively on writing, pitching, and the business side of being a professional writer. Complete a portfolio of feature and television scripts that can be used to market your skills as a writer.
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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Writing for Theatre, Film, Radio and Television
- London, United Kingdom
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
These courses provide the opportunity for students to develop the core competencies and skills of the dramatist and scriptwriter, to explore their own ‘voice’ and develop their confidence as dramatists and scriptwriters, and to appreciate the specific media contexts within which professional writers work. Students will undertake practice-based enquiry into techniques and processes for writing for stage and screen. They will also work on a series of scriptwriting projects to engage with different styles and formats of production. There will also be study into writing techniques and issues of performance in relation to theatre, cinema, television and other relevant contexts.
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University of St Andrews
MLitt in Playwriting and Screenwriting
- Saint Andrews, United Kingdom
Master
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MLitt in Playwriting and Screenwriting provides a gateway into the professional world of writing for stage, radio, or screen. The MLitt in Playwriting and Screenwriting is a one-year taught program run by the School of English. In this course, you will develop your skills in writing for radio, theatre, and screen with an emphasis on your voice and style.
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Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
MFA in Playwriting
- Dublin, Ireland
Master
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The theatrical landscape is constantly being molded by theatre makers who are presenting original works or reimagining classics. Critical to this process are new writings and adaptations. The Master in Fine Arts degree in Playwriting at The Lir Academy offers every student the opportunity to develop and hone their unique writing skill so that each play written is the best it can be.
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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
MA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media
- London, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
These courses provide the opportunity for students to develop the core competencies and skills of the dramatist and scriptwriter, to explore their own ‘voice’ and develop their confidence as dramatists and scriptwriters, and to appreciate the specific media contexts within which professional writers work. Students will undertake practice-based enquiry into techniques and processes for writing for stage and screen. They will also work on a series of scriptwriting projects to engage with different styles and formats of production. There will also be study into writing techniques and issues of performance in relation to theatre, cinema, television and other relevant contexts.
National University of Theatre and Film "I.L. Caragiale"
Screenwriting
- Bucharest, Romania
Master
On-Campus
Romanian
Within this Master's program, students deepen their knowledge and understanding of screenwriting. During this two-year process, the theoretical aspects are combined with the actual practice. Master participants study the history of screenwriting, the specificity of the film script and the possibilities of defining it. At the same time, he becomes familiar with different cinematic narrative structures, approaches specific genres, analyzes the possibilities of adapting a literary text and explores types of scenarios characteristic of television or VOD platforms (series, mini-series, etc.). The master's degree in screenwriting marks the transition from the tutoring system (approached in the bachelor's program) to the script doctoring system: the teachers of the year guide and support students in finding the theme, style and way of telling their specific story, as a script would do. doctors often used by industry screenwriters. At the end of each Master's year, students have in their portfolio at least one feature film script.
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Master Programs in Performing Arts Theater studies Playwriting
Students who study playwriting learn advanced techniques of composition, develop enhanced literary skills and boost their critical thinking skills. A program of study in this field may include a wide introduction into various theater arts topics such as production, direction, acting and music.
A masters is earned after students complete an undergraduate degree program. To obtain a masters, you usually need to complete 12 to 18 college courses that often involve completing comprehensive tests and/or a thesis.