Screenwriting - Feature Film and Continuing Series Leeds Beckett University

Overview

This  Screenwriting - Feature Film and Continuing Series programme at Leeds Beckett University will enable you to develop your creative screenwriting practice. It will emphasise the formulation of new ideas through provocation, stimulation, and inspiration. You’ll develop a portfolio of work in preparation for a career in screenwriting, possibly using the skills you have learned in an associated role.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Gain a thorough grounding in the key concepts and concerns of screenwriting for a range of screen media

• Learn through lectures, seminars, tutorials, talks, discussions and screenings

• Be supported as you work on self-directed projects and writing exercises

• Explore your creative potential and test your ideas across a range of platforms including film and television 

• Develop an understanding and appreciation of the impact of new technologies on the industry

• Explore a wide range of ideas from industry which will inform and inspire your development as a writer

• Study the history, context, and application of various forms of screenwriting to develop a sophisticated understanding of genre conventions and how to use them

Careers 

On completion of this course, you'll have an extensive individual portfolio of a variety of new work. Your portfolio coupled with your industry knowledge and creative expertise will mean you're primed to build a career in screenwriting or a related role such as script editing, storylining or development.  

You'll be expert in generating original and innovative ideas and confident pitching to industry professionals and responding to clients’ needs. The Writing for an Industry Context module will help you think about how to promote yourself as a freelance writer in the creative industries. You'll practise operating in this context by contributing to the organisation and development of a conference event. You'll have the expertise and experience to work as a:

• Screenwriter

• Script reader 

• Script editor