Screenwriting (Scriptwriting)

The BA (Hons) Screenwriting degree has been designed to prepare graduates for employment by providing them with the skillsets required by employers in screen industries. The degree embraces the truth of the adage that “Writers write!” and therefore, with the help of our industry professional tutors, students are required to apply their learning to scripts throughout their time studying with us. This degree provides students with a broad programme that develops their creative voice and writing style while learning how to write step outlines, treatments and scripts for film, television and interactive media.

Programme Overview

This course is designed to teach students to understand the platforms, audiences, genres, and writing skills that a professional screenwriter needs to develop a successful career.

• 2-year programme intensive fast-track programme including summer terms

• Small class sizes and specialist seminar groups

• High proportion of scheduled contact hours provides new writers with substantial one-to-one development time

• Taught by working industry professionals, including script development executives from the British Film Institute, the Script Factory, BBC and a range of production companies.

• Professional actors will stage much of the students’ work.

• Access equipment and facilities outside of class time

• Access to WritersDuet on School laptops and desktops

• Progression: Students who graduate from this programme may pursue a career as Script Editor or Script Readers for film, TV, games, online content and print.

70% of Central Film School graduates go on to work and /or further study 15 months after the course.

We are committed to providing our students every opportunity possible to speak directly with filmmakers of all kinds to learn about their journeys to becoming successful professionals in their chosen field.

Professional Perspectives

We organise a series of events throughout the year where screen professionals tell their stories. In these sessions, a Guest Speaker is invited into the school to speak about their career and experience in the industry.

The Professional Perspectives series has recently welcomed guests such as:
Jason Flemyng – Actor: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Boiling Point, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Matt Jones – TV Screenwriter & Producer: Doctor Who, Shameless, Skins, Lucky Man
Lucy Pardee – Casting Director: Aftersun, Rocks, American Honey, Dirty God
Tim Haines – TV Drama and Documentary Maker: Walking with Dinosaurs, Primeval, The Loch
Richard Hewitt: Film Producer: Bohemian Rhapsody, The Theory of Everything, Never Let Me Go, The Aeronauts

Visual Storytelling,
Screen Studies,
Introduction to Writing Drama,
Writing Coverage,
Writing for Interactive Storytelling
Writing Episodic Drama,
Genre Analysis,
Adaptation for the Screen,
Major Feature Film Project

A variety of written assessments including short scripts, treatments, reports, essays, pitch bibles etc. and presentations

No written exams

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS