Writing for Screen & Television

University of Southern California

United States of America, Los Angeles

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University of Southern California

United States of America , Los Angeles

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines22-Aug-2022 December-2021

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Duration 24 month(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 49,147 / year

Apply Date December-2021

Next Intake 22-Aug-2022

Writing for Screen & Television

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Overview What you will learnIn addition to receiving an unparalleled master's education in the craft of writing, candidates at the Writing for Screen & Television MFA program offered at University of Southern California also benefit from the University's ties to the industry's top writers, directors, production companies, and studios in Los Angeles, yielding an array of internship and mentorship opportunities.During the course of their studies, students benefit from a wide array of internship and mentorship opportunities available as a result of the university's close links to the Los Angeles film industry's top screenwriters, directors, production companies and studios. I want to find another Master Course Course work includes practical instruction in everything a working writer needs to learn about the filmmaker's art and craft. Writing is taught in small workshop-style classes. The approach focuses on the visual tools of storytelling, developing stories from characters and then on an Aristotelian three act structure. Fractured narratives, ensemble stories, experiments with time and points of view, as well as other idiosyncratic styles of storytelling, are also addressed. The curriculum covers other professional concerns, including legal issues, agents and the Writer's Guild, as well as the history and analysis of cinema and television. Classes are taught by working writers with a wide variety of skills, experience and approaches.

The Writing for Screen & Television MFA program offered at University of Southern California is a two-year degree program which concentrates on training screenwriters to work in the entertainment industry and beyond.

Disciplines

Film, Photography & Media

Creative Writing

Requirements

Other Requirements

1 : Autobiographical Character SketchCreative Challenges (A & B)Most Challenging MomentWriting Sample (Maximum of 10 pages)Curriculum VitaeCreative Portfolio ListLetters of Recommendation (3).Submit the General USC Graduate Application for AdmissionSubmit Supplemental Materials via the SlideRoom ApplicationSend Official Academic TranscriptsSubmit Official English Proficiency Test Scores (International Applicants Only)Apply for SCA Scholarships (Optional).