Examined through its courses is the Advanced Television and Film – Script to Screen program at Centennial College, which gives students a look at every aspect of the industry from script writing to post-production.

1. Script to Screen Program Offers Comprehensive
Look at Development and Production
Having knowledge of every aspect of the film and television industry is
beneficial for a number of reasons. However, the top reason is that
professionals who have it possess the know-how to work on any aspect of a
production — making them in demand.
Each course in this script writing Toronto-based offering is presented in
two parts. Here is a look at some of the classes that prepare students with
the skills and knowledge they need to enter the film and television industry
with an enhanced ability to find an appropriate place for themselves and
succeed on productions, at production companies, broadcast networks and
other industry-related organizations.
Screenwriting 1 (Short Film Development): This, the first of two courses,
encompasses all aspects of screenwriting, including the essential elements
and technical language of screenwriting, developing viable show ideas,
pitching those ideas and write the outlines, drafts and polishes necessary to
complete a production-ready screenplay, correct screenplay formatting and
the computer programs in use by professional screenwriters. Employed in
this course are lectures, screenings, readings, in-class discussions and take-
home assignments. As a hands-on aspect, students develop a short film
script of 10 minutes or less in length.
Directing 1: Script and script development, character, scene analysis,
casting, rehearsal, performance, design, visual style and assembling the
final product are all covered in this course. Through lectures, screenings,
exercises and assignments, students learn to get what they want from
actors, talk to cinematographers, production designers and costume
designers; and editing. Every student gets to direct a range of scenes of
approximately three to five minutes in length.
Production 1: Students receive practical instruction in the step-by-step
realization of a television show or a feature film and learn how to identify
budgetary and logistical requirements in all areas of production, from
developing a “production-ready” screenplay through to final delivery.
Post-Production 1: Good editing is crucial to the success of every film and
this courses looks at: what editors do, how they do it and why, delving into
the methods, objectives, and technical aspects of post-production. Students
learn that post-production starts with reading a script and reaching an
understanding of how the director plans to execute that script, moves onto

2. how the actors interpret the script and, finally, examines what choices need
to be made to extract the best structure, the best performances, and the
best pacing and rhythm for the film of TV show itself. The hands-on aspect
of this course sees students screen edit sequences of successful films and
TV shows.
This partial script writing program and overall industry overview program
also involves actors. This means scripts can be tailored to an actor’s specific
talents and allows students to better collaborate, improvise, problem-solve
and empathize with their fellow cast and crew members down the line.