This course provides a thorough grounding in scriptwriting for film, television, and other media. Students will learn to write scripts for various genres and gain experience pitching ideas and understanding audience and industry. Previous graduates have seen success writing for popular TV shows. The course is taught by industry professionals and includes a placement for experience and contacts. It requires minimum grades of A*-C in GCSE maths and English.

1. Scriptwriting for Film and
Television (Uni of Bournemouth
The course provides a thorough grounding in all aspects of television, film and media:
the history, the theoretical underpinning, the current status and the future. You will
emerge with the ability to write high-quality TV and film scripts for different genres –
shorts, dramas, series, radio drama, online drama and feature film. You will also learn
how to pitch your ideas, the importance of visual imagery, how to write for specific
audiences and gain a thorough understanding of the industry you are entering. As a
student on this course, you’ll develop a powerful writing voice and the potential to
produce scripts that can reach production. Previous graduates have enjoyed
considerable success, and have written and produced feature films and broadcast
episodes for Doctors, Emmerdale, The Bill, Casualty, Holby City, Hollyoaks and Timmy
Time.
This scriptwriting course is highly focused, offering unique training in creating the very
foundation of film and television; the scripts themselves. It is designed and taught by
professionals from the world of film and television and includes a professional industry
placement where you will gain relevant experience at the same time as making invaluable
contacts.

2. This course requires a minimum
of 5 GCSEs or equivalent at
grades A* to C, including Maths
and English.

3. SCREENWRITING WITH FILM, TELEVISION AND
RADIO UNI OFLANCASHIRE
YEAR 1
Introduction to Screenwriting 20 creditsIntroduction to Radio Writing 20 creditsScript to Screen
20 creditsTV Serials & Soaps 20 creditsPlus 40 credits from:Writing Comedy 20 creditsTV
Production 20 credits An Introduction to Narrative Film 20 credits Studying Television and the
Industry 1 10 credits Studying Television and the Industry 2 10 credits An introduction to
Documentary Techniques 20 credit Popular European Film 20 credits
YEAR 2 Story Design 20 credits Writing Radio Drama 20 credits Writing for Film 20 credits
Comedy Writing 20 credits Plus two of the following:adaptations 20 credits
Film and Media Work Placement 20 credits Thinking Through Film 20 credits Researching and
Writing Film & Documentary 20 credits
YEAR 3Development Project 20 credits
Screenwriting Major Project 40 creditsPlus 60 credits from:
Script Analysis 20 credits
Dissertation 40 creditsFilm and Media Project 20 credits
Research Project 40 credits
AV Practical Project 3 20 credits
Work as Practice 20 credits
Enterprise Development and Production 40 credits

4. • Screenwriting is a multi-million pound industry and
seen as the foundation of all film and television
production. If you want to meet professional writers,
network at BAFTA events and attend film festivals, this
is the course for you. We’re now regarded as one of the
top screenwriting courses in the UK and our position
within the North West media marketplace is constantly
growing through our direct industry links with the BBC
and MediaCityUK (Salford), of which UCLan is a leading
educational partner. Based in our Media Factory, you’ll
have access to state-of-the-art facilities where you can
practice various scriptwriting disciplines and hone your
skills around writing for TV, radio or films.
Grades
BTEC: MMM-DMM
Incl. portfolio.

5. A graduate with a degree in Media Production will have the opportunity to explore a career in
any industry that requires excellent communications and team-working skills. The specialist
nature of this course means that many graduates go on to explore careers in scriptwriting for TV
and film as well as advertising or journalism. Media Production (Scriptwriting) draws on the
strengths of the well-established and successful course in media production. It adds to the
existing provision by providing an opportunity to focus on scriptwriting. Many graduates from
Media Production have now progressed to successful careers in the UK and international media.
The emphasis of this course is on the production process. Media production is influenced by
many cultural, economic and political factors - you'll study these factors, together with the
history of the media, so that you can make effective, powerful scripts and other media products
that connect with their target audience. The course covers theoretical and practical concepts,
and you will learn to combine these elements to communicate effectively. All students learn to
write a variety of scripts as well as essays, presentations, dramas and documentaries.
Media Production (Scriptwriting) Bedfodshire
Minimum grades
Pass pass merit and c in English

6. • This course aims to expand your knowledge of the emerging field of
digital culture from cinema to YouTube. You are equipped with both
traditional and imaginative skills that you use to develop new ideas
at the leading edge of digital film media, exploring the meaning and
context of your work, and you are encouraged to pursue your own
creative vision, culminating in an individual or group final year
project. You study a range of genres and develop an in-depth
understanding of critical theory on visual culture, moving image and
digital media. You have the option to gain specialist knowledge in
the fields of digital media, video production and post-production. In
addition you learn working practices that mirror the industry,
preparing you for a career in the digital film industries, further
study and your own creative practice. This course has produced
national award winners and alumni now work for international
visual effects companies and on Hollywood films.
Digital Film and Screen Arts (univesity for the creative arts)

7. Assessed greatly by
portfolio

8. This exciting course in Media and Screen Studies will provide
you with a thorough grounding in the historical and cultural
impact of film, television, radio and other media. It explores
the relationship between media and society, with a particular
emphasis the social and cultural effects of screen
representation and the social and cultural contexts of screen
production. The degree is based within the School of Drama,
Music and Screen which has an established reputation for
leading the field in teaching and research. It also draws upon
the expertise of staff from other Schools within the
University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Many modules
on the course evolve from the staff’s research interests,
bringing new insights into the subject and keeping it current.
The staff are also actively involved in publishing articles and
books and are experts in their field.
Media and Screen Studies(Uni of hull)

9. The University does not make offers based on
specific Unit Grade outcomes. These may be
taken into account at the Confirmation stage
for those who ha