Certificate in Screenplay Writing (Full Time)
Program Overview
- Duration in months - 11 Months
- Duration in weeks - 20 weeks
- Course Duration (in hours) - 880 Hours
- Course Duration per Semester – 440 Hours
- Per Week Session - 5
- Total Sessions – 220 Sessions
- Duration of Session (in hours) – 4 Hours
Vision
A comprehensive 11 month course enabling a student to become a full fledged scriptwriter in any form in the visual medium. The course is rigorous and attempts to create a writer with strong grounding with the knowledge of narrative styles and traditions.
Key Highlights
- 11 month course comprises of 2 semesters of 20 weeks each.
- Students study and analyze films, screenplays and other relevant texts to further deepen their knowledge of the form.
- The course rigorously inculcates the habit of writing which is imperative for a screenplay writer.
- In 1st Semester the student learns how to write for a film and writes a short film.
- 2nd Semester involves writing of a web series pilot, along with a complete Web Series bible.
- Web Series fiction Module in the second semester according to the availability of subject experts.
- The course is designed keeping in mind that after the completion of studying for 2 semesters the students will be awarded an Advance Certificate in screenwriting.
- Students also have an option of taking an exit after the completion of Semester; Such Students will be awarded with only a Certificate in Screenplay Writing.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must have passed or appeared for SSC [10th Pass] or equivalent examination.
Career Options
- Writer of Feature Films
- Writer for Web Series
- Writer for TV Shows
- Writer of Documentary Films
- Copy Writer for Ad Films
- Pitch-Bible Creator
- Creator of TV Shows
- Creator of Web Series
- Assistant Writer in Production Houses
- Script Reader
Semester I
| Sr. No. | Subject Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Essentials of Screenplay Writing |
| 2 | Writing the Treatment 1 |
| 3 | Form & Content in Cinema. |
| 4 | Screenplay Analysis |
| 5 | The Writers Ring |
| 6 | Adapted Short Film |
Semester II
| Sr. No. | Subject Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Advanced Screenplay Writing |
| 2 | Writing the Screenplay II |
| 3 | Writing the Treatment II |
| 4 | In Depth Study of narrative traditions |
| 5 | Screenplay Analysis |
| 6 | The Writers Ring |
| 7 | Master Class Series |
| 8 | Writing for WEB |
| 9 | Pitching Workshop & Writing Pitches |
