Certificate in Screenplay Writing
Certificate in Screenplay Writing (Part Time)
Duration in months – 6 Months
Duration in weeks – 24 weeks
Course Duration (in hours) – 144 Hours
Total Sessions – 72 Sessions
Per Week Session – 5
Duration of Session (in hours) – 2 Hours
VISION
A comprehensive 6 months 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
- Screenwriting course covers various genres of writing, namely creative, content development, research, writing for short films, television, screenplay writing, narrative structure, etc.
- Students will be taught the nuances of breaking down the story and script and the art of storytelling.
- The program covers screenwriting from case studies.
Eligibility
- The medium of instruction of the RSACE Screenplay writing course will be English and hence candidates seeking admission are expected to have English as a compulsory subject at least up to Xth.
- Candidate should have a minimum of 45% marks in his/her 10th standard or equivalent.
Course Outline
Months course comprises of 24 weeks.
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..
The Course is designed to teach the students the basics of screenplay writing and the Importance of storytelling in filmmaking. Also they will explore different writing styles and techniques and gain hands-on exercises to enhance their writing skills. The students learn how to write for a film and their Project is to write a short film.
After competition of the 6 months course the Students will be awarded a Certificate in Screenplay Writing respectively.
Syllabus
- Essentials of Screenplay Writing
- Writing the Treatment
- Form & Content in Cinema
- Screenplay Analysis
- The Writer’s Ring
- Adapted Short Film
Career Options
- Writer of Short Films and Episodes
- Assistant Writer in a Writers’ Room
- Script Reader for a Production House
- Script Writer for Corporate AVs
- Script Writer for Non-Fiction TV Programs
Why RSACE?
The key elements of the RSACE offering that could help you in making a decision about your academic future are:
- The Courses have been curated under the guidance of Mr. Ramesh Sippy.
- The training will be led by industry Experts.
- 70 – 75% of the training will be on-set.
- Students will have the opportunity of short internship projects during the Program of 3 years.
- Student mentoring by Ms Ramesh Sippy himself
- Degrees awarded by The University of Mumbai are internationally recognized.
- Privilege to study in the expansive Kalina campus of The University of Mumbai situated in the heart of the city.
- 100% placement assistance.
- Loan assistance can be provided.
- Hostel facility on a first come first serve basis.
Having shared the above, our primary efforts will be to WORK ON YOU, WORK WITH YOU & WORK FOR YOU.
Parents Testimonials
PARENT TESTIMONIAL
Shulagna Banerjee
THE EXPERT IN ANYTHING WAS ONCE A BEGINNER !!
My son Shubarthee has always had a tremendous passion to watch praise-worthy cinema since he was a child. He was frequently vocal that he was interested in the art of film making and would like to take it up as his career and livelihood in future...
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Industry Speak
Amitabh Bachchan
I guarantee you that I will most certainly be here. But, not as someone who is going to teach, but I would like to be here as a student, because I am sure there will be a lot for me to learn from the kind of curriculum that has been designed by..
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Anup Jalota
I believe that my respect for such people who earn from the industry and then give back to it goes up. Whatever they have learnt they want to give back to the industry. Some other people too have done such things in the past and I'm so glad that even Rameshji..
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Akbar Khan
The flames of SHOLAY are like the flames of the Olympic torch and for Bollywood these flames will keep burning as one of the greatest masterpieces and the biggest box-office grosser, which had the biggest multiple-casts project..
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Bhagyashree Patwardhan
The Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema & Entertainment, where dreams get wings. Where can be a better platform for all the children out there who want to enrol into this course, because Ramesh Sippy himself is an institution of cinema..
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Dalip Tahil
I'd love to say that I think it's a wonderful idea that a cine institute is linked to the University and these studies are now being incorporated. I had the privilege of working with Mr. Ramesh Sippy in several movies and I can tell you that there is..
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Juhi Chawla
Mumbai, the city of dreams, the city of the Hindi Film Industry and the city also of the business industry. So, here is a chance now where Mumbai University is tied up with Ramesh Sippy ji. Mumbai University is a great institution..
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Kamal Haasan
We make more than a thousand films in a year but we are not making enough film-makers. Ramesh Sippy Sahab with the help of Mumbai University is starting an institution. I am happy to be on the Advisory Board of an institution like this..
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Roop Kumar & Sonali Rathod
We are extremely happy that a fantastic director like Rameshji has associated with Mumbai University and I think a lot of students will get a very good chance for proper guidance in film-making and all aspects of films. I think all parents should come..
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Sheeba Akashdeep Sabir
Rameshji is an icon of the film industry. I think, better late than never! We were lacking his presence in this space actually, because he is like an institution in himself and he imparting his knowledge to the generation next, will be amazing..
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Siddharth Roy Kapoor
I think it's an amazing initiative and I wish that we had things like this when we were youngsters, with the opportunity to actually have a degree at the Mumbai University and under the aegis of someone like Mr. Ramesh Sippy..
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