Writing for Script & Screen MA

A willing victim

Most people start experimenting with prosthetics on themselves, but it’s a good idea to practise on different people and work with different face shapes and tones. Look for opportunities like volunteering with a local theatre group or see if you can shadow a makeup artist. Practice makes perfect.

A listening ear

Most clients will want you to create a very specific look – often something totally original that you can’t create by copying existing work. Therefore, it’s important to be a good listener and develop good collaborative skills so that your finished product looks perfect.

An eye-opening portfolio

Record everything. Take detailed pictures of your work, both as finished pieces and throughout your creative process. This will help you to reflect on your work, to recreate great looks and to keep improving.

The techniques and processes you’ll learn on the Prosthetic Effects MA are applicable to more fields than you might have thought – from prop making and stopmotion animation to creating orthopaedic prosthetics and even medical training aids. With these transferrable skills, you’ll be able to go as far as your imagination can take you.

Department: School of Communication Course title: Writing for Screen & Script MA Location: Online Course duration: Two years

Gain the writing skills, industry knowhow, professional skills and experience of collaborative working that the ever-changing screen-writing industry demands. Learn how to function within a professional environment across different screen industries and create work that stands out from the crowd.

Develop your portfolio across different platforms or focus on the mediums and genres that interest you through live briefs, collaborative projects and independent research. Learn how to write treatments, develop characters and setting, present your work in the correct format, and pitch your ideas. equivalent Level 6 qualifications. Our typical applicants hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience and a demonstrable interest in the subject formal or ‘certified’ learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning

Why study here?

Learn the fundamentals of storytelling and how these can be applied to your chosen script medium Gain the professional skills needed to compete in the script writing industries Collaborate and network with other script professionals around the world Gain the research skills, critical and theoretical approaches needed to underpin your practice Gain an understanding of current trends and

Assessment method

100% coursework, including written assignments, portfolios, projects, online presentations and pitches

Modules could include:

Storytelling for Script & Screen Individual Script Development Workshop Writer’s Room: Collaborative Script Development Screen Industries: Professional Development Final Major Project

Entry requirements

We welcome applications from those with relevant We’ll also welcome your application if you have developments in the screen industries

from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), and should have been gained within the last five years, and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications APL applicants using experience to apply should note there is a £200 application fee for entry with advanced standing or with exemption from specific modules or credit

This Master’s is very different to other screenwriting courses, in that it focuses on business practices within screenwriting that will help you as a professional screenwriter.

Daniel Tuck

MA Writing for Script & Screen