About this course
On this course you will learn how to write for TV and film, understanding the process that takes your writing from script to screen.
You'll take part in creative writing workshops, gaining confidence in writing poetry and fiction and discovering how to give and receive constructive criticism.
We'll show you the professional and commercial use of writing across all of these areas, as well as encouraging cross-media exploration that will enable you to produce creative and innovative writing. You’ll also explore the potential of digital media as a platform for your creativity, focusing on online storytelling and game-based narratives.
The programme enables you to address this theme across English, Film and Media subject areas: exciting and evolving disciplines that cover digital media production, literary analysis, creative writing, language and linguistics or film analysis. There is a high degree of choice so you can tailor your programme to your personal strengths and passions.
By the time you graduate, you'll have extensive experience of writing individually and collectively in a range of styles, an established writing portfolio and an understanding of the market potential of your writing.
Why study with us?
- Experiment with your writing. We’ll encourage you to work with a mix of traditional and new media, exploring the productive interaction between them.
- Define and complete self-directed writing projects, developing a portfolio of professional writing.
- Experience commissioning, editing and appraising the work of others, as well as producing your own individual work.
- You’ll make contact with employers throughout your degree, ensuring that the work you produce is in line with current professional practice.