8-Week Screenwriting Workshop
The New York Film Academy has distilled the essential elements from the world's best screenwriting programs to create a super-intensive screenwriting workshop. It is designed for individuals with little or no screenwriting experience who are ready, willing, and able to work and learn within a fast-paced, high pressure, focused environment. The intensive Eight-Week daytime course meets Monday through Friday for classes and writing labs. Students must budget additional daily and weekend hours to write.After many years of being taken for granted, screenwriters are now recognized as being as important as directors in making films. It has become a cliché that "you can make a bad movie with a good screenplay, but you can't make a good movie without a good screenplay." However, all the hype about screenplays selling for over a million dollars has led many people to imagine it as a quick and easy way to become rich and famous. Of course, the opposite is true.
Hard work, great passion, unwavering determination and commitment are as essential to successful screenwriting as they are to any other creative endeavor. The New York Film Academy provides the teaching, the student must provide the passion and the talent.
With strict adherence to the rituals of writing and learning, students have the opportunity to develop a feature length screenplay of 90-120 pages. The extent to which each student takes his or her work depends entirely on his or her own dedication and pace. The goal is to finish the course with a first draft of an original screenplay.
PREPARATION
Students do not need any previous screenwriting experience to sign up for this course. However, they must come to the first day of class with an idea for their screenplay. This idea serves as a starting point for subsequent work in the program.
SCREENWRITING TOPICS
The Academy stresses fun-damental writing concepts and techniques. Topics covered during the course will include:
- Classic Screenplay Structure
- Character Arcs Heroes
- Dialogue
- Theme
- Conflict
- Flashbacks
- Genre
- Voice Over
- WGA Format - Style and Tone
- Subtext
- Visualization
- Dramaturgy - Cinematic Syntax
Campus Information
Los Angeles
Located in the heart of Hollywood, New York Film Academy Los Angeles offers acting, film and media degrees, programs and workshops in a variety of visual storytelling disciplines, providing students with opportunities to hone the basics of the film and entertainment crafts. Surrounded by the best film studios in Los Angeles — Universal and Warner Bros. — students participate in hands-on production workshops on the prestigious Universal Studios backlot.
NYFA Campus
New York City is the home of independent film and the international proving ground for actors. Its 24/7 energy and culture will inspire you to create and achieve at the highest level. As a student, you will be immersed in the heart of this great city, which will become part of your films and your life.
Intakes
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- Aug
- Sep
- Nov
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
NYFA Employees thrive on creativity and diversity. NYFA also brings the following perks along!
- Competitive Pay
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- Paid Holidays
- Health, Vision, Dental
- Long-term Disability
- Short-term Disability
- Voluntary Term Life
- Commuters Benefit
- 401k
- Flexible Schedules
- Work Life Balance
- Fun Company Events
- Check Out Equipment for Personal Projects
- Attend Screenings and Q&As
- Network and Build Professional Relationships
- Professional Development Grants
- Flexible Savings Account (FSA) - Health and Dependent
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Demonstrate a certain level of English skills based on a minimum TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo score. Minimum scores are:
- TOEFL = 58 or above
- IELTS = 4.5
- Duolingo = 85-89
For More Information Please Connect Our PSA Counselor
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Short Courses and Summer Schools
- Duration: 02 Month
-
Total Tuition Fee:
3647 USD
Annual Cost of Living: 12000 USD
Application Fee: 75 USD
Similar Programs
- 8-Week Narrative VR Workshop at NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY
- 4-Week Broadcast Journalism Workshop at NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY
- 8-Week Broadcast Journalism Workshop at NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY
- 4-Week Fashion Photography Workshop at NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY
- 4-Week Photography Workshop at NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY
- 8-Week Photography Workshop at NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY