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Directed Study

Directed Study is the primary concentration of an MFA candidates’ work toward the completion of a Final Thesis Project. Following approval of the Midpoint Review Committee of their thesis projects, students will work one-on-one with advisors to develop specific conceptual and technical skills that will enable them to successfully bring… Read More

Feature Film 2 (Spring)

You’ll continue work on your adapted screenplay begun in WRI 670/339. (This course is cross-listed with WRI 439.)

Writing for TV Series 1 (Spring)

Continue the work you began in TV 1A by completing your pilot script. Expand upon your bible, and begin work on a second episode of your series. (This course is cross-listed with WRI 350.)

Feature Film 2 (Spring)

You’ll continue work on your adapted screenplay begun in WRI 670/339. (This course is cross-listed with WRI 809B.)

Writing the Feature Film 1 (Spring)

Complete the work on your original screenplay that you began in Writing the Feature Film 1 (Fall). (This course is cross-listed with MPT 872.)

Writing for TV Series 1 (Spring)

Continue the work you began in TV 1A by completing your pilot script. Expand upon your bible, and begin work on a second episode of your series. (This course is cross-listed with WRI 805B.)

Creating Character and Backstory

Characters are the heart of every story. You’ll acquire the skills to develop compelling three-dimensional characters and to create strong, believable backstories.

Feature Film 1 (Spring)

Finish your first script. You will complete your first feature screenplay in this second part of a two-part course.

Feature Film 1 (Fall)

Write your first film. You’ll gain basic screenwriting skills to outline and begin the first draft of your screenplay in this first of a two-course process

Writing for TV Series 1 (Fall)

You’ll continue the work on your original pilot begun in WRI 645/250 and expand upon your bible. (This course is cross-listed with WRI 805A.)