Learn how to network in the creative industries, how pitch your film to a producer, and how to hold your own in a TV writers’ room. Acquire the basic skills for setting up your own production company and learn how to transform creative ideas into work of commercial value.
The "Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries: Business Skills for Creative Practices" course, offered as part of the University of Cambridge's MicroMasters programme, is an intermediate-level course designed to equip aspiring screenwriters and creative professionals with essential business skills to thrive in the competitive world of film and television. This comprehensive course delves into the intricacies of building a sustainable screenwriting career, establishing a production company, and mastering the art of pitching ideas to industry professionals.
While there are no specific prerequisites listed, students should have a basic understanding of screenwriting and an interest in the entertainment industry. The course is designed for intermediate-level learners, so some prior knowledge or experience in creative writing or media production would be beneficial.
This course is ideal for aspiring screenwriters, filmmakers, animators, and creative professionals looking to establish a successful career in the entertainment industry. It's particularly suited for those who want to combine their creative talents with essential business acumen to navigate the competitive landscape of film and television.
The skills acquired in this course are directly applicable to the professional world of screenwriting and entertainment. Learners will be able to:
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Learn to strengthen you skills as a screenwriter, while diversifying your knowledge and understanding of the demands of global film and TV production. Find out how to become a powerful visual story-teller; understand how to build effective structure within your screenplay; develop professionally transferable writing skills and communication expertise.
This course will broaden your understanding of how to start a career successfully as a professional screenwriter, as well as offer you insights in how to maximise and enjoy the processes of your personal creativity.
Having completed the seven other courses in the MicroMasters in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries, this course gives you the opportunity to put it all together.
The course webinar will focus on the assignments and information regarding referencing, best practice and case studies will be provided throughout the course.
Passing this course is a pre-requisite for those wishing to use credit from MicroMasters in Writing for Performance and Entertainment industries as part of their application to the MSt in Writing for Performance at the University of Cambridge.
Prepare to perform your comic writing and/or poetry to a live audience, as well as develop transferable writing skills and communication expertise that will be relevant in any profession. This course will broaden your understanding how to structure a stand-up comedy set, as well as allow you to understand how to use narrative form in your performance poetry texts. You will also reflect on the ways in which you might enhance the quality of your writing practice by being a performer yourself.
Learn how to network in the creative industries, how pitch your film to a producer, and how to hold your own in a TV writers’ room. Acquire the basic skills for setting up your own production company and learn how to transform creative ideas into work of commercial value.
This course will broaden your understanding of how to maintain a career successfully as a professional screenwriter, as well as offer you insights in how to maximise and enjoy the processes of your personal creativity.
This course is a nuts-and-bolts examination of the strategies and skills needed to present your books, articles, ideas, and/or yourself in a compelling and competitive manner to potential buyers. It centers on a standard part of any professional writing career, the Query.
Learn to structure your dramatic writing to a professional standard, as well as develop professionally transferable communication skills. This course will broaden your understanding of how to write engaging and interesting stories in order to attract producers and directors to your work. You will understand how to write effective dialogue, and how to edit your work.
Learn to deepen your creative practice as a playwright, as well as develop professionally transferable writing skills and communication expertise. This course will broaden your understanding of how to start a career successfully as a professional dramatist, as well as offer you insights in how to maximise and enjoy the processes of your personal creativity.
