MA Screenwriting

The MA Screenwriting programme is designed to enable you to develop the skills and understanding needed to work as a writer in today's screen industries. You will gain advanced insight into the work of a screenwriter – deep understanding of screen storytelling and professional scripts, working across a variety of screen platforms and industry contexts, writing short form and feature length scripts, the writer’s role as initiator and enabler, professional working practices and employment strategies.

Specific topics range from storytelling and formatting scripts to pitching ideas and projects, from working alone, in partnership or in writers’ rooms to selling ideas to producers and editing scripts in collaboration with other creatives.

• Practical: Pitch your script to a panel of industry experts, see your script performed by actors, and receive script development support from leading UK film and television production companies.

• Comprehensive: Learn about writing for different platforms, including film, television, web, radio, games and commercials.

• Industry-facing: Learn from leading industry tutors and guest speakers with extensive professional experience as writers, directors, showrunners, and script developers in the screen industries.

• Real-life Experience: Write for an external client, and receive real-life screenwriting experience to improve your communication, teamworking, and pitching skills.

• Portfolio: Graduate with a portfolio of content, normally including short film script, treatments for genre feature films, a pilot screenplay, online video scripts, industry-standard script reports, synopses, outlines, project pitches, and a final project feature-length script.

MetFilm School is a leading film, television, and online media school offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses across various craft areas. The School has campuses in London, Berlin, and Leeds.

MetFilm School students are taught by award-winning professionals with numerous industry awards and nominations.

In our courses, you learn by doing. Participating in workshops, working within the industry, attending Masterclasses, and turning your knowledge into practical experience.

MetFilm School operates alongside, MetFilm Production, an award-winning feature film production company; and MetFilm Sales, a boutique international sales agency.