Program Overview

Screenwriting For Film & TV Diploma

Overview

The 12-month Screenwriting for Film & TV diploma program empowers students to take their ideas from concept to fleshed-out reality, harness their creative abilities, write at a professional level, and know how to effectively market their scripts.

Program Details

• Duration: 12 months
• Format: Live, online instruction in a virtual classroom setting
• Tuition Fees:
  • Domestic: $14,900
  • International: $14,900
  • Materials Cost: $1,000

Program Outline

The program consists of 20 courses running over 12 months within a dynamic 960-hour program.

Term 1

• WRI-100: Fundamentals of Story & Structure
• WRI-110: Intro to the History of Film
• WRI-120: Exploring Digital Content: Web Series & Shorts
• WRI-130: Creating the Half-Hour TV Show
• WRI-190: Intro to the Entertainment Industry

Term 2

• WRI-111: History of Film: Genre Studies
• WRI-121: Developing Digital Content: Web & Shorts
• WRI-131: Workshopping the Half-Hour TV Show
• WRI-150: Preparing for Feature Film
• WRI-151: Creating the MOW

Term 3

• WRI-200: Exploring Story & Creativity
• WRI-210: History of Film: Canadian & Indie
• WRI-230: Creating the One-Hour TV Show
• WRI-240: Writing the Feature Film
• WRI-250: Crafting the Pitch

Term 4

• WRI-201: Expanding Story & Creativity
• WRI-211: History of Film: Outliers
• WRI-231: Workshopping the One-Hour TV Show
• WRI-241: Workshopping the Feature Film
• WRI-290: The Business of Screenwriting

Admission Requirements

• English Language Requirement: Applicants with mature students status, and/or students whose first language is not English, must meet the minimum scores required from any one of the following tests in English proficiency: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, or Cambridge.
  • International English Language Testing Service (IELTS): minimum score required is overall 6.0
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum score required is 68 for the internet-based exam, 190 for the computer-based exam, and 520 for the paper-based exam
  • Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): minimum score required is 700
  • Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE): minimum level achieved B1

What Students Say

• "VAS not only made me a stronger actor, it made me a smarter one. With amazingly talented, intelligent and kind coaches who go above and beyond for you every single day, support staff who are always welcoming and helpful, and classmates who are endlessly supportive and come to class always ready to work harder and be better then the day before... Vancouver Acting School is the perfect place to begin your career." - Lindsay Church, VAS Grad
• "VAS has amazing, outstanding instructors, every single one of them is professional, dedicated, passionate and knowledgeable. These instructors make the school. They are wonderful." - VAS Alumni
• "Vancouver Acting School has a good range of teachers that share their experiences and views on the industry while helping you to get the basics down so you can start working professionally." - Jamie Winston, Screenwriting Grad