Screenwriting: From Film Idea to Pitch
offered by Oxford University

Public University
1 Campus
Estd. 1096

Screenwriting: From Film Idea to Pitch
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Oxford University
Overview

Develop critical and analytical thinking regarding both their own creative work as well as the media products they embrace

Duration	2 months
Total fee	₹20,300
Mode of learning	Online
Course Level	UG Certificate

Screenwriting: From Film Idea to Pitch
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Oxford University
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from Oxford university

Screenwriting: From Film Idea to Pitch
at
Oxford University
Course details

What are the course deliverables?

Learn to appropriate techniques structuring the development of film and TV ideas
Explore story development opportunities that arise from your observation of your personal environment
Encourage and facilitate continuous observation of the human condition that builds the foundation of excellent storytelling

More about this course

This first part of a pairing of courses is an introduction to screenwriting, discussing key concepts, techniques and procedures of the writing process
Working with participant projects in active development, we examine film/TV story development procedures as part of a wider web of film industry institutions and procedures
Develop a personalised understanding of the screenwriting process, key elements and procedures, including limitations and opportunities in the context of student project aims
This course includes screenwriters as part of the filmmaking process, so you are expected to take an interest in the kind of productions that you want to write

Screenwriting: From Film Idea to Pitch
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Oxford University
Curriculum

Week 0

An Introduction to Teams

Week 1

Introduction & course overview

Week 2

Character

Week 3

Structure

Week 4

Genre

Week 5

Script Coverage

Week 6

Student Coverage Presentation (formative assessment)

Week 7

Formats and Formatting

Week 8

The Ethics of Storytelling

Week 9

Pitching Techniques

Week 10

Students pitch their Project (summative assessment)

Screenwriting: From Film Idea to Pitch
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Oxford University
Faculty details

Mr Carl Schoenfeld

Carl has three decades’ film industry experience as writer and producer. He pioneered new approaches with award-winning, including BAFTA-nominated film and TV productions for the BBC, and Channel4. His screenplay expertise is also called upon by Creative Europe.