Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Research

• Conduza pesquisas aprofundadas com eficácia e aplique os resultados para criar mundos de histórias, personagens e diálogos autênticos

Story Development Skills

• Desenvolva histórias atraentes
• Apply essential screenwriting tools to develop stories that are structurally sound

Critical Thinking

• Analise problemas de história/roteiro e encontre soluções criativas

Written Presentation Skills

• Escreva tratamentos ou esboços e sinopses bem desenvolvidos

Screenwriting Skills

• Demonstrar domínio do desenvolvimento do personagem, diálogo e subtexto no trabalho

Collaboration

• Colabore efetivamente em vários projetos

Professional Readiness

• Envie scripts formatados e revisados profissionalmente
• Demonstrar capacidade de receber e aplicar notas conforme exigido na indústria
• Demonstrar consciência no trabalho do que é comercialmente viável

Academy of Art University Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Academy of Art University will demonstrate the ability to:

• Produce a body of work suitable for seeking professional opportunities in their chosen field of art and design.
• Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
• Communicate their ideas professionally and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
• Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
• Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
• Recognize the influence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on art and design products.
• Learn the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the global marketplace for art and design.

As a graduate of our writing degree program, you will have the skills necessary for a range of industry opportunities. Our faculty, facilities, and hands-on learning approach are here to provide you with the tools you need to succeed in a professional screenwriter career.

Development Executive

Work with writers in preparing their movies for production.

Screen Writer

Create the blueprint for feature films. Originate the story, characters, and dramatic action in a motion picture or television series. Write scripts for feature films. Sell ideas and spec scripts as a freelancer. Get hired for an open writing assignment. Develop compelling story ideas, effectively pitch and sell those ideas, and deliver imaginative scripts that meet industry expectations.

Show Runner

Oversee all creative aspects of a television series.

Television Staff Writer

Work on the writing staff of a television show. Break stories and write/rewrite scripts. Collaborate with other writers and producers to develop compelling storylines for new and existing characters.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

• Conclusão bem-sucedida da revisão final
• Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA
• Uma nota mínima de C em todas as 60 unidades exigidas

Curriculum

Semester 1

• MPT 618: Escritor-Diretor Intensivo 1 (Principal)
• WRI 610: Criação de personagem e história de fundo (principal)
• WRI 620: Análise de Roteiro (Principal)

Semester 2

• ACT 669: Script Analysis (Major)
• GLA 714: Atuação
• (Eletivo)
  Recomendado para o verão
• MPT 605: Estúdio de linguagem cinematográfica (principal)
• WRI 660: Escrevendo o longa-metragem 1 (outono) (principal)

Semester 3

• WRI 622: Roteiro: Adaptação (Principal)
• WRI 634: Primeiros passos na televisão (principal)
• WRI 665: Escrevendo o longa-metragem 1 (primavera) (principal)

Semester 4

• GLA 617: Mitologia para o mundo moderno
• (Eletivo)
  Recomendado para o verão
• MPT 688: Desenvolvimento: Encontrando Material e Influenciando Escritores (Principal)
• MPT 850: Criação de Conteúdo: Central de Produção (Estudos Dirigidos)
• WRI 809A: Longa-metragem 2 (outono) (estudos dirigidos)

Semester 5

• MPT 705: Rompendo o Barulho das Mídias Sociais (Principal)
• MPT 850: Criação de Conteúdo: Central de Produção (Estudos Dirigidos)
• WRI 809B: Longa-Metragem 2 (Primavera) (Estudos Dirigidos)

Semester 6

• ACT 710: Into the Industry (Major)
• MPT 808WSD: Estudo Dirigido: Criação de Conteúdo: Redação para Produção: Filmado em um Dia (Estudos Dirigidos)
• WRI 809C: Roteiro Avançado (Estudos Dirigidos)