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    This document provides information on a two-year accelerated Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting degree program. It is located in Los Angeles, California and costs $14,000 per semester for four semesters. The program teaches students the skills needed to become successful screenwriters, including writing feature film scripts, television pilots and episodes, adapting works, developing characters, and understanding the entertainment industry. It culminates in students completing a feature screenplay or television pilot thesis project in their final semester.

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    This document provides information on a two-year accelerated Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting degree program. It is located in Los Angeles, California and costs $14,000 per semester for four semesters. The program teaches students the skills needed to become successful screenwriters, including writing feature film scripts, television pilots and episodes, adapting works, developing characters, and understanding the entertainment industry. It culminates in students completing a feature screenplay or television pilot thesis project in their final semester.

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    The document outlines the 2-year MFA Screenwriting program at the New York Film Academy including coursework, projects, tuition and location details.

    The program is divided into 4 semesters with a focus on screenwriting fundamentals, genres, business of screenwriting, transmedia storytelling and an emphasis on hands-on projects.

    In each successive semester students will gain experience in elements of screenwriting like formatting, story structure, adapting works, producing work for different mediums and receiving feedback from industry professionals.

    Two-Year Accelerated

    MASTer oF FiNe ArTS


    in SCreeNWriTiNg

    performed for an audience of guests and industry professionals.

    46
    LOCATION
    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
    Tuition per Semester: $14,000
    Number of Semesters: 4
    Locations, tuition, and other fees are subject to change.
    For start dates, please visit www.nyfa.edu

    47
    MFA Screenwriting

    OvErviEW
    “A good film script should be able to do
    “
    T
    completely without dialogue.
    he New York Film Academy
    recognizes the critical role writers - David Mamet

    talent alone is not enough to create successful

    and to truly understand the elements that

    QUALIFIED STUDENTS HAVE THE


    OPTION OF COMPLETING COURSE WORK AT THE
    NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY IN NEW YORK CITY
    IN A ONE-YEAR NON-DEGREE PROGRAM AND
    THEN APPLYING THEIR COURSE WORK TO BE
    ACCEPTED FOR ADVANCED STANDING IN THE MFA
    SCREENWRITING DEGREE PROGRAM.

    Please Note: curriculum and projects are subject to change


    and may vary depending on location. Students should consult
    the most recently published campus catalog for the most up
    to date course information.

    48
    Screenwriting MFA
    WHAT MAKES OUR
    SCREENWRITING PROGRAM UNIQUE?
    WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE
    SEMESTER ONE

    SEMESTER TWO

    WHAT YOU WILL LEARN SEMESTER THREE

    SEMESTER FOUR

    Go Online at nyfa.edu for more information. 49


    MFA Screenwriting

    COUrSE DESCriPTiONS

    YEAR ONE OVERVIEW

    will be introduced to the tools and skills necessary for writing successful

    their craft artistically and technically.

    SEMESTER ONE
    elements oF screenWriting Writing the FeAture Film
    screenplAy i

    Writing For television i: specs

    genre studies

    the greAt screenplAys

    “ “
    Scriptwriting is the toughest part of
    the whole racket.

    - Frank Capra

    50 The most hands-on intensive programs in the world.


    Screenwriting MFA

    SEMESTER TWO
    Writing the FeAture Film screenplAy ii

    build a blueprint to revise their semester one feature screenplay, learning the key tools of revision

    the business oF screenWriting i


    This class introduces students to the practices and players of the entertainment industry from a

    Writing For television ii: pilot

    introducing your central character and core cast, creating a series “template,” creative solutions

    will be constructed to simulate a TV writers’ room, with students reading, evaluating, and assisting

    script to screen
    Script to Screen is designed to help writing students see what happens to their words when they

    story generAtion

    51
    MFA Screenwriting

    YEAR TWO OVERVIEW

    form of either a feature-length screenplay or the pilot for an original episodic

    students for a professional life.

    SEMESTER THREE
    trAnsmediA i: FrAnchises AdAptAtion Workshop

    trAnsmediA ii: sequentiAl Art

    the business oF screenWriting ii:


    pitching

    mAster’s thesis Workshop i

    AdvAnced Writing seminAr i:


    chArActer development

    52 “Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.” - Alfred Hitchcock
    Screenwriting MFA

    SEMESTER FOUR
    trAnsmediA iii:
    trAnsmediA iv: Web series
    interActive nArrAtive

    the business oF screenWriting iii

    AdvAnced Writing seminAr ii:


    scene study

    AdvAnced Writing seminAr iii:


    Actor/Writer Workshop

    mAster’s thesis Workshop ii

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