ONLINE SCREENWRITING & FILMMAKING COURSES

Gotham Writers' Workshop
Teaching more than 6,000 students a year, Gotham Writers' Workshop is one of the largest and most comprehensive private creative writing school in New York City and online. Ten-week and one-day workshops are offered in more than a dozen forms of writing including fiction writing, screenwriting, nonfiction writing and more. The school also offers private instruction, script and book doctoring services, workshops for teens, and custom workshops for corporations. You'll find a large selection of writing courses, including:

• Screenwriting
• Nonfiction Writing
• Memoir Writing
• 10-Week Workshops
• Business Writing
• Children's Book Writing
• Feature Writing
• Fiction Writing
• Film Analysis
• Humor Writing
• Memoir Writing
• Mystery Writing
• Nonfiction Writing
• Novel Writing
• Playwriting
• Poetry Writing
• Reading Fiction
• Romance Writing
• Science Fiction Writing
• Travel Writing
• TV Writing

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University of Phoenix
Part of the U.S.'s largest accredited private university, now offers individual online adult education courses, which interested students can take to fulfill degree requirements for other universities and colleges, or for general professional/career development. These online courses take 5 or 6 weeks to finish.

• Introduction to Film Studies
• Survey of the Performing Arts

E-Learn.uk.com
E-Learn.uk offers distance learning through the internet, giving students an interactive educational experience and the opportunity to study through highly accredited learning providers. With roughly 500 vocational and career training courses available online, E-Learn.uk offers something for everybody. E-Learn.uk.com offers the following online course in screenwriting:

• Scriptwriting - TV, Film, Stage, Radio

Learn the fundamental skills of writing feature film scripts, from conceptualizing the original idea to finishing a screenplay. Learn how to apply these new found skills to every type of television and film script, from comedies to soap operas. Providing insight and practical knowledge, let this scriptwriting course start out on the path to successful and prosperous scriptwriting.

Conduct all class activities from any location in the world with only a standard web browser! Be able to quickly access your course material online, learning at your own pace, and choosing your own method of learning. Work online or print out course materials and start on a new educational experience.

Upon completion of the course a Scriptwriting Diploma will be awarded.

JER Group, Inc. (onlineworkshops)
JER Group, Inc. (onlineworkshops and certificates) offers online courses in Film, Television and Theatre Writing. Writing courses include:

• Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks with Final Draft (Latest Release)
  Learn how to produce a "marketable" script bundled with award winning Final Draft Software.
• Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks
  The purpose of this course is not just to produce a single script - although that will happen. The real purpose is to show you the structure of scripts and how to produce "marketable" scripts is a minimal amount of time.

Learn more about these online screenwriting courses.

Australia Film Television and Radio School
AFTRS Online offers the following courses:

• Introduction to Screenwriting
• Hitchcock, Gender and Fashion
• Safe Sets

Birkbeck College Online Screenwriting Workshops
Birkbeck College, University of London, offers an accredited series of online tutor led workshops for screenwriters. Introductory and advanced workshops are available.

California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University offers an online certificate in the Entertainment and Media Business:

• Certificate of Completion in Entertainment Technology
  This certificate completion program is comprised of three courses in entertainment technology: television, movies and new media. Individuals working in the media and entertainment industries will benefit from this intensive update on key technology used in the business. Individuals interested in entering careers in media and entertainment will see how technology skills can be transferred.

E-Script
E-script offers online courses in playwriting, screenwriting and writing for TV. Got a stage play or screenplay you want to get started on, or finish, with professional guidance? Want to write a TV spec script? Or maybe you're just looking to learn the basics of playwriting or screenwriting. Whatever your level of scriptwriting accomplishment, there is a course here for you.

Film School Online
Film School Online offers web-based film courses in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, sound, editing, and producing with an emphasis on filmmaking and micro-budget production. Courses are self-study delivered via the web with 24/7 access. Sample lessons available. Individual courses are $10 or enroll in the complete program for $50. Certificate courses and program also available.

Global Film School
Global Film School (GFS) is an online university dedicated solely to the art of filmmaking. GFS was founded by three preeminent educational institutions - the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television, The Australian Film Television and Radio School, and the National Film and Television School. GFS offers a wide range of courses, seminars, and events that cover the creative, production and distribution facets of film, including:

• Screenwriting Fundamentals: A Hollywood Perspective
• Screenwriting Workshop
• Elements of Great Filmmaking
• Concepts in New Media

iUniversity
LTU's I-University offers the following online courses in screenwriting:

• Screenwriting I: The Art of Visual Storytelling
• Screenwriting II: The Second Draft and Polish
• Screenwriting: Works in Progress
• Writing and Selling the Romantic Comedy Screenplay

Kick Start Your Writing Project
"Kick Start Your Project" is a ten part e-mail course designed to get your novel, play, screenplay or TV Series idea off the ground. You'll develop characters and progress to the storyline, learning about how to engage the audience, write great dialogue and edit your work effectively en route.

Master Class on Screenwriting
At Screenwriter.com you can enroll in the Master Class on Screenwriting. The Master Class consists of three consecutive evenings with award winning screenwriters in the chat room, where you'll discuss important movies and television shows; screenplay structure, premise and characters; and analysis of the best screenplays. Also available is the Business of Screenwriting Night with studio executives, agents and entertainment attorneys, where you'll talk about making the deal, script options, market trends, getting an agent, the difference between managers and agents, and the nuts and bolts of having a successful career as a screenwriter.

Screendreams Writers Academy
Screendreams Writers Academy offers online writing courses for established and aspiring screenwriters. Options range from single lectures through short courses to ten-week programs. The flagship Master Writers' Program is intensive and progressive and designed to prepare you to complete your own screenplay to a professional standard. Most classes can be taken on-line exclusively, 24/7, with optional writers' retreats, workshops and other face-to-face events.

Syd Field
Acclaimed as "the guru of all screen writers" (CNN), Syd Field is regarded by many Hollywood professionals to be the leading authority in the art and craft of screenwriting in the world today. The Hollywood Reporter calls him "the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world." Visit the website to see what screenwriting courses are currently available online.

trAce Online Writing Centre
trAce Online Writing Centre offers the online course "The Art of Screenwriting". This course focuses on the art of writing for film, TV and video. Students will develop their story ideas with attention to tridimensional characters and the three act structure. They will learn the steps of screenwriting up through the treatment and then write their "set-up" the first twelve pages of a feature screenplay. The trAce Online Writing School is managed by The Nottingham Trent University, England.

University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers the online course "Screenwriting: Write Your First Draft Fast". Topics covered include: 1) making a script effective from the start; 2) developing story structure; 3) deepening characterization; 4) enriching scenes; 5) discovering the secrets of middles; 6) finding endings with fast finish techniques. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Video 101
Video 101 is an award-winning online "textbook" with dozens of video clips and Flash animations. This self-study course is free for to anyone who is interested in the fundamentals of video or film production.

Video University
Video University is a comprehensive guide to the video business, offering articles and how-to's as well as a variety of home-study courses and videos in movie making and the video business. Titles include:

• Professional Video Producer
• Wedding Video for Profit

Video Production University
Video Production University offers many online workshops including screenwriting, directing, videography, video lighting, sound for video production, and video editing.

Writers' Village University
Writers' Village University offers online the course "Introduction to Screenwriting". You'll explore the screenwriting genre by looking at what sets it apart from novels, short stories, and plays. After four weeks, you'll be able to identify what makes a good screenplay, the essential elements needed to put together a cohesive script, and how to start your ideas on the way to a finished script.

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