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© Robin Kelly 1997 - 2005
© Robin Kelly 1997 - 2005
© Robin Kelly 1997 - 2005
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Directory of courses
UCLA
UCLA are the main players in screenwriting courses
WritingClasses.com
The online version of the New York's Gotham Writers' Workshop
Writers Boot Camp
Writers Boot Camp empowers writers and creative professionals to achieve personal and career breakthroughs
Comedy Courses by the Sea
Top ex-stand-up Sally Holloway, with over 10 years on the circuit, has set up a three-week joke writing course based in Hastings:
Sally teaches the logic behind jokes, how to write topical jokes, writing under pressure and finding jokes on difficult subjects.
The next course dates are Sundays 17 June, 24 June and 1 July, 12.00-5.00pm
Sally also does a course for aspiring stand-ups which will start in September
For more details see her website, email her at info*at*comedycourses.biz or phone 01424 442861.
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Arvon Foundation
Has sites in Devon and Yorkshire
Adrian Thorne explains what this training organisation has to offer and gives his Top Ten Tips garnered from Arvon courses
Ty Newydd
Situated on the edge of Snowdonia National Park in Cymru
The Script Factory
The country's leading script development agency
De Montfort University
MA in TV scriptwriting
National Film and Television School
Full time and short courses
Central Saint Martins
Offers a large short course programme and summer schools
University of Bolton
The University of Bolton has two undergraduate programmes of interest to writers. These are 'Writing for Stage, Screen and Radio' (taught by experienced writers such as Les Smith and Mary Cooper) and 'Media, Writing and Production (which combines dramatic writing, film studies and video production). The latter course has a screenwriting strand which enables students to create a portfolio of scripts by the time they graduate. All students initially study modules in screenwriting, digital film production and film studies. In the second half of the course students choose whether to specialise or to continue to combine all three areas of study. The Skillset Film Skills Fund has awarded the course a £30K grant to cover five student screenwriting bursaries for students intending to specialise in screenwriting, who would otherwise face financial hardship.
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MediaXchange
Robert McKee Seminars, etc
Moonstone
Moonstone works in consultation with the Sundance Institute to develop scripts on residential labs
Dingle Writing Courses
Based in County Kerry in Eire
Pilots
Course run in Spain with top industry professionals flown in
Raindance
Various courses and workshops
Marc Blake's Courses
Writing Situation Comedy
It's a complete course in concept, sitcom structure and format, character and plotting. He often has special guests in like Simon Nye or Michael Aitkens. The class is restricted to 20 (and fills up fast). He has written several sitcoms which have been optioned.
Writing Comedy
This is a general course on joke writing, studying stand ups, TV and Radio comedy sketches, sitcoms and screenplays. Its available to all with an interest in comedy writing. Marc was a stand up for ten years and wrote sketches for anything and anyone from Spitting Image to Frankie Howerd. He now writes bestselling comedy/crime thrillers.
Courses are held at the City University, Northampton Square, London ECIV OHB.
For more details visit his website