AFTRS

The Screenwriting department at AFTRS currently offers the following postgraduate level courses specifically for screenwriters:

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN STORY DEVELOPMENT & SCREENWRITING FUNDAMENTALS

LEARN TO WRITE AND DEVELOP EMOTIONALLY ENGAGING FILM AND TV STORIES.

You will investigate storytelling principles, dramatic scene writing, long form structures and genre conventions through rigorous practical workshops. You will also learn the specific demands and opportunities of writing for the Australian screen and in-depth script analysis. You will have developed a story for a long form film or TV project by completion of the course.
This course overlaps with three other Graduate Certificates (Directing, Producing and Documentary) giving you the chance to develop ongoing collaborative relationships.

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GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SCREENWRITING

LEARN THE ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL AND CREATIVE SKILLS OF A SCREENWRITER.

You will learn the key principles of screenwriting and apply them in rigorous practical modules that concentrate on structure, character and genres for both TV and film. The course offers you at least one if not more opportunities to work with Graduate Diploma directors and producers on the filmed screen exercises. The course requires you to develop a treatment for feature film and/or TV project, as well as a pilot script.

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MASTER OF SCREEN ARTS*

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A REAL IMPACT AND CREATE EXCELLENT WORK THAT CUTS THROUGH?

You will initiate and realise a major project that is only limited by your imagination and the resources AFTRS is able to provide. Hone your specialist skills through a tailored, in-depth and intensely practically focused course that will help you achieve mastery in your chosen area of specialisation, and also investigate Australian screen history and big philosophical and sociological ideas in action for context and meaning,. You will be supported to map out your own path in what is an increasingly competitive marketplace as you collaborate with others to achieve genuinely innovative work.

* Only open to AFTRS Graduates who completed a Graduate Diploma between 2009 and 2011. Applicants will need to have demonstrated a high degree of originality and assured craft skills to gain entry into the course.

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