Course & Schedule
Our study program will provide Regent graduate students and SCA alumni with a two-week total immersion experience in the professional world of Hollywood television production practices. During this course, students will work in a television writer's room atmosphere under the guidance of industry experts, developing a webisodic TV series including scripts and the production side of television. All MA and MFA students are required to have experience in different aspects of screenwriting and production in order to effectively contribute towards the scripts and production the class is developing.
We are offering the following course to graduate students and SCA alumni only:
- SSW 614: Topics in Screenwriting: Writing & Producing the Television Script (3 credit hours)
Requirements for Acceptance:
- SSW 510 (preferred) or a Producing class (CTV 525, 526 or 527)
- Writing sample to be submitted to mackerman@regent.edu with application:
- Short film script or television script (preferred), or;
- Feature film script in lieu of short film script or television script
- Advisor recommendation
The course consists of:
- April 1: online proloque
- May 8-23: class meets in Hollywood, CA
See important dates for more details.
During this course you will:
- Work on a series of treatments, scenes and episodes.
- Know how to handle the extensive interpersonal interaction as the creative team write and rewrite treatments and dialogue sections.
- Meet and interact with Hollywood individuals, some of whom could become future employers and colleagues.
- Learn about various studios, agencies and commissioning organizations.
- Students will see how the creative and business processes overlap and come up with a finished product that incorporates both aspects.
- Students will receive a workshop from Hollywood Connect or Dean Batali on "Navigating Hollywood as a Christian" (or similar topic). Students will participate in prayer walks and tours of Hollywood studios as well as network with Christians in the industry.
- Students will learn how to integrate transmedia storytelling concepts into their scripts.
See important dates for more details.
