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Certificate/Short Course in Script Writing

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Entry Requirements
Certificate/Short Course in Script Writing
Domestic Entry Requirements
Domestic students
There are no requirements regarding previous academic attainment or English proficiency. However, there are some courses that require prerequisite knowledge. Contact a Career Advisor at your Campus for further details.
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Certificate/Short Course in Script Writing
International Entry Requirements
International students
There are no requirements regarding previous academic attainment or English proficiency. However, there are some courses that require prerequisite knowledge. Contact a Career Advisor at your Campus for further details.
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Course Structure

Duration: 27 hours, 3 Weeks
Times/Week: 3 days per week
Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Course Overview, Objectives, & Brief:
-Overview:
• In this 27 hours course, participants will be introduced to the world of storytelling and writing scripts for short films, TVC, and Feature films. Throughout the course, they will learn about scene building, story structure, genres, formats, adapting, and character writing. By the end of this course, participants will be able to write & develop their own ideas and start exploring the world of scriptwriting.

-Objectives:
• In this course, participants will learn the tools to pursue a career in scriptwriting, and how to write and develop ideas into a script, using all the needed tools (software). Throughout the course, participants will be divided into groups, and in groups, they will do small writing tables and discuss each other ideas and will develop them until finish short scripts. The output-finished scripts should reflect the gained experience throughout the course.

-Brief:
Course Brief
• Introduction to creative writings.
• Finding ideas and articulating visions.
• Three acts (Aristotle storytelling) structure.
• Genres and the TRIANGLE of sub-genres.
• Script writing software & Techniques.
• Formatting a page.
• Revisions and development.
• Writing dialogues.
• Writing scenes.
• Script outlines.
• Understanding basic psychology and philosophy as a major sciences behind storytelling.
• Script writing formats & Software.
• Loglines, synopsis & treatments.
• Understanding Genres.
• Introduction to scriptwriting process. How to write ideas.
• Characters and Characterization.
• Writing good dialogues.
• Developments.
• Writing tables.

Course FAQs

All SAE courses focus on practical, hands-on delivery. The amount of practical time you experience during your study varies depending on your course. You will always have an opportunity to access campus resources and facilities outside of class times; during campus opening hours.

It can vary depending on the course. In most cases, lectures have an average of 15 students.

The cost of each course at SAE varies. For information on the tuition fee, contact one of the Career Advisors on your campus at +962 6 4000 707.

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