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Screenwriting Classes

Advanced Screenwriting: Writing the First Draft Feature Screenplay

Course Number: CTWR-401

(May Session) In-Person (ADULT 18+)
May 15 - Jun 23   - Seats Available

In-Person (AGES 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Waitlist Available

In-Person (AGES 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Waitlist Available

This cutting-edge class has been designed to offer summer students a chance to write a complete, feature-length screenplay. You will leave the USC Summer Program with a finished script, an actual project you can continue to revise or take out into the industry to find and agent.
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Beginning Screenwriting: Short Form and the Building Blocks of Screenwriting

Course Number: CTWR-212

In-Person (Ages 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Seats Available

In-Person (Ages 16+)
Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Unavailable

As a student you will learn the importance of writing from personal belief. You will complete a step outline, full treatment and first act of a screenplay while emphasizing character, structure and narrative development.
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Creating the Dramatic TV Series

Course Number: CTWR-422

Jun 26 - Aug 4   - Seats Available

If you have ideas for a new television show, this is your chance to find out how TV series are developed. The course includes screening and analysis of sample pilots, reading show bibles and pilot scripts, and discussion of successful shows and prototypes.
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