WRITING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

AT VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL

Your year in Writing for Film and Television at VFS will be the single most intense 12 months you’ll ever experience as an aspiring / QUICK FACTS screenwriter. Day after day, you’ll test your ever-expanding knowledge DURATION as you learn the craft and business of screenwriting from industry 1 Year pros. You’ll write, attend workshops, and write some more as you build START DATES the portfolio, acumen, and network you’ll need to launch your career. January, April, August

PROGRAM ESTABLISHED RESULTS MATTER INDUSTRY-LED 1999 Your year in Writing for Film and Television Vancouver is a world hub of production, and begins with screenwriting’s main pillars — the every instructor in Writing for Film and MAJOR PROJECTS (AVERAGE) feature screenplay and the television spec Television comes with real-world expertise. 5 per year script — alongside many other writing projects They’re led by Michael Baser, a veteran writer/ INDUSTRY EVENTS (AVERAGE) and collaborative productions. In the second producer with decades of experience in 6 per year half of your year, you give your portfolio the American primetime television — including inside track by specializing in film or TV. credits on The Jeffersons, Three’s Company, YOU GRADUATE WITH and Full House. What you learn at VFS comes A diploma in Writing for Film and STUDIO ENVIRONMENT straight out of the industry’s trenches. Television, a diverse portfolio, and Located in the heart of beautiful Downtown access to the VFS job board Vancouver, the Writing for Film and Television campus is right at the heart of “Hollywood “VFS is a terrific place North.” At VFS, you get 24/7 access to a writing to start or develop a lab and a massive script library, while working shoulder-to-shoulder with passionate students career in writing for from all over the world and developing a network of collaborators from other VFS film or television.” entertainment arts programs. Maria Jacquemetton, Advisory Board Member VFS.EDU/WRITING WRITER & CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, / CAREER PATHS TELEVISION Lynn Sternberger, Staff Writer The screenwriter’s role is expanding. As the HEARTBREAKER industry shifts toward digital, demand has skyrocketed for savvy writers who can tell Derek Thompson, Writer compelling stories in any medium. WHEN CALLS THE HEART

Julie Puckrin, Writer FEATURE SCREENWRITER MOTIVE Whether it’s selling an original script or taking on a big rewrite assignment, as a feature Jennifer Siddle, Writer screenwriter, you’re the creative engine behind SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED the scenes. What you write informs everything Amy Roy, Writer that comes after. HART OF DIXIE TV WRITER Richard Brandon Manus, Writer Some of the most exciting stories being told LAST MAN STANDING today are on TV. Television is a writer-driven medium, and once you’ve cut your teeth, GAMES you may even find yourself taking on Jeffrey Campbell, Game Writer producing duties. EIDOS

VIDEO GAME WRITER Andrew Kemp, Narrative Designer Is linear storytelling too simple for you? Game EYES WIDE GAMES companies often work with professional writers to craft complex branching dialogue — or help Ryan Galletta, Game Writer create entire worlds. WARNER BROS GAMES “VFS is riding the / ALUMNI CREDITS wave of the future / APPLICATION TIP FEATURE FILMS Got a dream project? Start by in terms of Terri Tatchell, Writer preparing a one-page synopsis of a CHAPPIE feature film or television series you their technology want to create, and narrow down your Seth Lochhead, Writer previous creative writing to two to four and curriculum.” HANNA of your very best samples. No more Syd Field, Screenwriting Guru, Alanna Belak, Writer than 20 pages total, please! AUTHOR OF “SCREENPLAY” THE STRANGER

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