Writing Television Drama
6 Nov 2024
- 29 Jan 2025
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IADT
ECTS Points
Level 9
ESF/Skillnet funding available
Up to 40% off fees*
Course Code
DL135
Fees
€1,700
IADT
Level 9
Up to 40% off fees*
DL135
€1,700
Learn how to develop, write and pitch an industry standard TV drama treatment. The course will be delivered online on Teams and Zoom.
TV drama has changed radically since the arrival of streaming platforms over 10 years ago. Audiences are hungry for drama in hybrid genres, where the quality and richness of the writing is key to the success of the series. Writers have become the creative drivers of productions – the showrunners – the creative leaders of productions where in film the director is often that person.
Production companies, broadcasters and streamers are always looking for the next new idea that will capture audience. This course explores current trends and how to ensure ideas, regardless of genre, standout as authentic.
Working with Eilish Kent, a recognised educator in this area with extensive industry expertise in writing and commissioning for television, we have developed this course to focus on developing and writing TV Drama.
The course follows an industry standard, development process that underpins a professional approach to a career in screenwriting for TV. You will be taught the craft of TV drama writing that will enable you to complete a pilot episode of a TV drama.
You will be required to evaluate a personal and professional strategy for the development of any work in the context of the screen industries.
The course will:
This is a single module certificate.
This ten week course, delivered over three months, has been running for five years. Several graduates have got their projects into development with production companies. It sits alongside our MA in Screenwriting for Film + Television which has been running successfully for over 20 years.
This course is suitable for students who have an undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree level.
Applicants without a Level 8 qualification may be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence which can be verified through the RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) process.
Two references must support your application. You may also be asked to attend an online interview.
Graduates from the MA and Certificate have gone on to work as full-time screenwriters, script-editors, development executives, producers, directors and third level teachers in film and on writing programmes.
Wednesday, 6th November 2024.
10 Wednesdays, from 6th November to 29th January 2025 7pm – 9.15pm and some Saturday mornings 10am – 12.30pm.
Final submission Friday 7th March 2025.
The course will be delivered online on Teams and Zoom.
Eilish Kent
Course Co-ordinator
Email: Eilish.Kent@iadt.ie
Admissions Queries
Phone: +353 1 239 4612
Email: admissions@iadt.ie
Creative Futures Academy is delighted to collaborate with Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet to offer a special partnership rate for this course. This means we can offer successful applicants (employed / freelance / sole traders that are ROI residents) a fee subvention for this course.
A CFA scholarship encourages the participation of learners from sections of society that are significantly under-represented in higher education by offering one free place on all of our CFA short courses.
Through our CFA programmes, we offer a range of bursaries to help you gain the in-demand skills you need to develop your career.
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