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Screenwriting

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Guidance from award-winning instructors to help get your script noticed.

Break into screenwriting. Expand your portfolio. Transition from TV to film, or film to TV. Turn your novel into a script.

UCLA Extension Writers’ Program courses are taught by experienced screenwriters who can show you how it's done.

Our students have advanced to write and sell hundreds of popular plays, feature films, and television shows, such as Game of Thrones, The Office and SNL.

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Feature Film and TV Writing Conservatories

January 5 - September 3, 2026

Our screenwriting conservatories are designed for the most ambitious students who know the clock is ticking and can’t wait to be successful in their writing careers. This is a 9-month accelerated online program.

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Screenwriting

Courses

SCRIPT X 411.1

Feature Film V

This course puts experienced screenwriters on track to complete a new script in a supportive community of like-minded writers.
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SCRIPT X 411.2

Feature Film VI

This course helps experienced screenwriters complete their new script in a collaborative environment.
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SCRIPT X 421.1

Half-Hour TV I

Learn how to construct a story and write a script outline for an existing half-hour series in this introductory TV writing course.
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SCRIPT X 421.3

One-Hour TV I

Learn how to construct a story and write a script outline for an existing one-hour series in this introductory TV writing course.
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