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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 421.4

One-Hour TV II

Go from outline to the first draft script of a one-hour series, mirroring the professional TV writer's room environment.
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SCRIPT X 422.3

One-Hour TV III

Develop the world, characters, tone, and story engine for an original TV series before developing an outline and your script's first act.
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SCRIPT X 422.4

One-Hour TV IV

Carry your pilot script across the finish line in this workshop focused on helping you fix story problems, maximize drama, and write to the end.
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SCRIPT 726.19

Perfecting the Pitch

Learn to summarize your TV pilot in a succinct and tantalizing way that will appeal to studio decision makers.    
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