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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 411.2

Feature Film VI

This course helps experienced screenwriters complete their new script in a collaborative environment.
SCRIPT X 411.3

Feature Film VII: Rewrite

Writers who have completed at least two feature-length screenplays engage in analysis and revision in this rewriting workshop.
SCRIPT 910.1C

Feature Film Writing Conservatory

Complete a script from concept to completion, with weeks devoted to professional development and revision practices.
SCRIPT X 409

Features: Essential Beginnings

Learn the basics of screenwriting for feature films in this exercise-based workshop for absolute beginners.
SCRIPT X 410.5

First Feature Film Rewrite

Learn to rewrite your first draft feature film screenplay, enhancing story, structure, plot, scenes, characters, dialogue, and more.
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