Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This program focuses on the technical craft of screenwriting and creative project development, moving beyond basic storytelling to professional-grade script construction. Learners are guided through the rigorous process of drafting, structural analysis, and character development, ensuring their work meets the commercial and artistic standards of the modern film and television industry.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Directing for Screenwriters 6N18515
Screenwriting: Story Creation, Development and Presentation 6N18517
Developing Original Documentary Content 6N18514
Professional Development 6N1949
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
Career Progression
- Writer/Director – Film & Television
- Screenwriter – Film & Television
- Producer – Film & Television
- Script Editor – Film & Television
- Development Executive – Film & Television
- Production Executive – Film & Television
- Researcher – Film & Television