Screenwriting

About this course

Screenwriting is the craft of telling stories through the specific language of moving image, whether for cinema, television, streaming platforms, or other screen-based forms. A screenplay is not simply a story written down but a technical and creative document that must communicate character, action, dialogue, and visual storytelling in a form that a production team can interpret and realise. The screenwriter must think simultaneously about story structure, character psychology, scene construction, dialogue rhythm, and the visual possibilities of the medium, making it a discipline that demands both creative imagination and technical precision. At the University of Portsmouth you will study this three-year full-time programme, with a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a placement all built into the degree. The sandwich year gives you extended professional experience in the industry or in

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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