USC Film and TV Production MFA - role of screenwriting (3 Viewers)

[gibs9000]

I've been accepted into USC's film and tv production mfa, but as I look more into the program, I'm wondering about the role of screenwriting/screenwriters. How many courses can we take in screenwriting? Have screenwriters / TV writers, in particular, come out of the program? I know we never specialize in a specific discipline, but how much opportunity is there for an attendee to hone their screenwriting craft?

(I know USC has a screenwriting MFA -- how much does this interfere with/affect Production MFA students interested in screenwriting)

 

[Chris W]

I reached out to some members attending USC's MFA production program and hopefully they'll be able to help you.

 

[Aseer]

I've been accepted into USC's film and TV production MFA, but as I look more into the program, I'm wondering about the role of screenwriting/screenwriters. How many courses can we take in screenwriting? Have screenwriters / TV writers, in particular, come out of the program? I know we never specialize in a specific discipline, but how much opportunity is there for an attendee to hone their screenwriting craft?

(I know USC has a screenwriting MFA -- how much does this interfere with/affect Production MFA students interested in screenwriting)

Hi, I am just finishing up my MFA in production at USC. After the first year, you have around 8 credits, out of the total 52 required to graduate you can use towards writing classes. The production credits though are quite a lot of work in themselves so I would suggest applying for the MFA in screenwriting (Great program) if you truly want to focus on writing, but if not, then you can definitely get entry level classes in Screenwriting and will get the opportunity to have a feature writing and re-writing class or a comedy writing class, in total 2-3 classes for writing while doing your production program.