You work with other writers in a supportive community, writing and revising, testing and developing your work with professional actors.

• You explore professional writing across the range of content—from shorts to webisodes to features, from profiles to TV drama, from comedy to documentary.
• SVA Film emphasizes writing from the first year—no matter what you do on a film, you’ve got to understand story.
• SVA Film has designed writing/directing courses that stress original work, and give both writers and directors experience with actors on camera.

It’s not enough to have one script when you’re trying to break into the hyper-competitive world of writing. Screenwriters at SVA typically graduate with two full-length screenplays, a TV spec script or pilot, an adaptation, and any number of short scripts.

“Tell me a fact and I will learn. Tell me a truth and I will believe. However, tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.” – Indian proverb.