Tisch Pro/Online Courses

This branded storytelling course takes students through the process of creative short film development, production, and post production within a branded context. Students will work in crews online to learn the core principles and traditions of Tisch filmmaking applied in the service of a branded production where a client relationship is key to project success. 

Each student will complete a series of storytelling and branded exercises leading to the completion of a branded film (2 - 3 minutes in length). The process will involve developing a creative pitch based on a request for proposal (RFP), script writing/approval, production, post production, and final delivery.

Program Dates

Spring 2022 Session II: March 7 - April 22, 2022

Summer 2022 Session I: May 23 - July 1, 2022
Summer 2022 Session II: July 5 - August 12, 2022

This documentary workshop online course takes students through all the crucial steps of documentary filmmaking, from the development of ideas and research through editing and post production. Students work in crews online to learn the core principles and traditions of documentary filmmaking. 

Each student completes one portrait and a final short documentary film (3 - 8 minutes) for a rough-cut screening at the end of the course. 

Program Dates

Fall 2021 Session I: September 20 - October 29, 2021
Fall 2021 Session II: November 1 - December 10, 2021

Spring 2022 Session I: January 24 - March 4, 2022
Spring 2022 Session II: March 7 - April 22, 2022

Summer 2022 Session I: May 23 - July 1, 2022
Summer 2022 Session II: July 5 - August 12, 2022

This online workshop introduces participants to the theory and techniques of developing and producing shrot films that are shot and edited digitally. As most students enter the program with little or no experience in film or video, early assignments familiarize them with equipment as well as documentary, experimental, and narrative approaches. Working in online crews, students will collaborate to develop their directing, shooting, and editing skills as they produce music videos and short films (3 - 5 minutes). Special emphasis is placed on storytelling through visual language. 

Students learn the basics of screenwriting through writing exercises, reading assignments, and viewing online media examples as well as the script development and research of their short films. Through streaming lectures and video meetings, this online workshop will highlight the fundamentals of story structure, character development, communication of thematic statements, and visual storytelling, among other topics. In addition, this course includes screenings of significant works, master classes, and discussions with industry professionals/Tisch faculty. 

Program Dates

Fall 2021 Session I: September 20 - October 29, 2021
Fall 2021 Session II: November 1 - December 10, 2021

Spring 2022 Session I: January 24 - March 4, 2022
Spring 2022 Session II: March 7 - April 22, 2022

Summer 2022 Session I: May 23 - July 1, 2022
Summer 2022 Session II: July 5 - August 12, 2022

Do you want to learn how to write a movie? This introductory screenwriting course will teach you the basics. Students in this class will learn the fundamental components of screenwriting by studying produced movies and by writing their own.

Students are required to complete the first act of a screenplay in class with a treatment for the rest of the screenplay. All work will be developed and analyzed in an interactive workshop environment. This class is taught by a professional screenwriter.

Screenwriting I may be taken on its own or bundled with the required courses to complete the non-credit Screenwriting Certificate. Four online courses are required to complete the non-credit Screenwriting Certificate: Screenwriting I, Screenwriting II, Intro to Writing the Half-Hour Comedy, and Writing the One-Hour Television Drama.

Program Dates

Fall 2021 Session I: September 20 - October 29, 2021
Fall 2021 Session II: November 1 - December 10, 2021

Spring 2022 Session I: January 24 - March 4, 2022
Spring 2022 Session II: March 7 - April 22, 2022

Summer 2022 Session I: May 23 - July 1, 2022
Summer 2022 Session II: July 5 - August 12, 2022

Participants will examine the principles and processes of writing for the screen. Topics include: finding and developing story ideas, film language, and script structure. By the end of the course, students will have participated in in-depth film analysis and intensive screenwriting exercises and discussions. 

At the end of the course, students are expected to complete a film treatment (prose description of your film) with a step outline for a feature film or TV episode they plan to write. In addition, students must hand in the first scene (3 - 5 pages) of their script with dialogue.

Program Dates

Fall 2021 Session I: September 20 - October 29, 2021
Fall 2021 Session II: November 1 - December 10, 2021

Spring 2022 Session I: January 24 - March 4, 2022
Spring 2022 Session II: March 7 - April 22, 2022

Summer 2022 Session I: May 23 - July 1, 2022
Summer 2022 Session II: July 5 - August 12, 2022