Scriptwriting courses

Now I've possibly got a bit of time on my hands I was looking online to see if there are any scriptwriting courses around.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS!!!!!

Can anyone recommend any good ones - that don't need a degree or something as an entry requirement?

I'd like to second this question.

Any distance ones?

Is that a regular course? Maybe I'll have a look at them.

I did Marc Blake's course in '06. Gave me a good starting point. Was a good course.

I've just been on Marc Blake's 'How Not to Write a Sitcom' course which was a full day session. I found it really useful and it was good to be in a group of like minded people.

I am also doing a distance learning sitcom course with Tony Kirwood. It consists of ten sessions looking at devising your sitcom from the bare roots to the finished article.

I got the details for boths of these on this site.

Def.

Tony's comedy-writing ones are good and how I got started in comedy-writing. If you think my stuff is shit, it is entirely his fault...

Dan

Thanks for reminding me. I forget about half of what is on this site!

For those of you not working on Wednesday the 13th, there is a free 'taster' course in comedy writing in Richmond, London: http://www.racc.ac.uk/course/R0090309

I suspect very much Tony Kirwood will be running it, as that's where I learned to do funnie writings at...

Dan

I just got the BCG newsletter and it mentions a sitcom course by Dave Cohen on 1 August 2009. Reading the blurb it sounds like it would be both fun and informative.

Has anyone been to a Dave cohen course before and if so what are they like?

(edit - having just seen Griff's comment above...Doh!)

Def.

I suppose the best courses to go on would be from names you know and expect. i.e. Dave Cohen, Marc Blake, etc.
Avoid any who actually have no sitcom/comedy credits.

Well, I'm booked on the Dave cohen course on 1 August in London. It should be a good day out.

Anyone else going to this?

I can honestly say that without Dave Cohen I would be nothing. With him, I'm...

I can honestly say that without Dave Cohen I would be less than nothing.

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Well, I'm booked on the Dave cohen course on 1 August in London. It should be a good day out.

Anyone else going to this?

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Just had a quick look. I enjoyed Dave's sketch writing course so I might book up for this.

I just found out bout this one.

http://www.seriouslywise.co.uk/

Does anyone know anything about it?

I just got accepted into my masters course for Screenwriting at Screen Academy Scotland. Anybody got any good news from this establishment. I'm really excited about it.