The Script to Screen – Advanced Television and Film program at Centennial College offers a comprehensive, in-depth and hands-on understanding of what goes into developing and producing quality feature films and TV shows.

This multidisciplinary two-semester post-graduate program — facilitated by the School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design in the hub of Toronto's film and television district — will be especially beneficial for writers, directors, producers, editors, actors, and other film and television craftspeople who want to expand their industry knowledge.

The major focus of the first semester will be on creating, pitching, outlining, developing, drafting and polishing production-ready short film scripts. During the second semester, you'll have the opportunity to prepare, perform in, shoot and/or post a number of these productions.

Additionally, Script to Screen – Advanced Television and Film will see you deconstructing classic films, television shows and scripts of all genres. The program will also provide advanced instruction from industry professionals in your major and minor areas of craft interest, along with extensive employment information.

Program Highlights

• The Script to Screen – Advanced Television and Film program is unique among the few other post-graduate film and television offerings currently available in the Greater Toronto Area.
• Instead of immediately streaming you into master classes, the first semester will ensure you obtain a solid working knowledge of the various roles people have when working on a film or television production.
• The amount of included foundational lessons will allow you to better collaborate, improvise, problem-solve, and empathize with your fellow cast and crew members.
• The program will focus on dramatic filmmaking, comedy and several other genres. It will not, however, include documentary filmmaking.
• At a time when student films continue to be key to gaining a foothold in the business, the time and effort devoted to script development in Semester 1 and production and post-production in Semester 2 will result in higher quality student films than are customarily produced.

Career Outlook

• Director
• Assistant director
• Trainee assistant director
• Personal assistant to the director
• Cinematographer
• Camera operator
• Assistant camera operator
• Lighting and grip department technician
• Lighting or grip assistant
• Dolly grip
• Audio technician
• Assistant audio technician
• Producer
• Associate producer
• Production manager
• Production coordinator
• Assistant production coordinator
• Production assistant
• Location coordinator or assistant
• Office assistant
• Personal assistant to the producer
• Screenwriter
• Script coordinator/story department coordinator
• Trainee/junior story editor/story researcher
• Personal assistant to the showrunner
• Script reader
• Editor
• Assistant editor
• Sound editor
• Assistant sound editor
• Personal assistant to the series lead/star

Areas of Employment

• Production companies
• Broadcast networks