When I was going to college in 2006, I didn't even know you could be a film major. I was at the University of Delaware for sports medicine for a month, couldn't memorize all the bones, and then transferred to Penn State, where I took five different English classes and one "Intro to Film" that changed my life. It's where I learned my passion for movies and extreme nerdiness could lead to a screenwriting career in film and TV. And I really haven't looked back. This career as a screenwriter has its ups and downs, but it's the one I chose, and I still love it.Now, you don't have to go to film school at all to make it to Hollywood, but let's say you want to. Should you pursue your BFA or MFA in screenwriting? Today, we're going to answer that question. Let's dive in.Screenwriting MFA vs. BFA This is an easy question to answer. If you want to be a screenwriter and you also want to go to film school, a simple BFA would be very useful to you. Inside a BFA program, you should learn screenplay structure, how to write short films, and how to write feature films and TV shows.Obviously, you can learn all that via the hyperlinks I put in this article, but you also get a sense of community in college as well as the ability to learn to work with others. Your BFA really doesn't matter. In Hollywood, if you can write, you'll get...
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