friends help: Do you need to go to Uni to be a script writer? - Help.com

There are many well educated people who advise you to have a secondary education for this type of work. But this education isn’t even guaranteed to find you that specific job you desire. Think of it as a extra stepping stone you would not have if you didn’t go to uni or col.

You may just get your foot in the door with these types of classes and a title on your resume and with this it will help exceptionally. NO education is wasted. You can only gain from going to university. although if your second guessing yourself because of money, i can completely understand. Sinking money into something like that is a big choice to be made. But if you don’t go you may regret it.

But with that said, you are perfectly capable of doing things on your own and being self-reliant on your dream. Most script writers did not even go to university or college, even some great directors. I’m sure with even not going and sinking that much money, you can be just as great a writer. I’m sure you know this already but there is alot of great books and series of novels about this field. Especially the formats and set up of things (its more difficult then I thought). Just don’t give up and keep practicing your craft.

I was interested in the same field of work (directing/screen writing/story boarding), and I have an idea of how expensive it is. Don’t base your complete decision what someone is truly telling you to do. You can only be happy if you pick for yourself. Just remember what ever you pick, it will be okay. With learning comes experience and with self promotion comes experience. Both are good paths to choose although I do believe one is more rockier then the other. Only because you may have educate yourself and push a bit harder. Other then that, I wish you luck and I look forward to seeing your stuff on the screen/play.

i just cant see how Uni would advance my writing skills, it would only help me meet similar people and people that would be interested in my work (which i’m kind of yet to do cus of current studies). Plus my best friend want to go to Uni and we’ve got this ‘plan’ to make films together when we get enough time and money, both of which i cant really see myself having if we were both at uni…

Well maybe you can start by asking yourself, if you truly want to go to university or if you are just doing it because your friend is. Its a good place to start out, its sets any foundation for a hard working life and it allows you to network ideas and later in life, the people you know may give you a helping hand.

If your beginning to think and question if its really right for you I would look into the program. Go with your friend down to the university (if you can of course) and ask to sit in one of the classes. It might give you a better idea of what your getting yourself into because you seem a bit unsure right now.

If your seriously unsure and having countless second thoughts, maybe you just need to re-adjust yourself. You don’t need to go to university NOW. there’s plenty of time to go at a later date. Its not “university or no university”. Don’t stress yourself too much. Try to think of when you would like to go, what it will do for you. But don’t go if you arn’t completely sure what the course offers. It may be very helpful with your writing, you never know.

You seem to know what you want, this is incredibly to your advantage, so don’t let it pass you by. If you can see yourself having all these things in university then go for it. Ask yourself what you plan to do outside of school if you don’t go and then make your choice.

the point is i’d happily not got to uni, get a full time job and use my spare time writing. But what i really need to find out is whether uni is important for what i want to do, its not like i need to apply to be a writer, just like musicians or singers, they dont g for interviews to be their profession… And if my friend is going then there is less reason for me to go, cus if he thinks that its a good idea to work together on this and he goes to uni, he will meet all the necessary people to look at ‘our work’, whether i go to uni or not… i guess it depends on whether we go our seperate ways, if that happens then i’d have to go the whole hog and learn everything about film making aswell so that i was able to use my writing the way i want to…

ohh i’m in a mess here lol, thanks foy your help btw ;)

if you are good what you doing there is no need to pay a huge amount of dollars to be a mr Average . To tell you the truth id rather watch a Film with a good written script than a%$#@ script. If you have the talent forget Uni.Steal ideas from top writers plus your talent ,what can go wrong.Nobody wanted my songs now i have my own web site selling CD s with nobody’s help and on top of that i write my own Songs .barbyman.com