Student Erin smiles in front of a white backdrop, wearing a black tee. She wears minimal make up and her long hair is half tucked behind her shoulder.

Erin’s insights into Bournemouth’s campus, activities, and accommodation

This is a guest blog by Erin Pinnel, MA Scriptwriting student. In this blog, she shares her insights into living and studying in Bournemouth as a Postgraduate student. Studying in Bournemouth has been an amazing experience as someone who is living away from home for the first time. Probably one of the best selling points… Read more » about Erin’s insights into Bournemouth’s campus, activities, and accommodation

Student Erin smiles in front of a white backdrop, wearing a black tee. She wears minimal make up and her long hair is half tucked behind her shoulder.

Why Erin chose MA Scriptwriting and what opportunities it’s provided… so far!

This is a guest blog post written by Student Ambassador Erin Pinnell who is studying MA Scriptwriting.   As someone who completed a drama undergraduate degree, I immediately felt a connection to scriptwriting. Many other MA courses do offer scriptwriting as a module; however, Bournemouth is one of the only universities to offer a course dedicated… Read more » about Why Erin chose MA Scriptwriting and what opportunities it’s provided… so far!

Dreams come true

Dreams come true  I am Katrin Kolbeinsdottir from Iceland studying a Master‘s in Scriptwriting at Bournemouth University. If you are a prospective student, you may be wondering why I chose Bournemouth University. Long story short – BU gave me a chance. Studying has never come easily to me. I dropped out of high school and… Read more » about Dreams come true

An interview with Resh Somauroo about BA(Hons) Scriptwriting for Film and TV

Resh Somauroo is the Scriptwriting for Film and TV 3rd year Programme leader. He has worked at Bournemouth University for over 7 years and continues to drive people to pursue their passion of scriptwriting. We got together to discuss his life at BU and the course itself. What is your academic/professional background? I started out… Read more » about An interview with Resh Somauroo about BA(Hons) Scriptwriting for Film and TV

My internship story

Being a Scriptwriting for Film and Television student, finding a placement in the media industry was honestly extremely difficult (mainly because it is such a competitive industry). However, while finding a placement within this sector is hard it is not completely impossible.  As long as you are dedicated, build up your CV, search everywhere you… Read more » about My internship story

BU student wins national radio script writing competition

Ricky Santos, a BA (Hons) Scriptwriting for Film and Television student, has won a national radio script writing competition. Ricky, 29, was one of five finalists in Creating Waves 2016, a competition to write a radio ad on the subject of National Accident Helpline’s Accident Awareness Week. Ricky, who was a finalist in last year’s… Read more » about BU student wins national radio script writing competition

Why I chose BU

Back in the day, when the words “college” and “A-levels” made me want to crawl into a hole and never be seen again, my goal was to find a better place and somewhere I could feel happy. But looking for the perfect university was difficult. For me it had to tick five boxes: Enjoyable course… Read more » about Why I chose BU

BU graduate who wrote & directed feature film back to give advice

A Scriptwriting graduate who has since gone on to write and direct his own successful feature film was back at BU to share his advice and experiences with current students. Ben Cookson – who graduated from the BA (Hons) Scriptwriting for Film and Television  degree course in 2006 – wrote and directed Almost Married, a… Read more » about BU graduate who wrote & directed feature film back to give advice