London Film School, offer full-time MA Degree courses in both Film Making and Screewriting.

“This is a unique course that essentially teaches passion and creativity, which are far harder to learn than a set of industry-standard scriptwriting ‘rules’ gleaned from reading a few books. Ellis imbued every one of us with a sense of purpose and a desire to get writing. He made us alert to all the potential stories and ideas that can spring from any and every source.”

"I needed to write. Just sit down and get on with it. Ellis did everything in his capacity as tutor and mentor to get us to do that."

"I had very high expectations for the course and the only surprise was that it managed to exceed them!"

"Ellis stands out from other tutors. He is able to adapt so readily to each individual/project and offer the advice that they need, rather than speak some pre-rehearsed mantra on screenwrting. He is such an inspirational and encouraging tutor."

"The LFS were great throughout. Reminder texts on the mornings of classes and emails if we missed handouts. Everything was personal, and it felt as if each individual on the course mattered."

"Ellis was brilliant at encouraging our creativity and reducing our fear of the blank page. He also got us to trust our own judgments, helping us to problem solve and stay motivated throughout the writing process."

"Loved it. It was the best investment in my training to date."

“Ellis is an inspirational tutor. His approach to writing is so relaxed, it removed all pressure from our shoulders and allowed the creativity to flow out of our brains and onto the page. I’ve learnt that writing is about ideas – a revelation to me, as I was so hung up on dialogue. But Ellis showed us how to build a piece of writing from scratch, and I’ve written more on this course than ever before. Ellis taught us that little by little (and often) the challenge of writing a screenplay isn’t so scary.”

"We learnt a number of useful skills, tools and games for getting creativity flowing. Ellis was a passionate and dedicated teacher - he covered all areas of the writing process with great understanding, illuminating the key points of each. The assignments were also useful, helping us to develop regular writing habits and the 'well' of creativity necessary to produce good stories. I will use the handouts in future."

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