MA Film Production

Master

In City of London

£ 6,950 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary
Overview
On the MA Film Production, the learning experience is built around practical production modules, underpinned by theory that explores key developments in the history of cinema.
Our aim is to nurture filmmakers who can critically reflect on the form and content of both their own work and the work of others in the field.
Why choose this course?
The course is predominantly practical, with almost 70% of learning geared towards enabling you to produce documentary and experimental films.
For those whose interest is academic, there is also the possibility to replace the double project practice module with a dissertation.
The course closely tracks contemporary developments in digital cinematography and sound design, actively encouraging students to create transformative cinematic responses that cross the boundaries between documentary, experimental and fictive forms. This includes:
lyrical
Montage
self-reflexive
guerrilla
poetic
drama-documentary.
These approaches challenge the existing output of broadcast, festival and on-line exhibition.
The course examines the 'founding' traditions of documentary and experimental fiction associated with the Lumiere Brothers and Melies, and explores the overlaps and points of contact between them.

During the course, you will have the opportunity to produce several video sequences, plus two short films and one longer film.
Special resources
We have a good range of high-quality digital video cameras including:
Sony XDCAM EX F3 kit with 3 prime lenses (with Super 35mm chip)
Sony NXCAM FS100Es (also with Super 35mm chip)
Sony XDCAM EX3s, Sony Z7s. Sony Z1Es
Sony A1s and various DSLR cameras.
We are also hoping to invest in a Red Scarlet camera later this year.
Our camera kits are supported by various professional tripods, Steadicams, track, Dollies, Jibs etc and a range of up-to-date Kinoflow Fluorescent and Dedo lighting kits. We also have 16:9 field monitors, radio, rifle and reporters mikes and...

Facilities

Location

Start date

City of London (London)
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St Mary's Rd, W5 5RF

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry requirements
Applicants will usually have a minimum of a 2.2 honours degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent.
Each application is considered on its individual merits and professional experience is taken into account.
International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 6.5 or above, and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).

In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Please visit http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international/your-country to...

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Subjects

  • Film Production
  • Film Theory
  • Camera
  • Cinema
  • Project
  • Production

Course programme

Course detail
Course overview
Our exciting postgraduate filmmaking programme has been designed to meet the needs of aspiring filmmakers who aim to innovate within the expanding fields of documentary and experimental digital film production.

The course also examines the 'founding' traditions of documentary and experimental fiction associated with the Lumière Brothers and Méliès, and explores overlaps and points of contact between them.

Modules
Documentary Practice
Film Theory
Experimental Film and Video Practice
Film and Media Cultures
Project or Dissertation.
Documentary Practice
This module is a 'hands on' foundation in documentary digital video production techniques. Working in groups, we introduce you to key aspects of narrative and mixed documentary production by producing four short three-minute sequences. Following extensive feedback to help you refine your techniques, you will then produce a final 10-minute documentary film.

Film Theory
This module examines the context and history of film theory and explores the heritage of theoretical reflection on cinema, with a particular emphasis on documentary. You will examine the contributions of theorists including Sergei Eisenstein, André Bazin, Laura Mulvey, Serge Daney, Gilles Deleuze, Slavoj Žižek and Jacques Rancière.

Experimental Film and Video Practice
During this module you will explore a broad range of experimental approaches to film and video production, and the important role digital technology plays in enabling new approaches to digital film production. You will produce a short film project drawing on what you have learned about avant-garde filmmaking, video and installation art and alternative approaches to narrative filmmaking.

Film and Media Cultures
In this module you explore how national, individual, ethnic, exile and diasporic identities are inscribed in the work of contemporary film directors such as Atom Egoyan, Ousmane Sembène, Elia Suleiman and Tsai Ming-Liang. You will examine virtuality, velocity, telepresence and digitality, and look at the theories associated with thinkers like Paul Virilio, Vivian Sobchack, Lev Manovich, Mary Ann Doane and Steven Shaviro.
Final Project or Dissertation
The culmination of the course is the double project option, where students focus on a substantial piece of production work, either independently or in small groups, under close supervision from a subject specialist.

The project will undergo an extensive period of production and market research, development, pitching, shooting, post-production and marketing to appropriate film festivals and perhaps broadcasters. Alternatively the final focus may be a dissertation which explores an area in which students have developed a particular interest.

MA Film Production

£ 6,950 + VAT