MA Film Studies
Postgraduate
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
1 Year
About the course
Explore and make creative connections between film analysis and film practice
Our course has a distinctive focus on international, alternative, and documentary cinemas, while also providing a solid foundation in key elements of film history and theory, including Hollywood
This critical appraisal of such a wide range of genres gives you a solid understanding of what makes film work well, enabling you to improve your own production skills in camerawork, editing, lighting, screenwriting and production management
You gain a strong sense of independent filmmaking practice, and learn to apply your academic knowledge of film through exploring topics including:
The formal, social, cultural and political dimensions of films from both within and beyond Hollywood
Fiction film production, including pre-production, camera, lighting and sound
Classics of the documentary form , docufictions and mockumentaries
Collective and individual filmmaking projects
Storyboarding and editing
You also benefit from a series of masterclasses conducted by invited industry professionals which focus on the craft of filmmaking: developing your technical understanding of cinematography, directing and editing/postproduction
These also introduce you to potential employment routes and industry career pathways, from setting up your own production company, to identifying and tapping into distribution networks, and preparing and marketing your completed films
We are ranked Top 20 in the UK (Times Good University Guide 2015), and three-quarters of our research is rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2014)
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Subjects
- Production
- Industry
- Film Studies
- Lighting
- Hollywood
- Film Production
Course programme
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Dissertation: MA Film Studies
Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis
Film and Video Production Workshop
Critical Moments in the Theory and History of Film
Adaptation (optional)
Advanced Film and Industry: Production and Industry (optional)
Documentary and the Avant-garde: Film, Video, Digital (optional)
Women Filmmakers (optional)
Teaching
Five modules are followed over the autumn and spring terms
Weekly film screenings and discussions of key cinematic texts
Practical film production workshops
Seminars may include introductions by your tutor, presentations by you, and discussion based on a programme of reading
Masterclasses conducted by invited industry professionals
Assessment
Four essays of 4,000-5,000 words, usually combining a creative piece and critical commentary
There is normally considerable freedom for you to choose the topics of your essays
A reflective piece on research methods
Dissertation
You produce a creative practice or theoretical dissertation project
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MA Film Studies