Documentary MA
Postgraduate
In Luton
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Luton
About the course As part of this course you will produce a major, practical documentary project informed by contemporary debates and historical perspectives, having gained the practical skills via a firm grounding in digital video production and exploring photography and multimedia using industry-standard equipment. You will cover all stages of documentary production - from initial proposal to final edit, learning how to research and write a documentary, and create and edit film. Choose from video, photography and multimedia technologies, discovering new and unique features of each medium. Underpinning the strong practical element are the political, legal, moral and ethical issues informing contemporary production and exhibition. Intermediate qualifications available: Postgraduate certificate – credits at Masters levelPostgraduate diploma – credits at Masters.
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About this course
Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.
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Subjects
- Multimedia
- Exhibition
- Project
- Industry
- Production
Course programme
- Study an intensive specialist course in creative documentary, focused on practice informed by ideas, with access to state-of-the-art documentary film-making equipment and excellent links with industry professionals
- Explore a unique opportunity to study documentary practices in moving image, photographic and journalistic forms with opportunities to attend documentary festivals in the UK and mainland Europe
- Develop specialist knowledge of specific areas of the media and use the opportunities presented by your project work to enter competitions and make industry contacts
- Gain a qualification valuable to anyone seeking employment in the rapidly changing field of media: with the knowledge and skills to pitch ideas, write proposals, identify sources of funding and find appropriate avenues of distribution and exhibition of your work
- Benefit from a degree that prepares you for roles such as documentary producer, researcher or director, or qualifies you to continue to MPhil and PhD research degrees.
- Documentary Practice
- Stills and Movies
- Production Research
- Practical Post Production and Digital Effects
- Documentary Project A
- Documentary Project B
Documentary MA