film making MA

The film making MA equips you with independent film production skills using digital and analogue equipment within the context of theories and contemporary cinema.
Your Final Film Project gives you the chance to illustrate your technical competence in:
cinematography;
sound recording;
editing; and
writing/direction.
This provides a good starting point for employment or becoming an independent film maker in command of your own material.
All members of staff are practising film making and visual artists with extensive research, which keeps your learning cutting-edge
The taught modules aim to prepare you for the job market. Alongside your academic studies, you gain practical skills in:
critical thinking, character/narrative development;
visual storytelling;
cinematography;
sounds design;
post-production;
communication (oral, written and electronic);
time management;
teamwork.

The film making MA will equip you for lifelong film making and lifelong learning. It prepares you with techniques to sustain a film making practice beyond the university for:

employment within the film industry or as an independent film maker
further study.
The core skills will enable you to produce films in an independent, pragmatic and accountable manner. This will enhance your employability and begin the process of making you a genuinely independent film maker in command of your own material.

a second class degree or above in a humanities subject (film, media studies, languages, history, English etc) or in any other subject felt to relate to the art and craft of film making;
a passion for film making; and
a distinct and individual voice.