International Film Production MA
Master
In Leicester
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Leicester
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Duration
1 Year
This course will underpin your learning with industry-led insight and expertise, mixing professional knowledge and skills with academic critical thinking about films, audiences and the film industry.
You will enhance your filmmaking skills while developing a range of core skills and expertise in business and production management. These include scriptwriting, lighting and cinematography, directing and post-production, pitching, budgeting and management.
Further your knowledge of key roles in the film industry and the production process by learning about screenwriting and digital film and audio capture. As your studies progress you will develop your own projects under the guidance of our expert staff, with modules covering pre-production and production, equipping you for your final dissertation or individual film project.
You will benefit from the expertise of research groups such as the Cinema and Television History Research Institute (CATHI) and the Institute of Creative Technologies. The specialist skills you will develop are ideal for opening up careers in film, TV and media.
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About this course
You should have the equivalent of a British Honours degree (2:2 minimum) in a relevant subject.
We are happy to consider equivalent qualifications from anywhere in the world.
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.
Key features
Tailor your learning towards your career aspirations with your final semester project. Choose between writing a traditional dissertation or submitting an individual film project. This work is an opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge developed on the course and will form the basis of your professional portfolio.
Access our Creative Technology Studios, equipped with industry-standard video, audio and radio production suites. These studios provide facilities for the acquisition, editing and distribution of video, audio and computer-generated materials, enabling a seamless mixed-media workflow. You will also have access to a range of specialist film production equipment through our audio-visual loans service.
DMU is home to the Cinema and Television History Research Institute (CATHI) which houses archives from a range of leading UK production companies. In the latest Research Excellence Framework, 100 per cent of CATHI’s research impact was judged to be ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
Enhance your learning and network with professionals at our guest lectures and workshops, featuring speakers from across the industry.
Meet like-minded people and get hands-on experience by joining our student societies, including our award-winning media society, Demon Media, and Film Debate, who meet weekly to screen movies and debate related topics.
Prepare for a career in industry or for future study. This MA, with its focus on individual research, provides ideal preparation for progression to a PhD.
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Subjects
- Budgeting
- Staff
- Film Production
- Screenwriting
- International
- Production
- Directing
- Project
- Industry
- Storytelling
Course programme
First semester (September to January)
The first semester involves developing core skills in storytelling, screenwriting, directing, producing, image processing, sound recording and other filmmaking skills. You will take four, 15 credit modules during semester one:
- Key Roles in the Film Industry – introduces you to the current structures and practices of film productions in terms of personnel. You will develop your awareness of the key creative, operational, and craft department roles in the UK film industry.
- The Production Process – teaches you how to plan and pitch a production, and gives you a professional understanding of the whole production cycle in relation to the current structure of the UK and other film industries, and the UK’s place as a production base. In particular, the module focuses on the development and pre-production process. You will produce a development portfolio which documents the planning and development of the project you are developing for the screenwriting module, and which will form the basis of your pitch in Semester Two.
- Screenwriting – covers all aspects of the screenwriting process, from generating ideas, developing story structure, and creating characters to pitching and submitting your story. You will have the opportunity to work with experienced practitioners to produce a short script, which you’ll then have the opportunity to pitch, for the group film projects in Semester Two.
- Realisation – develops your practical production and camera skills. You will gain professional-level skills in digital film and audio capture, and get experience in managing the practical activities required for a live shoot.
Second semester (February to May)
During the second semester, you will finesse your skills in a more diverse range of areas, and continue to develop your own projects under the guidance of our expert staff. You will take two, 30 credit modules, which cover these various areas:
- Pre-Production – gives you the opportunity to pitch and develop a proposed production. A panel of tutors and industry experts will select two or three of these proposals to go into production towards the end of Semester Two.
- Production – gives you the opportunity to produce the film you developed in Pre-Production. You will gain a broad range of experience in potential areas of expertise, such as art direction, continuity management, script supervision, risk assessment, budgeting, and more.
Third semester (June to September)
Your Individual Film Project or Dissertation can be either a traditional, written dissertation or a film project with an accompanying reflective commentary. There are a few different options for the film project beyond just delivering a fully produced film, the plan for which should be mapped out with your project supervisor. You will work more independently to manage and deliver this work, which will demonstrate the skills and knowledge developed on the course, and will form the basis of your professional portfolio.
Teaching and assessments
You will normally attend around 10-15 hours of timetabled taught sessions per week during term time. You can also expect to typically undertake a further 20 hours of independent study and assignments per week.
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International Film Production MA