Ma documentary practice languages linguistics and film

Queen Mary University of London
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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

Overview
This pioneering MA programme will enable you to integrate the practice and theory of documentary film and develop your voice as a documentary filmmaker. You will learn about the many forms, discourses and approaches of the documentary, drawing upon the current research of prominent filmmakers, theorists and historians.
Your studies will involve a dynamic schedule of workshops, lectures, guest speakers, events and field trips, working in a productive, collaborative context with students from around the world.
Access to specialist production and post-production equipment, black box studio spaces, along with the advice and support offered by experienced practitioner staff, will ensure you gain in-depth production skills.
By completing the MA you will have produced a unique portfolio of documentary films and assisted on numerous other productions.
If you want to become a practising documentary filmmaker then MA Documentary Practice is the ideal course for you. And if your ambition is in the area of factual film research, or to embark on theory-practice academic study, then the programme is also a perfect fit.
Resources
MA Documentary Practice is based in the nationally high-ranking Film Studies Department within Queen Mary University’s School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. Located in the Arts One and Two buildings, the school boasts a bespoke 41-seat cinema, state-of-the-art black box film studio facilities, up-to-date camera and post-production technology. Film Studies has great links to the film industry, film festivals, the art world and theory-practice research, and is home to the Think Tank film philosophy research group and the Screening Nature series. The MA regularly welcomes guest speakers from the industry as well as hosting special events and lectures. The campus is ideally located as a jumping-off point for East London’s vibrant film and arts culture.
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67-69 Lincoln'S Inn Fields, WC2A 3JB

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Subjects

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  • Philosophy
  • Film Studies
  • Camera
  • Post Production
  • Art
  • Cinema
  • University
  • School
  • Project
  • Industry
  • Production

Course programme

Structure

Programme structure MA Documentary Practice is currently available for one year full-time study or two years part-time study.

The MA is made up of a range of 30 and 60 credit modules totalling 180 credits overall.

Our core modules provide you with a rich set of practical and intellectual skills. Documentary Theory & Practice gives you the essential research and practical abilities necessary for the MA, covering modes of factual representation, exploring crew roles, production planning, and providing training in camera, sound and editing. Documentary Production takes these skills deeper, encouraging you to experiment with form and take risks with what you think a documentary can be and do. The Dissertation Production is your chance to realise an in-depth, high production, festivals-ready film.

A range of option modules in film practice, theory and history enable you to choose specialist areas relevant to your research interests and ambitions. You may also wish to choose modules from other University of London institutions.

In addition, you will also complete an independent Film studies research project.

Core module

Film Studies Research Project

Compulsory modules
  • Documentary film: Theory and Practice
  • Documentary Production Project
Option modules
  • Auteur Direction
  • Film Practice and Manifestos
  • Film Studies Core Course
  • History, Fiction and Memory in French Cinema
  • 9/11 and American Film
  • Reading Images: Painting, Photography, Film
  • Latin American Documentary
  • Ecocinemas: Nature, Animals, and the Moving Image
Why study your MA in Documentary Practice at Queen Mary?

The Department of Film Studies at Queen Mary is an exciting and vibrant department. The documentary genre is becoming increasingly popular with both cinema, TV, online and art world audiences. This programme will allow you to develop a career and skills in production, documentary making, or develop an academic career.

  • Our London location adds a large amount of value to the programme as we have links with the London Film Festival, BFI, Open City Docs, Visible Evidence, Film-Philosophy conference, East London Film Festival and Doc House.
  • Our teaching staff have both national and international reputations in their fields. You will be taught by experienced filmmakers, as well as by leading academics in areas which cover many different periods of film history and which draw on films and cinema traditions from around the world.
  • During your study, you will be able to produce four or more individual documentary productions, giving you a solid platform of work to build your portfolio on.
Your future career

Our graduates emerge equipped with a portfolio of films, a plethora of practical skills, and in-depth knowledge of the many approaches and contexts of documentary filmmaking. Students leave well prepared to succeed in the creative industries and academic sector, in areas such as broadcast television, independent film production, contemporary art, doctoral research and teaching.

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MA in Documentary Practice
Convenor:
Steven Eastwood

The programme convenor, Steven Eastwood, is a filmmaker working in both the cinema and gallery. His feature film Buried Land, a fact-fiction hybrid, was officially selected for Tribeca, Moscow, Sarajevo, Mumbai film festivals 2010. His documentary Those Who Are Jesus was nominated for a Grierson Award. He has convened a number of symposia and screenings to do with documentary and artists¿ moving image, and has published widely. He is currently working on two feature film projects with associated research publications, one on autism and the other on death and dying.

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