MA Film Studies

This course is also available on a part-time basis Our expert staff Our intensive modules are taught in small groups by expert academic film specialists and professional filmmakers The Centre for Film and Screen Media at Essex is part of a vital departmental unit that offers talented students the support and confidence to respond both critically and artistically to the study of film This distinctive environment is possible because we are a community of award-winning film-makers, scholars, and media specialists; our staff over the years have included Oscar winners and BAFTA winners This course features academic staff who specialise in a wide range of production and critical areas, including producing, screenwriting, documentary, film theory, Soviet cinema, US cinema, films of the Asia and Pacific regions, modernism and the avant-garde, adaptation, and silent cinema Production staff have extensive experience with organisations such as the BBC Our Department has a distinguished history of combining critical and creative work, and we have long been home to poets, novelists, translators, dramatists and actors, alongside literary critics, drama scholars, filmmakers and film theorists Specialist facilities For your film production modules, you have priority use of industry-standard editing facilities, two state-of-the-art studios, and a range of cameras and other filmmaking equipment You also gain experience using professional film production software including Avid and Final Cut; everything you will need to produce films to an expert standard You also have access to our other departmental facilities: Show off your work on our Vimeo channel View classic films at weekly film screenings in our dedicated 120-seat film theatre, equipped with digital HD projection facilities and surround sound Borrow DVDs from our substantial departmental collection Join student film societies and the Centre for Film and Screen Media film series, which screen and...