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MA Directing Film & Television

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Film / Video Direction

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

You’ll have many opportunities for practical production across different platforms and genres in both factual and fictional filmmaking whilst enhancing your skills and technical understanding of film, television and transmedia production.

Why study MA Directing for Film and Television at BU?

  • Learn from media professionals who have expertise and experience of working in the industry
  • Collaborate with the producing, scriptwriting, cinematography, sound and editing students to create a showcase of your skills as a visual, creative storyteller
  • Benefit from regular guest speakers. Previous visitors include Hollywood Screenwriter, Misan Sagay; Ian Bignell and Katie Mccullough, of Festival Formula; Jutsin Edgar, Film Director; and Screenwriter Peter Fellows
  • This intense course allows you to understand and manage the entire creative production process, from planning and pre-visualisation, through to working on location and overseeing creative post-production work
  • Use your final production project to showcase the skills you've developed to mastermind your own collaboration and use it as your calling card to industry
  • Take advantage of opportunities with Red Balloon, an award-winning professional production unit based in the Faculty of Media and Communication.

Graduate from an International Moving Image Society (IMIS) accredited degree, awarded to practice-based courses that best prepare students for a career in the industry.

Careers

Skilled professionals who can understand and create moving images suited to a rapidly changing industry are highly sought after. Our students graduate as lifelong learners and reflective practitioners, and the combination of practical and theoretical study means graduates are well-equipped for success.

Please see our website for the application deadlines. You should apply as early as possible to be considered for your course of choice.?If you require a student visa, apply for the visa as soon as you have an unconditional offer and receive your CAS.?There may be delays in visa processing in your country and you need to be in Bournemouth ready to study for the start of term.

Modules

This project gives you the opportunity to develop and direct a production of your choice which gives you a ?calling card? in the field in which you want to work. In negotiation with, and mentored by your tutor, you will plan, shoot and post-produce your project. Taking advantage of the Faculty of Media & Communications collaborative environment, you can work with scriptwriting students to make exciting drama scripts, as well as producers and, once again, cinematography, sound and editing students. You can alternatively produce a practice-based research artefact supported by a written analysis, or an individually or collaboratively written thesis.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,250

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£17,000

Entry requirements

A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent. International entry requirements: If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. For more information check out our course webpage.

University information

Based by the sea in south-west England, just two hours from London by train, Bournemouth University offers more than 80 taught master’s courses as well as many research programmes. 16% of its students are in postgraduate study, meaning students will be joining a diverse and thriving postgraduate community. The university has three academic faculties and The Bournemouth University Business School, which divided into individual...more

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