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Film with Practice - MA

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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Film Studies Film / Video / Television Production

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Taught

Course Summary

The MA Film with Practice is a taught programme suitable for graduates in film, practitioners who want to advance their practice in an intellectually stimulating environment and graduates from other disciplines with a passion demonstrated though amateur filmmaking. The programme is taught by award-winning filmmakers and internationally recognised scholars.

  • Experience our rich resources of world-leading research, superb library facilities and a campus-based film culture
  • We offer expertise in North American, European and Latin American cinema
  • Our research and teaching will engage you in a dialogue with aesthetic, conceptual and historical perspectives, as well as with digital media and practice by research.

About Film and Media at Kent

One of the largest European centres for the study of film, Kent has an established reputation going back more than four decades. Approaching film as a dynamic part of our cultural experience, we encourage thinking about film as it emerges at the intersections of art, document and entertainment. Through theory and practice, individual research, student-led seminars and visiting speakers, we promote an environment in which postgraduate students are able to engage with the continuing vibrancy of cinema.

The Department maintains a range of cameras, lighting equipment, production studios and postproduction suites for students to use to complete their filmmaking assessments.

Careers

Arts graduates have gone on to work in a range of professions, from museum positions and teaching roles to film journalists and theatre technicians. Our graduates have found work at Universal Pictures, the London Film Festival and other arts, culture and heritage-related organisations, as well as in film production, as editorial assistants and as web designers.

Modules

This module explores short fact- and fiction-films, treating them as specific forms with their own aesthetic and narrative principles, and their own creative possibilities and challenges. The module combines intensive analysis of short-form films with historical contextualisation; instruction in the use of the School's technical facilities; treatment- and screenplay-writing instruction and workshops in areas such as cinematography, sound recording, sound design, production design and editing. Students are thus equipped with the key skills required to make MA-level short films and are enabled to develop creative ideas grounded in rigorous critical enquiry alongside dedicated technical and professional knowledge delivered by film practitioners. By the end of the module, students will also have completed both a screenplay and a documentary proposal portfolio (including a 3-minute pilot film). They will choose either their screenplay or documentary proposal as the basis for the short film they intend to develop for their dissertation.

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Entry requirements

A first or second class honours degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent). All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.

University information

The University of Kent is an internationally renowned institution located in Canterbury and offers an impressive portfolio of postgraduate degree courses. The university teaches advanced skills and provides access to fantastic professional networks and learning facilities, helping postgraduate students realise their academic and personal goals. Kent's campuses are based in amazing locations, with two UK campuses in Canterbury and Medway...more

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