MA Film Production
Full Time,
Postgraduate Certificate / Master's Degree
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Professional Accreditations
The programme includes BAFTA albert accreditation – an industry recognised certification which encourages the TV and film production industry to reduce waste and its carbon footprint. This is gained through a series of lectures and workshops on sustainability in production and associated project work.About the course
The MA Film Production has been designed to offer students opportunities to initiate, develop and realise original and advanced level work in fiction or factual film production, with a particular focus on directing, producing, cinematography, sound, and post-production. The programme aims to:
- Enable students to initiate, develop and realise distinctive and creative work in the fields of film production and post-production
- Gain detailed knowledge and understanding of key production processes and professional practices relevant to the film industry
- Understand the structure and operation of the film industry, its global scope, regulatory frameworks, business practices, markets, and audiences.
- Develop a range of transferable and entrepreneurial skills which equip students to respond to the and future career challenges
- Gain an understanding of sustainability within the film industry, the impact of production on the climate, and the ways in which the industry can impact positively in this area, through a BAFTA albert accredited series of lectures and workshops.
Why choose this course?
- Excellent employment prospects: There are major skills shortages in the UK film industry. 30,000 new jobs are to be created in the next few years, with most areas of the industry reporting a 35% gap in skills in the workforce according to Screen Skills. Our students go on to work as runners in the assistant director department, screenwriters, post-production runners.
- Teaching excellence: Howard Berry is a multi-award-winning lecturer and industry professional, having won Tutor of the Year 2011 (Vice-Chancellor’s Awards) and Inspirational Lecturer of the Year 2018 (Student-Led Teaching Awards). He has worked with Warner Brothers and the Stanley Kubrick Estate for over a decade as a consultant and expert. His last film research project involved him interviewing Steven Spielberg, Simon Pegg, Walter Murch and Sir Roger Moore. He works regularly with Elstree Studios and has been an on-air film expert for BBC Three Counties Radio for ten years.
- Work with professional actors: Our Practice module features regular workshops which involve working directly with professional actors. The module also covers important industry changes in sustainability, through its accredited BAFTA albert training and certification.
- Work experience opportunities: Previous students have gained work placements with leading organisations and productions such as BBC EastEnders.
- Industry quality facilities and equipment: Our Edit Share shared storage media asset management system workflow for post-production editing has been selected as a Finalist in the Broadcast Tech Innovations Awards 2021, for Best Innovation in Lockdown – the equivalent of a Technical BAFTA. The course also makes direct use of our own in-house oral history archive – The Elstree Project, which is a unique oral history of the film and television studios of Elstree and Borehamwood.
- Award-winning student-work: The Academy of Arts and Motion Picture Sciences: Winner 2018 Student Academy Award – Best International Documentary. Our students are also winners of the prestigious Royal Television Society London Student Awards for Best Drama 2022 and Best Production Design Craft Award 2022.
- Funding available: The Cynthia Dickinson Trust awards funding towards helping students with the cost of their filmmaking projects. The university directly funds actors for our directing and production workshops.
What will I study?
Students develop a range of skills required to work professionally within film. Under tutor supervision, students are expected to work independently and to manage the challenge of their Major Project. In readiness for the Major Project, a module focusing on the pitching, development, and context of their chosen idea supports the preparation required at industry level to produce their intended outcome. Students also develop and learn skills in academic, project and industrial research methodologies – expanding their awareness of film styles, technology, finance, the marketplace, and audiences.Further course information
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| Sandwich placement or study abroad year | n/a |
| Applications open to international and EU students | Yes |
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Expenses (GBP)
Tuition (per year)
14750
GBP
Application Fee
0
GBP
Program expenses
living cost:
12000
/once
University & General Expenses
Application Fee:
800 /
Once
Private accommodation:
450-1000 /
Month
Meal:
1000-1500 /
Month
Textbooks:
800 /
Year
Physical Examination Fee:
500 /
Once
Insurance:
800 /
Yearly
Residence Permit Fee:
430 /
Yearly
Other Costs:
15,000 /
Yearly
Medical Insurance:
800 /
Yearly
Accommodation:
24,000-84,000 /
Yearly
Living expenses:
2,000-3,000 /
Monthly
Living costs:
1500 /
Monthly
Medical Insurance:
800 /
Yearly
Accommodation:
4,000 /
Yearly
Rental of apartment room:
2,500 /
Monthly
Living costs (accommodation, meals, transportation):
6,000-10,000 /
Monthly
Admission Fee (Payable by new students only in any year):
200 /
Year
Registration Fee (Compulsory for continuing pupils):
75 /
Year
Entrance Exams Fee:
100.00 /
Once
Composite Fee (Art/Laboratories/Computing and other facilities):
150.00 /
Year
Parents Association Fee :
60 /
Year
Life expence:
2,000 /
Monthly
Medical Insurance:
800-1,500 /
Yearly
Accommodation:
9,600-30,000 /
Yearly
Residence Permit:
400 /
Yearly
Textbook:
500-1,000 /
Yearly
Physical examination:
300-500 /
Once
accommodation
After Graduation