Applicant information
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MA in Film and Television Production
| Awards Available | MA |
|---|---|
| Duration of programme | One year full-time |
| Part-time study available? | No |
| Number of places | Not fixed |
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Programme overview
This exciting and challenging programme builds on more than 35 years of experience in film and television production. It was the very first of its kind at a British university and offers a broad, practical foundation in professional screen-based production, supported by a strong critical and contextual framework. The programme is aimed at anyone with a solid educational background and a passion to succeed in the art and craft of screen production.
The programme has an international reputation in this field and enjoys close support, both from staff with a vast range of accumulated experience and from leading industry professionals. Productions from the programme are routinely exhibited internationally.
Practical work is intensive and group-based, consisting of fiction and documentary production. While you may concentrate on certain roles during the dissertation production period (which usually includes producing a short film for public viewing), the programme is essentially non-specialist and aims to provide a broad foundation in film and television production to support a professional career.
Many of our alumni go on to a distinguished career in the creative industries on successful completion of the programme.
Entry requirements
An upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent). Evidence of commitment to (but not necessarily specific experience in) film and TV production. All applicants will be asked a set of questions as part of their online application.
For information on international equivalent qualifications, please see our International Office website.
Admissions statement
Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.
Programme structure
The First Semester develops the necessary
skills and understanding for progression to the
developmental work of the Second Semester,
which in turn leads to the dissertation project.
Core Units
- How Films and Television Programmes Work
- Film and Television Production Technologies and Techniques
- Writing and Directing for Film and Television
- Producing and the Business of Film and Television One or both of
- Making Short Documentary
- Making Short Fiction Film
- Screen Research Methods
Optional Units
- Screening Nations
- Film Theory
- Television Forms
- Screen Histories
- Screen Research Methods
- Screen Style and Aesthetics
- Supervised Individual Study
Dissertation
The dissertation normally has a large practical component, centred on the collaborative production of short fiction and documentary films for public exhibition. You are also required to submit individual critical work at a suitably advanced level, in the form of a written analysis. Other possible options for the dissertation are:
- an extended research essay;
- an industrial placement leading to a written analysis;
- a practice-based project undertaken within a research paradigm and presented with a supporting discussion as a piece of research.
Application deadline: 1 August 2014
Get in touch
Email: artf-gradschool-admissions@bristol.ac.uk
Web: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/gradschool
International students
Open to international students? Yes
English-language requirements: 6.5 overall with at least 6.5 in each band, in addition to the standard entry requirements.
Find information for international students on eligibility, funding options and studying at Bristol.
Fees and funding
2014/15 fees
Full-time: UK/EU £9,500;
overseas £18,500
Fees stated are per annum subject to annual increase.
Funding options
AHRC funding and scholarships information is available on the Faculty Scholarships page.
Further information on funding for prospective UK, EU and international postgraduate students is available from the Student Funding Office website.
Research Assessment Score
Unit of Assessment 65 applies. See Complete RAE listings for University of Bristol for further details.
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