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Course summary

Please note that the information provided relates to the current academic year and is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University. Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information. Course summary

  • Hone your creativity and technique in filmmaking
  • Develop a pre-formed film idea that constitutes a key part of your application
  • Benefit from excellent industry ties, including to Sheffield's world-renowned Doc/Fest
  • Learn in a creative, supportive and bespoke learning environment for one or two years
  • Work under the tutelage of production-active industry figures with exceptional connections
This course aims to produce a new generation of filmmakers. We help you to develop your production-based creative and technical ability, and ensure that you have the critical grounding and logistical skill that the film industry requires. You'll graduate as an employable, connected industry practitioner. How you learn All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. With a focus on producing your own film idea, underpinned by critical thinking and industry study, this course aims to create rounded filmmaking professionals. You'll work under the tutelage of practicing directors, writers, editors, producers and cinematographers, and benefit from close industry connections to the likes of Creative England and Sheffield's international documentary festival Doc/Fest. You will receive support from the university for 18 months after graduation, helping you to find work and boost your profile. You learn through
  • developing your own project
  • production exercises
  • workshops, lectures and seminars
  • live projects
  • independent study
  • group work
  • masterclasses
  • attending pitching sessions
  • self-reflection, with learning journals
**Applied learning Work placements** We have excellent links with the cultural industries in the region and to the film and television industry. These links help you gain work experience with film and TV productions. In the year 2015–16 all students on this course had on-set industry work experience. Live projects You will collaborate on your own and your colleagues' live projects throughout the course - these allow you a detailed knowledge of the contemporary film industry. Field trips On top of attending regular screenings of up-and-coming filmmakers' work and attending Doc/Fest, you are also encouraged to attend other film festivals, such as Edinburgh and Berlin. Networking opportunities Alongside masterclasses and tutelage from well-connected industry practitioners, you will be expected to network effectively in order to create industry connections. These opportunities will arise particularly at regular film screenings and events with Creative England, the British Film Institute (BFI) and at Doc/Fest. You will create bespoke networking plans, and undertake a professional strategies module.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. Compulsory modules Filmmaking: Production And Realisation One 30 Filmmaking: Production And Realisation Two 30 Filmmaking: Professional Strategies- Final Project 45 Filmmaking: Professional Strategies- Industry Workshops 15 Filmmaking: Project Development One 15 Filmmaking: Project Development Two 15 Filmmaking: Project Skills 15 Filmmaking: Research Methods 15

Assessment method

Coursework Practical

Entry requirements

An honours degree (2.2 or above) or equivalent in any subject. An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English. If your English language skill is currently below an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English level.

English language requirements

An IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills (or equivalent) is the standard for non-native speakers of English.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Additional fee information

Currently applications for the September 2022 start of this course are only open to home students. Please see our online prospectus for further details. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees for both full-time and part-time postgraduate study options: https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here
Filmmaking at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS