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Filmmaking at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

Develop your creative voice in filmmaking through critical and practical work. Our MA is an exceptional opportunity for graduate study. Award-winning filmmakers and internationally recognised film academics lead the course, and you’ll be taught by experienced practitioners. You’ll enjoy masterclasses with leading figures in film and television. You also have 24-hour access to the latest professional-grade equipment and post-production facilities. During your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at both fiction and documentary. You’ll learn to:

  • write compelling scripts and research real-life stories
  • pitch and develop ideas for fiction and documentary films
  • cast and direct actors
  • shoot and edit films using professional equipment and software
  • situate your practice in the ever-changing creative industries landscape.
Based on your learning, you’ll produce an independent film (documentary or fiction) to a professional standard. When you graduate, you’ll have your own showreel – a portfolio of work that will boost your employment prospects. Previous graduates have gone on to roles in the film and television industries. Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most. Documentary Filmmaking: approaches and practices Fiction Filmmaking: directing and visualisation Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. Careers By the end of the course, you will have produced a minimum of two short films and created a showreel, aiding your future employment prospects. You are given advice about screening your work via a range of platforms including film festivals, independent screenings, broadcast and online. You’ll have the necessary skills to work in the creative industries in roles such as: scriptwriter producer director cinematographer sound recordist editor. Entry requirements You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

Modules

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  • Documentary Filmmaking: approaches and practices
  • Fiction Filmmaking: directing and visualisation
Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research. While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
  • Final Filmmaking Project: Documentary
  • Final Filmmaking Project: Fiction
  • Collaborative Fiction Film Project
  • Photography: Documentary, Landscape, Politics
  • Podcasting
  • Short Documentary: Research and Production
- Writing for the Screen

How to apply

International applicants

More information on our tuition fees, funding options and scholarships for both UK and international students is available on our website. Please click on the course URL to see up-to-date information.

Entry requirements

Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should be in a relevant subject such as digital media, media studies, media practice, film studies, film production, or communications. You can also apply for the course if you don’t have the academic qualifications required, but can show relevant professional/creative skills and experience. For more information about our entry requirements and English language requirements, please visit our website.

Fees and funding

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Additional fee information

More information on our tuition fees, funding options and scholarships for UK and international students is available on our website. Find out more here: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding
Filmmaking at University of Sussex - UCAS