Course summary
MA Film and Television Production is a multidisciplinary programme designed to enable you to develop the skills and understanding needed to work in a variety of roles in today’s screen industries. Through the programme, you will gain understanding of screen storytelling and how different screen platforms work. You will gain practical experience of making content for a variety of screen platforms, and try out a number of practical roles. You will also develop awareness of industry and your employment opportunities. At its heart, this programme develops craft practices, intellectual understanding, and aims to place you in an industrial context so that you – like so many before you – can enter the screen business upon graduation. This programme is for students who are passionate about screen content and production, love to learn and collaborate, are aware of the world around them, and have the ambition to become professionals in an ever-evolving and expanding industry sector. Why Take the Course?
- Practical: Focusing on contemporary screen media, this course aims to deliver employable and smart thinking graduates ready for industry and aware of the issues that making content for screens big and small entail.
- Comprehensive: Learn a multi-skilled approach to the screen industries, perfect for specialists wanting to offer more than one skill.
- Industry-facing: With career and employability support offered throughout including access to MetFilm Futures, students are supported by leading industry tutors*. This MA degree is part of the suite that have produced high levels of graduate employment and success.
- Real-life Experience: Students have the opportunity to work on a project for a real-life client, and work on a range of collaborative productions.
Modules
Please download the Course Specification for a complete overview of MA Film and Television Production modules. Find below an overview of the key learning themes that this course will cover. Film and Television Craft and Industry Across this module, you will develop key craft skills in cinematography, sound and post production, and develop an understanding of content, industry, and audiences, to pitch a feature film or television project to a panel. During the early weeks of this module you will work together to make a short video using a camera phone based on something that you want to say. Making Drama Through seminars and practical workshops, you will explore the fundamentals of visual storytelling and directing actors. Additionally, you will explore the industry contexts for dramatic screen stories and the fundamentals of managing productions and working in a crew. You will pitch ideas and work collaboratively to script, produce, direct, and deliver a short screen film or video in a format of your choice, based on ideas adapted from a contemporary news story, phenomenon or social issue. Professional Profile You will develop authentic and detailed career paperwork and supporting materials including a CV and personal profile. As part of the module, you will be offered Elective Upskilling sessions – opportunities to develop screen industry skills outside of your chosen discipline or as part of your multi-skilling profile. External Client Production You will liaise with external clients with whom you will agree a brief. Working together with students on the course, you will develop and pitch ideas, create workable schedules, manage all key aspects of production including contracts and risk assessment, and work towards the creative realisation of the idea. Making Television Through seminars and practical workshops, you will develop and understanding of the demands of serial drama production, including story and character development, storylining, shooting on two cameras, and character editing. You will work with colleagues to deliver episodes of a web series drama or comedy. Practice-based Research Building on the work of previous and concurrent modules, you will gain a deeper insight into current theories, principles, and discussions relating to issues of diversity, sustainability, and ethics within the screen industries. Final Project and Career Plan Your project is an opportunity to deliver work that is distinctive, industry-aware, based in research, and reflects awareness of a diverse and inclusive world. You will also present your career plan, including evidence of new skills to be assessed by industry employers and refine your career plan in preparation for entering or re-entering the screen industries on graduation.
Assessment method
We include a diverse range of learning and teaching methods, which include: Productions Seminar-style Group Teaching Tutorials Practical Group Work Formative Feedback through Critiques, Pitches, Screenings, and Reflective Sessions Work-integrated Learning Authentic Assessment We use a wide range of assessment methods, which include portfolios, performances, research presentations, and reflective work. Please download the Course Specification below for more information.
Entry requirements
Applicants must have a minimum 2:1 honours degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent. Applicants without this qualification, but possessing relevant work experience, are also invited to apply. Each application is considered on its individual merits.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £19500 | Whole course |
| International | £19500 | Whole course |
| England | £19500 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £19500 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £19500 | Whole course |
| Wales | £19500 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £19500 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £19500 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
MetFilm
Ealing Studios
Ealing Green
Ealing
W5 5EP