MA Filmmaking
Goldsmiths, University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
MA Filmmaking
f you want to be a filmmaker this is the place to learn, gain experience and make films you will be proud to have on your show reel.
As a student on one of the six pathwaysyou'll develop your specialist skill. In addition, you'll also have a range of short optional modules in other production areas of your choosing to give you the kind of flexibility that the industry now expects. The options include script and project development, web drama, online content, and social activist filmmaking, alongside more traditional media such as camera and editing skills.
Our filmmaking facilities and scheduling are geared around fiction production, as this is a major opportunity that the learning on the programme provides. The ethos of the course is “form follows function.” Your study and practice throughout the year will equip you with the most appropriate means of telling your story in order to connect with an audience.
Filmmaking is a team activity. Every student is required to work closely with others as part of a creative team to produce their final project. All the programmes also have good contacts and connections with students in the other specialist areas your productions might require, such as music composition, hair and makeup, set design, scriptwriting and of course acting talent.
Filmmaking is very demanding; it requires a lot of commitment, imagination and teamwork. You will be fully stretched on these programmes.
Pathways
This MA has six pathways you can follow:
- MA Filmmaking (Cinematography)
- MA Filmmaking (Directing Fiction)
- MA Filmmaking (Editing)
- MA Filmmaking (Producing)
- MA Filmmaking (Sound Recording, Post-Production and Design)
- MA Filmmaking (Screen Documentary)
The programmes also retain close links withMA Scriptwriting.
The filmmaking programmes are located within a large and very lively Media and Communications Department that is also home to a range of practice MA programmes in radio, journalism and scriptwriting for example.
There is also a range of theory MAs and strong research tradition, with the Department coming top in the entire country on research intensity. This makes for a very stimulating and creative environment.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
All programmes include:
- Masterclasses
- Pitches
- Exercises aimed at using your skills specialism in a variety of live shoot situations
You will also have a variety of research projects to undertake, as well as other module options. The third term will be taken up with your final substantive project, and in writing up a process paper on your work and research over the year.
There is also a choice of short modules, such as:
- Screen Adaptation
- Principles of Editing
- Media Law and Ethics
- The Short Script
- Politics of the Audio Visual
- Social Activist Film Making
- Contemporary Screen Narratives
- Representing Reality
- Visual Story Telling
- The Current Landscape of the UK Media Industries
In addition students are encouraged to “audit,” (that is, attend but not be assessed on) any other lecture course in the Department in so far as their timetable allows.
For full module information, refer to the individual pathways.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
From Steve McQueen to Sam Taylor-Wood, Goldsmiths graduates go on to shift the public perception of what makes film matter. And our MA filmmaking graduates are creating award-winning work including Best Cinematography at theNAHEMI Encounters International Film Festivaland Best Documentary at theExposures Film Festival.
The best advice we can give you is to make the most of your time with us. For a whole year you have access to the best in the field: highly qualified, industry-active and award-winning staff and guest speakers.
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