MA Post Production
London, United Kingdom
MA
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
* we accept applications and offer places on a rolling basis throughout the year
Key Summary
About: The MA Post Production programme at MetFilm School develops technical and creative skills for editors and post specialists. You’ll master industry-standard editing software and audio platforms, build collaborative storytelling skills across film, TV and online platforms, and learn professional practices, diversity-aware approaches and employment strategies. You’ll edit projects for external clients and graduate with a varied portfolio and a career plan.
Career Outcomes: MetFilm prioritizes career opportunities via MetFilm Futures support and MetFilm Production placements. Graduates work as producers, editors, assistant editors, sound editors, colorists, VFX artists, directors, screenwriters, camera assistants and TV/on-air producers in film, television and digital media.
The MA Post Production programme is designed to enable you to develop the skills and understanding needed to work in post production in today's screen industries. Through the programme, you will gain advanced insight into the work of the editor and post specialist – deep understanding of audio and visual storytelling, working across a variety of screen platforms and industry contexts, current and developing technology including editing softwares and equipment, the editor's role as facilitator and collaborator, professional working practices, and employment strategies.
You will develop awareness of industry – traditional and changing screen forms and formats, platforms and audiences, recognising the importance of diversity and progressive working practices in your approaches to content and content making.
- Practical: Master key post production software.
- Industry-facing: In addition to the extensive engagement with industry-standard editing softwares, receive audio platform training, essential for any sound post production career in film, television, and new media industries.
- Real-life Experience: Work with producing, directing, and cinematography students to edit and post produce a number of online videos for external ‘real world’ clients. Previous companies students have been able to add to their showreels include DHL, Nespresso, Time out, Jamie Oliver, Stonewall, HM Treasury, Mind, and Transport for London.
- Portfolio: Graduate with a portfolio that includes a variety of project work and a career plan.
The overview below is not a complete list of MAPost Production modules. For the complete list, please download the full Course Specification on our website.
Editing Craft and Industry
You will work with audio and video raw data, applying professional data management processes throughout the video and audio production pipelines. Additionally, you will be introduced to a suite of complementary software packages for video editing, audio editing, effects, compression, and encoding.
Documentary Practice
You will spend the first part of the module learning about the documentary approach to post production. This will include learning how to work in a new Non Linear Editing mode. In the latter part of the module, you will look at the finishing processes typically used for picture cutting, effects integration, and audio mixing.
Professional Profile
You will develop an 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 of your chosen discipline or as part of your multi-skilling profile.
External Clients – Post and Delivery
You will gain an understanding of how to negotiate the relationships within a creative hierarchy, how to work with constructive feedback, develop a systematic approach to setting and meeting deadlines, their ability to handle multiple projects, and critically evaluate both process and product.
Workflow Theory and Practice
You will examine a series of complex post production workflows and manage data from camera acquisition. You will transcode high-res media, work in offline editing to complete a picture lock, and create a simple sound design to conform to the original media, subsequently mastering to a variety of delivery platforms.
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-facing, 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 as you prepare to enter or re-enter the screen industries on graduation.
Your success is our priority
From the very first day at MetFilm School, we concentrate on employability. Students and graduates of MetFilm School will gain access to our dedicated careers advice department MetFilm Futures, which focuses on supporting you and ensuring you develop the skills needed to succeed in the industry.
MetFilm Production, our sister production company, offers 3-4 housework experience placements per year for MetFilm School graduates. Selected graduates work in a variety of capacities on all of MetFilm Production’s films such as award-winning The Reason I Jump, 23 Walks and Swimming with Men.
Our graduates work across the industry as Producers, Editors, Screenwriters, Directors, Camera Assistants, VFX Artists, TV Assistant Producers, Script Editors, On-Air Producers, Campaign Managers and many more besides. Below are just some of the companies they’ve gone on to work for.
