MA Screen & Film Production
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
29 Jun 2024
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
A Master's at Screen and Film School is the next step if you want to further develop yourself academically, creatively, and professionally after your degree. It’s the pinnacle of training for any Degree post-graduate determined to be the absolute best in their focused field of specialism
This course is available at Screen and Film School (Brighton, Birmingham) and BIMM University Berlin. At our campus in Birmingham, this course is currently not available to international students who require sponsorship of a Student Route Visa (correct as of the time of publication)
Are you a graduate or an industry professional ready to take your career to the next level, develop a new specialism, or see your film idea or project realized? Our MA in Screen and Film Production could enable you to advance your career, develop and enhance your skillset, and align yourself with top industry professionals.
Through research-based practice this new MA puts you and your aspirations at the center of your learning, while refining your chosen specialist pathway.
Our industry-led course allows you to design and realize your own bespoke educational experience. Through your mentor, an industry expert who will be aligned with your industry specialism, you will gain invaluable insight into the film, screen, and television industries.
This MA supports individual development as well as collaborative practice. You will have access to all the latest industry-level production sets, studios, technology, and resources to bring your projects to life.
Opportunities exist to collaborate with fellow students from other creative disciplines such as music, acting, and video games.
Whether you want to write, direct, produce, shoot, or edit you will be able to develop micro-projects, such as trailers and pitches to gain insight into your research project and its outcomes.
Key Facts
- Mode of attendance: Our flexible MA courses offer full-time and part-time options to provide an educational experience that works around you.
- Length of course: 1 year (full-time) or 2 years (part-time)
- Awarding institution: BIMM University
- Campus delivery: Birmingham, Brighton, Berlin
- Language of study: English
- Final award: On completion of the course you will graduate with an award that reflects your specialist pathway, for example: MA Screen & Film Production (Camera & Lighting)
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Early Confirmation Discount
An early confirmation discount for study in the UK of £2,000 or €2,000 for study in Germany or Ireland for each year of study is available to all international students ineligible for home (domestic) fees who have an offer to study with us at any of our campuses in the UK, Germany or Ireland.
Discount eligibility
To be eligible for the Early Confirmation Discount, you must:
- Be an overseas applicant ineligible for home (domestic) fees
- Apply and receive an offer to study a BIMM University course
- Accept your offer
- Pay your deposit, if applicable, by the deadline of 15th June 2024
- The scholarship will automatically be deducted from your fees when you enroll.
This discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount, offer, or scholarship.
Future Talent Scholarship
Launching for September 2024 entry, the new Future Talent Scholarships provide a full 3-year tuition fee for undergraduate students studying courses in music, film, acting, or creative technology. These scholarships are aimed at candidates from low-income households and/or groups under-represented in the creative industries. We are looking to support those who demonstrate talent in their chosen discipline, strong creative potential, and a high motivation for a career in the creative industries.
The scholarship offers financial support, a supportive training environment, and a skills and career development program designed to support progression to future careers in the creative industries.
Curriculum
Please note: module names and structure may be subject to change.
- Research for Practice
- Practice Development
- Specialist Development
- Collaborative Practice
- Major Screen & Film Project
Program Outcome
The MA in Screen and Film Production allows you to utilize our innovative personalized curriculum, deciding upon a specialism and putting that skill into focus. The areas of practice-based research are wide and bespoke to you but are illustrated by the following examples:
- A producer who wishes to specialize in developing distribution pathways for a feature film.
- Sound Designer who wants to refine their craft and specialize in foley.
- Director of Photography who wishes to develop their specialism in filming in natural light.
- A director who wants to develop their skills in drama reconstruction within the context of a documentary.
- Screenwriter who wishes to develop a project to move onto the greenlight phase of production.
Production Designer who wants to develop their practical and creative skills for film and television.
Editor who wishes to develop post-production skills in editing drama.