MA Film and Television Production

The MA Film and Television Production degree’s mission is to provide an environment for students to develop their vision and use their voice as a filmmaker.

Through a culture of filmmaking practice, students will regularly undertake shoots in which they explore multiple styles of cinema and television drama and documentary. With a strong focus on feature film, high-end drama and feature documentary, students are challenged to produce creative ideas, scripts and shorts across each week. The course ensures students build their own filmmaker’s sketchbook of genres, skills, narratives and vision.

In the final semester, students produce their own major film or TV production, or write a substantial screenplay (such as a feature length film script or a pilot episode and series outline for TV drama).

An honours degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent professional experience. In addition please supply any evidence of previous film, video, scriptwriting and/or other relevant experience. This may be short films made as an undergraduate and/or productions you have worked on in the industry. If you have not produced any video/film work or written any original scripts, please provide an outline for your major project (short 15-20 minute film / or feature length script).

All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band.

When you successfully complete your MA, you will have made a very substantial addition to your CV and have a clear understanding of the next steps in the development of your career.

What job can I get?

No film school can catapult a graduate directly into producing or directing their own feature film.  However, our course supports students in becoming creatively entrepreneurial with the ability to initiate, develop and deliver film and television projects both as independent producers, writers and directors or in the context of existing production companies.  The goal is to enhance students’ ability to progress creative projects and advance within the industry.  Career objectives include fast track progression in producership, directing and writing: a high proportion of graduates set up their own production companies.