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    Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) MA
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    Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) MA

    University College London (UCL)

    University College London (UCL)

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    United Kingdom, London

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    9

    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Master by Course Work

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Campuses

    Main Site

    London

    Stratford (UCL East)

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake Deadlines 31-Mar-2023
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    Duration 1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 34,400  / year
    Apply Date 31-Mar-2023

    Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) MA

    About

    About this degree

    Students learn to tell stories in various documentary film modes; master the technical ‘craft’ skills needed to produce different kinds of documentary films of different lengths for varied audiences; critically view and review film material; draw on anthropological and social science approaches to documentary; think critically about the relationship between form and content in documentary film practice.

    Who this course is for

    We are looking for students who want to challenge the documentary form and find innovative ways to tell important stories that resonate with global audiences. This degree is well-suited to students who have little or no experience in making films but also provides the opportunity for those with experience to deepen, broaden and diversify the range of their work.

    What this course will give you

    This MA will allow you to benefit from UCL's unique position in London, at the centre of the UK creative industries. The programme uses professional film-makers to teach within a truly pan-disciplinary university research environment.

    UCL houses London's global non-fiction film festival, Open City Documentary Festival. You will gain access to this festival, providing a unique opportunity to engage with the global creative non-fiction industry.

    Students have access to UCL's camera and editing equipment. Each student has their own full camera kit which they keep throughout the year - avoiding the need to check equipment in and out as well as access to editing suites. Students also have access to the extensive film collections in UCL Libraries and the team of creative artists who work in and around the Centre for Public Anthropology.

    This programme is based at our brand new UCL East campus in East London, forming part of the School for Creative and Cultural Industries. Students will benefit from cultural and educational connections with our East Bank partners such as the V&A and BBC, as well as state-of-the-art facilities including exhibition, performance and curating spaces, conservation studios and a 160-seater surround-sound cinema.

    This unique MA programme is based within a university but run by leading film practitioners, ensuring that you receive the highest-quality practice-based learning. You have your own camera equipment throughout and we provide editing facilities. Students are taught in small studios – either ‘Ethnographic and Documentary Film’ Studios, or in one ‘Documentary Fiction’ Studio which explores the boundaries of fiction and non-fiction, bringing elements of performance into documentary filmmaking.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Normally a minimum of a lower second-class Bachelor's degree in a social science, arts, humanities or science discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Academically weaker applications will also be considered provided that they are supported by experience in visual arts or film making.

    English Program Requirements

    Career

    Graduates of the Ethnographic and Documentary MA are likely to find work in a number of fields. Some work as independent film makers. Others find opportunities elsewhere - in organisations such as independent production companies, the BBC, the Ipsos Mori film unit, film units of NGOs. A number of graduates go on to specialise in editing, camerawork or producing. The increasing demand for trained moving image specialists in the years ahead will continue, if not accelerate.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    GBP 34,400 

    Application Fee

    GBP  
    University College London (UCL)

    Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical) MA

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