Goldsmiths, University of London · Full-time
Experimental Film and Documentary
The MA/MFA Experimental Film and Documentary at Goldsmiths helps storytellers discover their unique voices, new audiences and exciting possibilities. If you're passionate about pursuing a career as a storyteller, film director or content creator in an environm…
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The MA/MFA Experimental Film and Documentary at Goldsmiths helps storytellers discover their unique voices, new audiences and exciting possibilities. If you're passionate about pursuing a career as a storyteller, film director or content creator in an environment that promotes innovative filmmaking and cross-disciplinary collaboration, this programme is for you. - Focused on building a "total filmmaker" with a strong focus on independent practice, this MA leans actively encourages collaboration and networking across the entirety of Goldsmiths and its extended communities. - This MA is designed to help you develop your distinctive authorial voice as a filmmaker and storyteller, offering training, mentoring, masterclasses and facilities that nurture innovative approaches to film practice as a self-shooting, self-editing director and producer. - You will gain a well-rounded set of creative and professional skills in conceptual development, cinematography, sound design, project pitching, animation, producing and editing, making you highly employable in the independent film, promotional media and digital content production industries. - The programme offers a unique blend of hands-on workshops, studio and location filming exercises, filmmaker masterclasses, conceptual development, industry pitch experience and cross-disciplinary collaboration opportunities. It also offers private edit time and technical support to ensure the professional-standard completion of your projects. - We have an outreach focus, encouraging and mentoring students to enter their work in festivals, network with industry leaders and peers, foster collaboration and contribute to the wider filmmaking community.
Getting in
As the university states it
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject as well as a level of practical experience from work in the arts or the media. You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. Because funding deadlines and requirements vary around the world, applications are considered on a rolling basis from February onwards and places on the programme fill up across the recruitment cycle. For this reason, we strongly advise you to submit your completed application as early as you can. We accept a wide range of international qualifications. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme.
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