MA Film Production

To be eligible for the MA Film Production postgraduate course we consider students with either a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in a closely related field (either Film or television Production, or closely related media production-based subject) or three years working in the industry in a related subject area. Please note, we do not want applicants without experience of being on set/having made short films or broadcast television/feature films. This is not a conversion course for those wanting to move into film – this is for advanced filmmaking.

Portfolio

As part of your application students need to present at least two short film projects – documentary or scripted fiction – on which they have participated in a lead role of director, producer, or head of the department. Please note, corporate or promo videos will not be accepted, such as videos made for a local group or church.

Personal statement

A personal statement is also required which outlines your prior experience, intended industry aims and goals, and who your film industry influences are. Please note, to help ensure successful application please do not submit a description of the programme for your personal statement.

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The University of Hertfordshire offer a range of tuition fee discounts and non-repayable scholarships to support our postgraduate students, visit website to find out more.

Employment opportunities

There are major skills shortages in the UK film industry. 30,000 new jobs are to be created in the next few years, with most areas of the industry reporting a 35% gap in skills in the workforce according to Screen Skills.

Career paths

Graduates are equipped for careers that could lead to work in the fields of producing, directing, cinematography and camera, sound recording and sound design, editing, and screenwriting. Additional future roles could be in the fields of marketing, distribution, development, production finance and management, script doctoring, social media and online media creation and further academic writing and/or study.

Previous graduates

Our postgraduate students go on to work as runners in the assistant director department, screenwriters, post-production runners for organisations including the BBC, Envy Post-Production, Freelance are the three biggest areas of post-graduation employment. Graduates have worked their way up from runner and junior positions to Post-Production Coordinators, Assistant Editors, Assistant Producers and higher.

Work experience opportunities

Previous postgraduate students have gained work placements with leading organisations and productions such as EastEnders on the BBC.

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