MA Cinematography for Film & Television

Key Information

Duration & delivery:

1 year full-time

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,250

Overseas: £17,000

Entry requirements:

A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent

The course will help you develop key intellectual and practical skills that meet, or challenge and exceed, current industry practice and expectations. It seeks to develop in parallel your artistic eye, your technical skills, your team-working skills as part of camera crews, and your collaborative skills working with directors.

• Through collaborative and individual production you’ll build a strong and distinctive showreel, which you will use as your calling card to the industry

• Take advantage of opportunities with RedBalloon, an awardwinning professional production unit based in the Faculty of Media & Communication

• Benefit from regular guest lectures from industry professionals and take part in camera masterclasses www.bournemouth.ac.uk/macftf

• Benefit from our ARRI Film School Accreditation and have the opportunity to receive a certificate to demonstrate participation in and graduation from the ARRI Certified Training for Camera Systems.

Accreditations: International Moving Image Society (IMIS).

Units of study: Approaches to Cinematography | Storytelling | Exploring Cinematography | Approaches to Industry | Media Production Master's Project.

MA Directing Film & Television

Key Information

Duration & delivery: 1 year full-time

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,250

Overseas: £17,000

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent

This comprehensive course will equip you with the skills to understand and manage the entire production process, from effective planning and pre-visualisation, through efficient work on location to overseeing creative post-production work. Working with producing, scriptwriting, cinematography, sound and editing students, you will make films that will showcase your skills as a visual, creative storyteller. Many of these collaborations have continued beyond the course as students set up their own production companies.

• Collaborate with the producing, scriptwriting, cinematography, sound and editing students to create a showcase of your skills

• Benefit from regular guest speakers. Previous visitors include Hollywood screenwriter Misan Sagay, Ian Bignell and Katie McCullough of Festival Formula, Justin Edgar, film director, and screenwriter Peter Fellows

• Use your final production project to showcase the skills you've developed to mastermind your own collaboration and use it as your calling card to industry.

Accreditations: International Moving Image Society (IMIS).

Units of study: Developing a Directorial Vision | Storytelling | Crafting Visual Stories | Approaches to Industry | Media Production Master's Project.