NEW! MA Film - Edinburgh Napier University

course structure: full-time

dates: September – September

location: 2A Merchiston Avenue Production Centre

application deadlines: Rolling deadline for Sept entry

NB: It is not yet possible to apply for MA Film online. Please complete the application form attached below and email to: info [at] screenacademyscotland [dot] ac [dot] uk

 

Students apply to the course as specialists in one of the following disciplines: Directing, cinematography, editing, and sound. Teaching is through a combination of collaborative, shared modules, and modules that are geared to each individual discipline. Coursework consists of a large number of practical exercises and projects that allow students to deepen their own technical, creative and professional film making skills.

The year’s work culminates in a major project module in which students will work, in their chosen discipline, on one or more short fiction films.

 

Screen Academy Scotland is an active film making hub in the culturally vibrant city of Edinburgh. It offers great scope for collaboration, with some 200 or so students, at under-and post-graduate level engaged in diverse film activities. Students at the Screen Academy have access to a complete range of professional production and post-production equipment, including HDCam, Super 16 mm, Avid, Final Cut Pro, Pro-Tools and a fully equipped dubbing facility. And they can draw on support from tutors who themselves have significant experience in the industry.

 

Collaborative Techniques in Film 1
Camera for Film and Television
Editing for Film and Television
Screen Sound 1
Drama Directing for Film and Television
Script Workshop 1
Collaborative Techniques in Film 2
Cinematography
Advanced Post Production
Screen Sound 2
Film Directing
Masters Film Project

 

Entry requirements: BA, BSc or equivalent, plus portfolio.

 

As we are recruiting in four different specialisms, the number of students we are able to take in each pathway will be limited due to the need to ensure a balance of expertise within the programme.

 

The film industry is very competitive and opportunities are limited. However, this programme’s emphasis on professional skills will help maximise your chance of success. Screen Academy Scotland is one of only three Screen Academies in the UK accredited by Skillset, the film industry’s skills body, giving us and our graduates significant credibility in the industry.

 

Screen Academy graduates have had their films screened at festivals in cities around the world, including Venice, Beijing, Kolkata and Edinburgh. Many have gone on to win awards and commissions for TV and feature film projects following graduation.

In addition, Screen Academy students can buy an Industry Pass at a heavily-discounted rate and to attend screenings, masterclasses and networking events at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June.

 

Below are attached our application form and guidelines for applications.  If you wish to apply you will need to fill out this form, and submit it, along with a portfolio of your creative work, and a 500 word statement of intent, to:

 

Anne Brown
Screen Academy Scotland
2A Merchiston Avenue
Edinburgh EH10 4NU

 

Note on Portfolio: We are recruiting students in four specialist departments: directing, cinematography, editing and sound. Normally we expect your portfolio to include DVDs of your practical work in your chosen discipline. However, we are also keen to encourage applicants whose BA or BSc is in a related area and not in film. It may be in this case that you have other materials, such as art work, stills photography, scripts, or sound work, which you would like us to see.

 

Note on Statement of Intent: You should make it clear in your application, and in your Statement of Intent, which of the four specialisms you are keen to pursue. Your Statement of Intent should explain your development so far in terms of your specialism, and the reason why you feel that attending this programme will help move this development forward. It should explain why you want to pursue this specialism, the work you have done and the film-makers in your own specialist area that have influenced you.