MA Creative Documentary Filmmaking
12 monthsProgramme duration
8,685 GBPTuition Fee/year
JanStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This Masters in Creative Documentary Filmmaking offers a unique online learning experience whilst giving you the chance to connect both virtually and in-person through a blend of teaching and industry networking activities.
MA Creative Documentary Filmmaking at Edinburgh Napier University will equip you with theoretical insight, practical tools and professional support to develop your documentary film practice and to build networks with the international documentary film industry.
You will be encouraged to find your unique authorial voice and to make politically and aesthetically challenging and creative documentary films that speak to an international audience. You will learn about diverse documentary approaches and practices, and will have to consider aesthetic, ethical and environmental challenges.
We have a broad range of acclaimed documentary film practitioners across our well-established Film, TV, and Journalism degrees who will support you throughout your studies.
This course will enable you to:
Develop your research skills, documentary filmmaking techniques, and creative approaches to storytelling Gain critical insights into documentary film histories, theories, and the philosophical debates that underpin practice Critically analyse and solve creative and aesthetic challenges in your documentary filmmaking practice Understand the philosophical, ethical, environmental and political contexts of engagement with individuals and communities Build professional collaborative and communication skills to support a sustainable documentary filmmaking practice Create your networks with crew, other filmmakers, and industry professionals Create a portfolio of work, including the development and production of a high-quality documentary film Plan your goals and career path with an understanding of the cultural and commercial contexts of the documentary film industry Develop the capacity, tenacity and rigour to work independently as both researcher and practitioner
MA Creative Documentary Filmmaking at Edinburgh Napier University will equip you with theoretical insight, practical tools and professional support to develop your documentary film practice and to build networks with the international documentary film industry.
You will be encouraged to find your unique authorial voice and to make politically and aesthetically challenging and creative documentary films that speak to an international audience. You will learn about diverse documentary approaches and practices, and will have to consider aesthetic, ethical and environmental challenges.
We have a broad range of acclaimed documentary film practitioners across our well-established Film, TV, and Journalism degrees who will support you throughout your studies.
This course will enable you to:
Develop your research skills, documentary filmmaking techniques, and creative approaches to storytelling Gain critical insights into documentary film histories, theories, and the philosophical debates that underpin practice Critically analyse and solve creative and aesthetic challenges in your documentary filmmaking practice Understand the philosophical, ethical, environmental and political contexts of engagement with individuals and communities Build professional collaborative and communication skills to support a sustainable documentary filmmaking practice Create your networks with crew, other filmmakers, and industry professionals Create a portfolio of work, including the development and production of a high-quality documentary film Plan your goals and career path with an understanding of the cultural and commercial contexts of the documentary film industry Develop the capacity, tenacity and rigour to work independently as both researcher and practitioner
Programme overview
Main Subject
Communication and Media Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This Masters in Creative Documentary Filmmaking offers a unique online learning experience whilst giving you the chance to connect both virtually and in-person through a blend of teaching and industry networking activities.
MA Creative Documentary Filmmaking at Edinburgh Napier University will equip you with theoretical insight, practical tools and professional support to develop your documentary film practice and to build networks with the international documentary film industry.
You will be encouraged to find your unique authorial voice and to make politically and aesthetically challenging and creative documentary films that speak to an international audience. You will learn about diverse documentary approaches and practices, and will have to consider aesthetic, ethical and environmental challenges.
We have a broad range of acclaimed documentary film practitioners across our well-established Film, TV, and Journalism degrees who will support you throughout your studies.
This course will enable you to:
Develop your research skills, documentary filmmaking techniques, and creative approaches to storytelling Gain critical insights into documentary film histories, theories, and the philosophical debates that underpin practice Critically analyse and solve creative and aesthetic challenges in your documentary filmmaking practice Understand the philosophical, ethical, environmental and political contexts of engagement with individuals and communities Build professional collaborative and communication skills to support a sustainable documentary filmmaking practice Create your networks with crew, other filmmakers, and industry professionals Create a portfolio of work, including the development and production of a high-quality documentary film Plan your goals and career path with an understanding of the cultural and commercial contexts of the documentary film industry Develop the capacity, tenacity and rigour to work independently as both researcher and practitioner
MA Creative Documentary Filmmaking at Edinburgh Napier University will equip you with theoretical insight, practical tools and professional support to develop your documentary film practice and to build networks with the international documentary film industry.
You will be encouraged to find your unique authorial voice and to make politically and aesthetically challenging and creative documentary films that speak to an international audience. You will learn about diverse documentary approaches and practices, and will have to consider aesthetic, ethical and environmental challenges.
We have a broad range of acclaimed documentary film practitioners across our well-established Film, TV, and Journalism degrees who will support you throughout your studies.
This course will enable you to:
Develop your research skills, documentary filmmaking techniques, and creative approaches to storytelling Gain critical insights into documentary film histories, theories, and the philosophical debates that underpin practice Critically analyse and solve creative and aesthetic challenges in your documentary filmmaking practice Understand the philosophical, ethical, environmental and political contexts of engagement with individuals and communities Build professional collaborative and communication skills to support a sustainable documentary filmmaking practice Create your networks with crew, other filmmakers, and industry professionals Create a portfolio of work, including the development and production of a high-quality documentary film Plan your goals and career path with an understanding of the cultural and commercial contexts of the documentary film industry Develop the capacity, tenacity and rigour to work independently as both researcher and practitioner
Admission Requirements
4+
56+
6+
2.7+
169+
1 Year
Jan
Tuition fees
Domestic
8,505 GBP
International
8,685 GBP
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