Program Overview

Filmmaking MA

The MA in Filmmaking challenges students to innovate within and beyond the boundaries of moving-image-making practices. Situated within the Nottingham School of Art & Design, this program enables students to explore and experiment in both film production and exhibition, enhanced by intellectually stimulating discussions and workshops.

About this course

This course is designed for filmmakers who want to push boundaries and redefine how sound and image interact. Students will explore evolving forms of storytelling and prepare to contribute to the future of cinema through innovation and experimentation. The program focuses on experimenting with form, sound, and image, responding creatively to intellectual discussions and leading to innovation in digital manipulation and capturing sound and moving image.

What you'll study

The curriculum has flexible features to enable students to direct their own journey. It is highly personalized to support students entering from different backgrounds and experiences. The program includes experimentation in the first part of the year and the negotiation of the personal film project. Students may arrive with varying degrees of technical skills, and there is a range of technical workshops and drop-in support for students to 'up-skill' and personalize their development.

Module information

Students will study three core modules and choose one 20-credit optional module.

• Core modules:
  • Film Experiments: Identify cinematic voice through making a series of film experiments centered around intellectually stimulating debates.
  • Film Project: Undertake an individual, guided project to create an innovative film or moving image installation to be screened or exhibited at an end-of-year festival.
  • Culture and Collaboration: Develop an advanced level of understanding of the wider cultural context for current and future work, collaborating with Masters students across the school of art and design.
• Optional modules:
  • Professional Futures: Explore and share ideas about future professional opportunities in visual communications.
  • Advancing Research Design: Maximising Your Methods: Provide an explorative platform for students who want to use their course as the basis for further research-based study or extend their knowledge of research methods.

Entry requirements

• UK students: 2.2 honors degree in a related subject and a creative portfolio.
• International students: 2.2 honors degree in a related subject, a creative portfolio, and English language requirements.

Fees and funding

• UK students: £11,100 per year, with potential for scholarships, alumni discount, and postgraduate loans.
• International students: £18,500 per year, with potential for scholarships, alumni discount, and advice on living costs and paying fees.

Careers and employability

The course is designed with various opportunities for engagement with the creative industries and integrates work-like experiences. Guest lectures will be delivered by experts in their field, and the course has contacts with independent filmmakers, producers, curators, and specialists. The 100-credit module Film Project follows a work-like trajectory from development to exhibition, including an end-of-year festival to support engagement with industry and networking.

Campus and facilities

Nottingham Trent University provides a range of facilities to support student learning and creativity, including libraries, IT equipment, and specialized equipment for filmmaking.

How you're taught

Students will be taught through a variety of teaching and learning experiences, including active collaborative learning, learning through research, online or blended learning, autonomous learning, and more. The assessment journey enables students to move through a sequence of Experiment - Propose - Complete - Reflect, with formative feedback opportunities scheduled throughout the modules.