Filmmaking (Producing) MA

**The MA Filmmaking (Producing) will provide you with a thorough training in all aspects of producing – from the conception of an initial idea through to development, financing, production and release.**<br/><br/>This Masters, a pathway of the MA Filmmaking, provides excellent training for a successful career as a producer. As part of the programme youll have the opportunity to specialise in either **development**, where you will work with writers and directors to develop new ideas, or **line producing**, where you will focus more on how to run a production and a crew, and how to also take a production manager or assistant director role.<br/><br/>**What we offer**<br/>The programme is housed in a new purpose-built media facility equipped with state-of-the art teaching spaces including film and photography studios equipped with Arri lighting and Greenscreen, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Film Editing, Animation, Digital Special Effects, Pro Tools Audio Postproduction and Foley suites. <br/><br/>Our studio spaces, and extensive production facilities and informal rehearsal and meeting spaces create an environment where you can discuss and collaborate with scriptwriters, actors, directors, other producers and your shoot team. We also have established relations with casting directors, agents, production designers and other professionals who will both advise you and provide their skills to enhance your productions. <br/><br/>You work on at least one film per term in your specialist role, culminating in a major production towards the end of the degree. In addition to your specialist area, you attend classes in related disciplines such as Film Directing and Editing and collaborate with students across specialisations on film projects. This framework is designed to stimulate collaborative practice by providing you with a breadth of filmmaking knowledge combined with a high level of expertise in your chosen filmmaking discipline.<br/><br/>The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies has been ranked 2nd in the UK for world-leading or internationally excellent research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 12th in the world (2nd in the UK) in the 2022 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.<br/><br/>**Specialist teaching**<br/>You will have specialist teaching on the larger role of the producer:<br/><br/><br/>+ How projects are found and developed and taken to market<br/><br/><br/>+ How to work alongside agents, financiers, marketers, legal and rights specialists, publicists and exhibitors<br/><br/><br/>+ How to adapt this macro-model to all levels of shoot – from a self-shot indie web documentary to full feature-scale drama<br/><br/><br/>**Industry links**<br/>Your studies will be guided by experienced tutors and guests from major industry players including Channel Four, British Film Institute, FilmFour, BBC Films, Film London, Shooting People, Future Shorts and a host of production and distribution companies.