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MetFilm: Documentary and Factual (Leeds)
Institution | MetFilm View institution profile |
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Department | Met Film School Leeds View department profile |
Web | https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk |
info@metfilmschool.de | |
Telephone | +49 (0) 30 767 333 170 |
Study type | Taught |
Summary
The MA in Documentary and Factual will give you the skills and understanding needed to work as a director and/or producer in today’s factual content industries.
Specific topics include finding and developing ideas, research and access to contributors, creating stories, and pitching ideas. You will learn about production roles and develop skills in documentary editing, sound recording, and camerawork. Throughout the course, you will explore funding strategies and potential audiences, and be immersed in productions where you can try out a range of skills.
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Practical: Gain training and experience in producing, directing, camera operation, sound, and editing.
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Comprehensive: For students passionate about the various ways to shoot and document reality in today’s world, and who want to produce content that offers new insights and promotes compassion and awareness about a specific subject
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Industry-facing: Build your understanding of the contemporary industry landscape for documentaries and factual programming, including commissioning, financing, distribution and exhibition.
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Real-life Experience: You will conceive, create, and deliver a project to a client brief. Working within a creative team with other MA pathways, students respond to a professional brief from a commercial or non-commercial business to produce a short project and showcase their creative talent to industry professionals.
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Portfolio: Create a portfolio of work, including two core projects (documentary and/or factual programmes), with accompanying creative development and pitch documents to support you in your future career.
MA
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | To apply for the MA course you will need to be 18 years of age or older at the time the course starts. Applicants must have a minimum 2:1 honours degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent. Applicants without this qualification, but possessing relevant work experience, are also invited to apply. Each application is considered on its individual merits. |
Location | Met Film School - Leeds Met Film School Leeds Prime Studios 94–96 Kirkstall Rd. Leeds LS3 1HD |
Fees
EU | 17000 GBP for Whole course |
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England | 17000 GBP for Whole course |
Northern Ireland | 17000 GBP for Whole course |
Scotland | 17000 GBP for Whole course |
Wales | 17000 GBP for Whole course |
Channel Islands | 17000 GBP for Whole course |
Republic of Ireland | 17000 GBP for Whole course |
International | 19000 GBP for Whole course |
MetFilm School Leeds is based within Prime Studios, a state-of-the-art media production facility, which includes make-up and wardrobe studios, props storage, as well as cinema and event spaces. Prime Studios has already collected an extensive list of productions, including The Duke, Hope Gap, and The ABC Murders, and is located right next door to ITV Studios, where the flagship soap Emmerdale is filmed.
Students and graduates have access to our dedicated careers advice department, MetFilm Futures, who regularly host Masterclasses and seminars, run career surgeries and competitions, and provide festival support, talent pools and job opportunities whilst …
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