MA Filmmaking in Sheffield Hallam University, UK

MA Filmmaking in Sheffield Hallam University

• Hone your creativity and technique in filmmaking
• Develop a pre-formed film idea that constitutes a key part of your application
• Benefit from excellent industry ties, including to Sheffield's world-renowned Doc/Fest
• Learn in a creative, supportive and bespoke learning environment for one or two years
• Work under the tutelage of production-active industry figures with exceptional connections

This course aims to produce a new generation of filmmakers. We help you to develop your production-based creative and technical ability, and ensure that you have the critical grounding and logistical skill that the film industry requires. You'll graduate as an employable, connected industry practitioner.

Work placements

We have excellent links with the cultural industries in the region and to the film and television industry. These links help you gain work experience with film and TV productions. In the year 2015–16 all students on this course had on-set industry work experience.

Live projects

You will collaborate on your own and your colleagues' live projects throughout the course - these allow you a detailed knowledge of the contemporary film industry.

Field trips

On top of attending regular screenings of up-and-coming filmmakers' work and attending Doc/Fest, you are also encouraged to attend other film festivals, such as Edinburgh and Berlin.

Networking opportunities

Alongside masterclasses and tutelage from well-connected industry practitioners, you will be expected to network effectively in order to create industry connections. These opportunities will arise particularly at regular film screenings and events with Creative England, the British Film Institute (BFI) and at Doc/Fest. You will create bespoke networking plans, and undertake a professional strategies module.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career as a:

• director
• producer
• screenwriter
• cinematographer
• editor
• sound recordist
• sound designer

Some of our previous graduates include:

• BAFTA award winners Justin Molonikov, Rob Hardy, Gregor Lyon and Barry Ryan
• TV director/DOP/sound recordists Samuel Donovan, Stuart Dunne and Susan Pennington
• British Independent Film Award winner Stevie Haywood
• international co-producers Vicky Miha and Abhiram Suresh Unnithan
• commissioner/funder Keith Potter

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