2. MA FILM & TELEVISION 2
Course overview and philosophy, with Head of Film & Television Kingsley Marshall & MA Course Coordinator Dario Llinares
Details of course structure, teaching &assessment
Interaction with Industry and work placement links
Application process

3. WHAT’S NEW? 3
BA Film achieved Skillset course level accreditation in 2013
The School of Film & Television formed Summer 2013 – with BA Film and, BA Animation & VFX, MA Film & Television
New awards in BA Television launching for recruitment 2014
MA is the next progression in the development of the Department as a whole.

4. SCHOOL OF FILM & TELVISION4
BA Film achieved Skillset course level accreditation in 2013
The School of Film & Television formed Summer 2013 – with BA Film and, BA Animation & VFX, MA Film & Television
New awards in BA Television launching for recruitment 2014

5. COURSE STRUCTURE Semester 2: Specialism (2 choices) Option 1 Option 25
Semester 1: Foundation
Core 1
Core 2
Core 3
Theorising Contemporary Film & Television Culture
Project Development, Production & Industry
Creative
Practices
Theory
Theory/Practice
Practice
Semester 2: Specialism
(2 choices)
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Option 5
Option 6
Cultural Studies to Digital Sociology
Screen Futures
Globalisation in Film & Television
Factual Film &Television
Narrative Drama
Work Placement
Theory
Theory/Practice
Semester 3: Expertise (1 Choice)
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Dissertation
Conceptual Practice Project
Film/Television Practice Project
& Production Portfolio
Theory
Theory/Practice
Practice

6. HOW IS THE MA TAUGHT? Premium on self directed learning6
Premium on self directed learning
Seminar & Workshop focused
Theory: in-depth discussion 2hr seminars (3 readings + additional material)
Practice: Intense project orientated work & accredited Training & Master classes
Individual Tutorials (open office hours) - semester 2: mentor assigned according to specialism
Visiting Speakers & Masterclasses
Trips – to production facilities and festivals (optional)

7. SPECIALIST STAFF 7
Course teams teach modules they have written, matching their academic specialisms and scholarly and practice research
Supporting lecturers are working producers, editors, cinematographers (in sports, drama, doc), VFX/post, screenwriters (features, shorts &TV), composers, sound designers & directors of factual, experimental & narrative feature & short films
We use industry mentors with local, national & international companies
Falmouth have an in-house production facility, delivering professional productions

8. STUDY TRIPS 8

9. STUDY TRIPS 9

10. SCHOOL OF FILM & TELEVISION
GUEST SPEAKER SERIES 2013/2014
ALICE LOWE
@ALICELOWE
JACKALFILMS.CO.UK

11. SCHOOL OF FILM & TELEVISION
GUEST SPEAKER SERIES 2013/2014
WILL OSWALD
EDITOR
DR WHO

12. SCHOOL OF FILM & TELEVISION
GUEST SPEAKER SERIES 2013/2014

13. SCHOOL OF FILM & TELEVISION
GUEST SPEAKER SERIES 2013/2014
ROBERT JONES
PRODUCER
DANNY BOYLE’S BABYLON

14. SCHOOL OF FILM & TELEVISION
GUEST SPEAKER SERIES 2013/2014
ANDREW SENSENIG
ACTOR
UPSTREAM COLOR

15. SCHOOL OF FILM & TELEVISION
GUEST SPEAKER SERIES 2013/2014
JOHNNY FEWINGS MD
NBC/UNIVERSAL (UK)

16. INTERNSHIP TWOFOUR 16

17. SCHOOL OF FILM & TELEVISION17
14 x 8m TV studio with three studio cameras, full gallery facility, Chromatte grey screen, blue/green screen and full lighting rig
Centroid 3D (Pinewood Networked) Motion Capture Studio/Research Lab
117-seat cinema, with Christie M Series HD projection (as used in Vue cinemas) and 7.2 surround sound, screening from BluRay
Equipment store with range of RED, Blackmagic, Panasonic, JVC, GoPro and Canon DSLR & C100 cameras and lenses, jibs, tracks & dollies
Digital Production Suites equipped with Apple Mac - Final Draft (screenwriting), Movie Magic (Production Management & Budgeting), & visual and sound editing software, including Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro & X, AVID & Adobe Creative Suite
Avid Unity MediaNetwork Edit Server
Recording studios equipped with Pro Tools audio editing & foley traps
23,500-title DVD, BluRay & TV library + online streaming services

18. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Academic ability18
Academic ability
Self direction – record of attendance
Progressive thinkers & Open-mindedness
Unique ideas, and how you develop them
Individualism - Vision
Professionalism
Cultural and critical awareness

19. APPLICATION PROCESS WWW.FALMOUTH.AC.UK/MAFILMTELEVISION19
Select ‘How To Apply’
Set up an account
Complete the form in as
much detail as possible
State clearly why you have chosen MA Film & Television at Falmouth, what you hope to gain from the course, and your aspirations

20. YOUR INTERVIEW 20
Why have you chosen to study this subject at postgraduate level?
What are you looking forward to studying?
Clear idea of your contribution
What have been reading/watching/attending?
What else have you been doing to prepare for postgrad university study?
Clear sense of academic or professional trajectory

21. CONTACT US dario.llinares@falmouth.ac.uk21
@MAFTFalmouth
@SOFTFalmouth