Name: MA Post Production - Courses - London - MetFilm School
Author: Giuseppe Bruni

Overview

MA Post Production is designed to enable you to develop the skills and understanding needed to work in post production in today’s screen industries. Through the programme, you will gain advanced insight into the work of the editor and post specialist – deep understanding of audio and visual storytelling, working across a variety of screen platforms and industry contexts, current and developing technology including editing softwares and equipment, the editor’s role as facilitator and collaborator, professional working practices, and employment strategies.

You will develop awareness of industry – traditional and changing screen forms and formats, platforms and audiences, recognising the importance of diversity and progressive working practices in your approaches to content and content making.

Why Take the Course?

Practical: Master your craft through extensive engagement with industry-standard editing software.
Real-life Experience: Work with producing, directing, and cinematography students to edit and post produce a number of online videos for external ‘real world’ clients. Previous companies students have been able to add to their showreels include DHL, Nespresso, Time out, Jamie Oliver, Stonewall, HM Treasury, Mind, and Transport for London.
Portfolio: Graduate with a portfolio that includes a variety of project work and a career plan.
Professional tutors: Many of our teaching staff are currently working in the industry as freelance editors, colourists and sound designers*.

*For a selection of the tutors who teach across our campuses, please see Our People.

Awarding body: BIMM University

Our outstanding credentials are recognised by leading higher education bodies. This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

Programme Aims

Deep understanding of the roles and responsibilities relating to working in post production for a range of screen platforms.

The ability to produce work of increasing ambition and quality.

The ability to develop and enable the realisation of creative projects suitable for industry and audiences.

A critical understanding of the role screen storytelling plays in an increasingly globalised and inclusive world.

High level insight into working professionally with producers, directors, and other creative personnel in the realisation of compelling and meaningful content.

A detailed, structured, and ethical approach to content post production.

Understanding of the role of research and intellectual enquiry as an integral part of academic development and professional practice.

The ability to actively engage with cultural and political perspectives including diversity, sustainability, and the inclusive workplace in your creative work and practice.

The knowledge, skills, and understanding to enter the screen industries as an enlightened and contemporary post production professional.

What You Will Study

Over three trimesters you will gain advanced insight into post production craft as well as your vital role in the creation and delivery of screen content to a wide variety of audiences and contexts.

Trimester One focuses on the essence of screen storytelling and the role the editor plays in understanding the potential of filmed materials in the process of realising stories and ideas. Alongside this, you will explore your own qualities as you build a career profile that will develop as the course – and your understanding – increases.

In Trimester Two, you will enrich your understanding through client-facing editing assignments. You will also gain deep understanding and practical skills in post production workflow. In addition, you will develop the research and analytical skills expected in both your academic and your professional practice.

In Trimester Three, you will draw together your practical, theoretical, and industry understanding into the co-creation and delivery of a filmed artefact and complete your career plan as part of your progression into real world employment.

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Module Overview

The overview below is not a complete list of MA Post Production modules.

You will work with audio and video raw data, applying professional data management processes throughout the video and audio production pipelines. Additionally, you will be introduced to a suite of complementary software packages for video editing, audio editing, effects, compression, and encoding.

You will spend the first part of the module learning about the documentary approach to post production. This will include learning how to work in a new Non Linear Editing mode. In the latter part of the module, you will look at the finishing processes typically used for picture cutting, effects integration, and audio mixing.

You will develop authentic and detailed career paperwork and supporting materials including a CV and personal profile. As part of the module, you will be offered Elective Upskilling sessions – opportunities to develop screen industry skills of your chosen discipline or as part of your multi-skilling profile.

Working on branded-content projects for external clients, you will gain an understanding of how to negotiate the relationships within a creative hierarchy, how to work with constructive feedback, develop a systematic approach to setting and meeting deadlines, their ability to handle multiple projects, and critically evaluate both process and product.

You will examine a series of complex post production workflows and manage data from camera acquisition. You will transcode high-res media, work in offline editing to complete a picture lock, and create a simple sound design to conform to the original media, subsequently mastering to a variety of delivery platforms.

Building on the work of previous and concurrent modules, you will gain a deeper insight into current theories, principles, and discussions relating to issues of diversity, sustainability, and ethics within the screen industries.

Your project is an opportunity to deliver work that is distinctive, industry-facing, based in research, and reflects awareness of a diverse and inclusive world. You will also present your career plan, including evidence of new skills to be assessed by industry employers and refine your career plan in preparation for entering or re-entering the screen industries on graduation.

We include a diverse range of teaching methods which include:

Productions
Seminar-style Group Teaching
Tutorials
Practical Group Work
Formative Feedback through Critiques, Pitches, Screenings, and Reflective Sessions
Work-integrated Learning
Authentic Assessment

We use a wide range of assessment which include portfolios, performances, research, presentations, and reflective work. Please download the Course Specification below for more information.

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Entry Requirements

Standard Entry Requirements

Age: All applicants must be 18 years or older at the time the programme begins.
Education: A 2:1 honours degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent.

Applicants must also submit:

A personal statement of at least 500 words. The MetFilm School online application form details the information that your personal statement must include.

Students Not Meeting Academic Requirements

Students without a degree, but who can demonstrate relevant industry experience or a degree below a 2:1 equivalent are still able to apply. They will need to submit the following:

A professional industry reference.
A professional CV.
A 750 word statement of why you wish to enter the screen industries, indicating the ways in which you think they are changing.

Students receive the Office 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud License for the duration of their course. For more information, please check Equipment in the Study with Us section for your chosen course, and the Location sections for the range of equipment and learning resources available on each of our campuses.

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