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MFA - Master of Fine Art
Merchiston Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MFA - Master of Fine Art
Merchiston Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MFA - Master of Fine Art
Merchiston Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
2 Years
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This course is ideal for talented writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, sound designers or editors looking to take their careers to the next level. The MFA Advanced Film Practice provides a space to focus on your personal, professional and creative development. The MFA is designed as an additional year of study on top of a Masters Degree. It might also appeal to talented individuals without a post-graduate degree but with an equivalent body of creative work and/or industry experience.As part of your application, you will propose a project which will be the focus of your MFA studies. Screenwriters might wish to develop a screenplay or TV pilot and bible ready to send to producers, broadcasters and agents. A director might develop a project ahead of a funding application, or focus on a specific area of their craft - working with actors, camera or sound. A producer might develop a single project in preparation for a funding application or as a ready-to-go low budget feature, or work on a slate of projects. Cinematographers, sound designers and editors can work on aspects of their craft, seek out work experience, and emerge with a professional CV and showreel.
The entry requirement for this course is a Master's Degree in Film or relevant area in order to be eligible for this course. You can also apply with an Undergraduate degree alongside film related work experience, or substantial professional experience. All applicants must submit a portfolio of work that best shows their abilities as a screenwriter, producer, director, cinematographer, editor or sound editor/designer:A professional CV or bio outlining your previous education, work history, credits and any other experienceA personal statement outlining why you want to study this MFA and how you hope it will help you step up in your professional career in film, television or digital mediaExamples of your work - scripts, links, showreelsA proposal outlining the project that you want to develop on the MFA
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Domestic
£7,650 per year
Students from Domestic
Accommodation - 179.20 per week
£7,650 per year
Students from Other UK
Accommodation - 179.20 per week
£7,650 per year
Students from England
Accommodation - 179.20 per week
£7,650 per year
Students from Scotland
Accommodation - 179.20 per week
£7,650 per year
Students from Wales
Accommodation - 179.20 per week
£7,650 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
Accommodation - 179.20 per week
£17,925 per year
Students from EU
Accommodation - 179.20 per week
£17,925 per year
Students from International
Accommodation - 179.20 per week
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