Film and Animation (MA)

Overview

MA Film and Animation offers students a broad, practice- based approach to film and animation production addressing creative and commerical imperatives.

Students are encouraged to develop their media practice through the making of short films, engaging with a growing range of genres. You can specialise in drama, documentary, 3D animation or 2D animation or produce 'hybrid' film forms through the fusion of different techniques. Throughout the course students produce several short digital films- many of which have won film competitions and been screened at international festivals.

We encourage you to discover and exploit innovative uses of the technology and develop an awareness of the critical, cultural and contextual implications of the digital moving image in all its forms. The course also provides a thorough understanding of the principles and day-to-day practice of freelance and independent production or managing a small desktop digital studio. You are expected to crew on -or assist with- each other's productions and to work effectively as part of a team, drawing on your peers' expertise and experience. Creative production work is underpinned by a firm grounding in business skills and entrepreneurship.

Ultimately we offer you an opportunity to develop your technical, visual and narrative skills through practice, innovation and intellectual enquiry whilst being attuned to potential audiences, markets and employers.

Applying and entry

PLEASE NOTE There is no official closing date for this course, but you are advised to apply as early as possible as we will only consider your application if there are places available on the course.

Tel: 020 7133 4202
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk

A good degree in a relevant subject (film and video, communications, media studies, applied arts and design or fine arts); or First degree in any subject plus relevant professional experience or training; or extensive professional experience at a high level.

Course contents

The course is delivered over three semesters. During the first semester you produce short exercises (commercial, animation, documentary or drama) which develop your imaginative, technical and craft skills.   A series of research seminars and lectures help you develop your creative, methodologies and evaluative skills. In the Final Major Project Module you produce a final film in a based on a proposal developed during semester 2, leaving the course with a showreel of professional standard work in your preferred genre(s).

Topics include: 2D Animation, 3D Animation, Drama, Documentary Production, Character Animation, Experimental Film Production, MusicVideo

Assessment

The main method of assessment is the formative and ongoing 'crit' of practical exercises, presentations and the final production project. A case study based on a theoretical research project, various scripts, treatments and production reports are also required. Work is usually evaluated by staff and by your student peer group, as well as by industry professionals visiting the MA, or acting as course consultants.

Careers

Graduates typically gain employment in the creative industries such as film, broadcast, animation, post-production and games industry, as well as work as freelance film makers, animators or artists.

Others have progressed in their current jobs by securing promotions through their increased knowledge and experience. Many graduates have successfully set up their own production companies and/or have had their work screened at international festivals or events. You are encouraged to develop a showreel that targets a specified market for your work. Suitable graduates are also encouraged to progress to an MPhil or PhD, thus contributing research culture within the Faculty.

Examples of alumni:

Jesse and Daniel Quinones (Woolfcub)

Angel Villadiego

Elizabeth Doonan

Robert Grieves

Daisy Sholte

Timo Schaedel

Tom Munday

Student profiles

"The course has certainly been instrumental in my career success. I have a great job in the film industry." Rob Allman

Lisa-Ann Robinson

Petros Papadopoulos

David Vickery

David Vickery interview (VFX Supervisor Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows)