This MA develops your skills and creative vision in the field of screen documentary production, and your understanding of the historical context and contemporary modes of documentary production, against a background of the wider theoretical issues raised in media production. It encourages a practical and theoretical understanding of the politics, aesthetics and ethics of documentary production and the nature and diversity of documentary practice in contemporary society.
What you study
A mixture of production and theoretical components cover: the skills required to research and develop documentary programme ideas, and to take them through to a completed programme – you will develop production management skills and acquire a grounding in technical skills (including camera, lighting, sound and editing); the development of the documentary, including contemporary issues and problems surrounding the form (these will be placed within the context of different genres, modes of production, and the work of particular directors and producers); the relationship between theory and practice in the context of debates about postmodernism.
Careers
Television; radio; broadcasting; the press; the web; publishing; film-making; advertising; marketing; public relations; and many others.
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