The Ethnographic and Documentary Film Practical MA will provide you with training in the theoretical and technical skills to produce documentary films of varied lengths for varied audiences.
You will graduate with a wide range of creative audio-visual storytelling skills, including videography, sound recording and audio and video editing skills, as well as creative thinking and organisational skills. These will equip you to pursue a successful career in the film and wider creative industries or any profession requiring strong project management, problem-solving and communication skills.
Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates in the 2018–2024 cohorts.
Graduate destinations from the Ethnographic Documentary Film Practical MA include:
Media Film & TV
IT, Technology and Telecommunications
Normally a minimum of a lower second-class Bachelor’s degree in a social science, arts, humanities or science discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Academically weaker applications will also be considered provided that they are supported by experience in visual arts or film making. Applicants with prior technical knowledge of film making are asked to send a video portfolio of up to 20 minutes duration (use of a Vimeo link is recommended). Applicants without a video portfolio are asked to complete a photo essay. Please see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/sites/anthropology/files/photo-essay-guide.pdf our guidelines on how to make a visual essay. How to submit your portfolio Submit your portfolio/ photo essay by including a link to an external site of your choice in the application (e.g. in the personal statement).