30 credits
Level 5
First Term
This team-taught course will introduce students to key research methods in the field of film and visual culture as utilised in the research and practice of faculty members in the department. Each week students will engage with a range of written and visual materials relating to a specific approach to the study and/or production of visual culture. These may include: approaches to working with living artists and documents of ephemeral art; theories of the animal gaze; approaches to practice-as-research; documentary; memory and memorialisation; the relationship between film, art and history; close reading; bricolage; walking; intermediality; and projects in art and science among others. Throughout the course students will explore important theoretical concepts and artistic paradigms in these areas, applying them in weekly exercises and seminar preparations, and ultimately using one (or more) of them in their assessed work.
30 credits
Level 5
First Term
This course offers students the opportunity to gain workplace experience in a field relevant to their degree. Students wishing to take FS5532 will require approval from the Course Coordinator and will be responsible for securing a suitable placement in advance of the start of Term with support from the Course Coordinator or other staff member. Work-placements will run for the equivalent of 2-weeks full-time and will involve tasks agreed by the student and project partner in consultation with the course coordinator.
30 credits
Level 5
Second Term
This course offers students the opportunity to gain workplace experience in a field relevant to their degree. Students wishing to take FS5532 will require approval from the Course Coordinator and will be responsible for securing a suitable placement in advance of the start of Term with support from the Course Coordinator or other staff member. Work-placements will run for the equivalent of 2-weeks full-time and will involve tasks agreed by the student and project partner in consultation with the course coordinator.
30 credits
Level 5
Second Term
This course simulates the development of an arts project, from initial proposal to a formal funding pitch, covering essential components for project success. Through case studies, readings and site visits, students will explore the ways artists and arts managers develop projects and events and build content to connect with audiences. This learning and experience will enable students to apply theoretical insights and practical strategies to their own creative concepts.
30 credits
Level 5
Second Term
What is exploitation cinema? With A-list filmmakers such as Tim Burton, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright paying homage to the form, and physical media labels unleashing entire packages on key directors and cycles, this is the module to learn about a rich and vast history of independent voices. Taught from the firsthand perspective of industry and experience, students will gain skills in film curation and marketing, as well as undertake a practical challenge in the shape of a short trailer “homage” that will be part of a group task. From the earliest days of exploitation cinema to the direct-to-video era that sustains the form to this day, this is the module for anyone seeking to undertake an alternative understanding of modern-day Hollywood.
60 credits
Level 5
Third Term
The Dissertation project is a key part of the MLitt Film, Visual Culture and Arts Management programme. Students will work independently on a topic of their choosing within the broad field of film, visual culture and arts management, with support from an assigned supervisor. Projects can take one of the following formats: a long research essay of 15,000 words (+/-10%); a practice-based project involving a practical output plus a dissertation of 10,000 words (+/-10%); or a work-based project involving 3-weeks full-time work in an appropriate work-place environment along with a written dissertation of 10,000 words (+/-10%).
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