Filmmaking (Directing Fiction)

Goldsmiths, University of London
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communications

About this course

The MA Filmmaking (Directing Fiction) is the premier place to develop your skills as a director, working on a range of projects from personal ‘essay’ films to large-scale shoots with professional actors and feature crew.

  • This Masters, a pathway of the MA Filmmaking, will enable you to gain a full understanding of how to collaborate on all stages of filmmaking, from scripting and pre-production through shoot, post-production and marketing/exhibition of your work. It will build your skills and confidence in expressing your unique vision and conveying it to your team.

  • The programme is housed in a purpose-built media facility equipped with state-of-the art teaching spaces.

  • We have extensive production facilities and informal rehearsal and meeting spaces where you can discuss and collaborate with scriptwriters, actors, producers and your shoot team.

  • We also have established relations with casting directors, agents, production designers and other professionals who will both advise you and provide their skills to enhance your productions.

  • You work on at least one film per term in your specialist role, culminating in a major production towards the end of the degree.

  • In addition to your specialist area, you attend classes in related disciplines such as film directing and editing, and collaborate with students across specialisations on film projects. This framework is designed to stimulate collaborative practice by providing you with a breadth of filmmaking knowledge combined with a high level of expertise in your chosen filmmaking discipline.

  • The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies has been ranked second in the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework, 2021) and 16th in the world (third in the UK) in the 2024 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.
  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
    2126 Aerospace engineers
    2122 Mechanical engineers
    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    3131 IT operations technicians
    3115 Quality assurance technicians

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MA
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications