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After graduating, Claire undertook work experience as a runner at Endemol UK. She now works as a production co-ordinator for TalkbackThames.
I chose Essex because the film modules were fantastically diverse which was ideal for me. I was also drawn to the
Colchester Campus with its friendly atmosphere and everything you could possibly want in one place.
Claire Birch,
BA Film and Literature ’03, Ibstock, Leicestershire
The lecturers were great and extremely approachable which made asking questions so much easier and the support we received was immense. It was made clear to us how the year would be structured so you always knew what was going on and the course was well equipped with all the resources we needed.
Graduate profile
Second- and
third-year options Hollywood Directors: Hitchcock, Hawks, Welles and Ford investigates the work of major directors in the Hollywood tradition and how they have contributed to the map of the American popular imagination.
Narrative and Film examines the historical and intermedial relations between literature and film by exploring how literature anticipated the moving pictures, how film influenced literary writing, and how literary texts have been adapted for the screen.
Filmmaking* is taught by industry professionals and familiarises you with pre-production, production and post-production techniques using industry standard equipment.
Introduction to Screenwriting covers some of the practical and theoretical aspects of screenwriting for the industry.
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Film studies was interesting because it wasn’t static; there were so many theories and new ones being discovered all the time. The range of modules was
fantastic especially World Cinema which gave me the opportunity to watch films I would never usually have watched and opened my eyes to the ways different cultures deal with genres.
Socially, Essex had it right; with the cafés, clubs and bars there was always somewhere to go. There were hundreds of clubs and societies to join so I never felt bored. Freshers’ Week was well organised and allowed me to try out different sports and get involved with the events happening on campus. I joined the Netball Club because I knew that joining a sports team would be invaluable for my time at the University. It allowed me to keep fit, have fun and make some very close friends that I am still in touch with.
I have so many fond memories of my time at Essex, from living in the Towers in my first year to the proud day of my graduation. My time at Essex was brilliant and I would do it all again tomorrow if I could!
Taught by a film professional, it introduces you to key screenwriting techniques and helps you to generate your own screenplay ideas.
Independent Project (Film Practice and Theory) provides you with the opportunity to produce your own ‘low-budget’ video. You will have access to our Media Centre and will submit a video and 5,000-word critical appraisal for assessment.
Cultural Ideology and Filmexplores the ways in which films both sustain and interrogate cultural ideologies, examining how they respond to and embody cultural anxieties and pleasures.
Film Propaganda examines the reasons why cinema was privileged as the perfect vehicle for state propaganda in the inter-war period, especially in Stalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Third Reich.
World Cinema introduces students to major developments in film outside the Hollywood tradition by examining a
number of national/regional cinemas both within Europe as well as the non-Western world.
Art Cinema investigates the ideological, aesthetic and technical contexts of art cinema. It explores the specific economic systems, cultural traditions and aesthetic innovations of particular art cinemas.
Other options include: Alternative America: Independent Cinema in the US; Cinema in Society: Britain and France 1939-1959; Shakespeare and Contemporary Culture; Cityscapes of Modernism; Gender, Class and Ethnicity in American Cinema; The Moving Image; Philosophy and Film.
How am I assessed? Modules are assessed half by coursework and half by examination, and in the case of practical modules, by a combination of coursework and individual and/or group projects.
* Open to BA Film Studies and BA Film and Creative Writing students only
† Open to BA Film Studies students only
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