MSc Film and Television portfolio guide

Please note:

The application form for the Master’s includes a Personal Statement, where you should briefly describe the project idea you wish to work on.

This course develops skills in one or across the following narrative media: film, TV, radio/audio, new media/ web, print.

What to include in your portfolio

As there are many creative avenues you can take on this project-based degree, we don’t prescribe an ‘ideal’ portfolio. We expect applicants to come from many different backgrounds. Indeed we consider that is a strength of the course.

But to point you in the right direction, your application portfolio should provide evidence of the breadth and depth of your experiences to date in film/TV/new media.  Some examples of portfolio work could be:

• Documentary film
• Fiction film
• TV production – documentary, magazine programs, multi-camera drama
• Websites – particularly non-linear (hypertext) stories
• Audio projects
• Still photography
• Scripts – either fiction or non-fiction
• Storyboards
• Treatments
• Filmed Adverts
• Supporting production files explaining your creative approach/activity, and your working methods

You may also include written research papers such as an UG dissertation.