This Spring programme is perfect for anyone that wants to develop their film training while looking to gain an impressive addition to their CV, this London to LA Study Abroad option is designed to complement your studies in London 鈥 building up a great network of contacts to help set your career on the right track.
No practical background is necessary听for the Hollywood semester classes as students can choose to be enrolled onto the听FLM 205 Introduction to Digital Video Production course that will cover basics of camera, lighting, and sound. However, students with previous (and sufficient) background in utilising production equipment are able to take an alternate advanced class in lieu of the intro class, on a case-by-case basis. All students will be able to check out equipment they have been trained on and/or are able to demonstrate previous mastery.
For information on accommodation options, please visit the Mount St Mary鈥檚听.
The Los Angeles Study Abroad Spring Semester will take place during your second semester of the Science Fiction and Fantasy MA programme, which means that you will begin your study experience in London in the Fall (from September to December) and then travel over to Los Angeles in the Spring (from January to April).
In the Fall semester in London, you will take the 快活视频 courses and in the Spring semester in LA, you will take courses in the US that are the equivalent to 快活视频鈥檚 spring class catalogue (Edutainment Video Essays; Sci-Fi and Fantasy Storytelling; and Visual Cultures).
In the Summer semester, you will then return back to London to complete your final research project or film with an internship, or an extended research dissertation if you prefer.
Fall Semester (London)
- FLM 7100 Science Fiction and Fantasy: Industry
This course explores fantasy and science fiction entertainment through theoretical frameworks and analytical methods pertinent to industry practices and professional skillsets, which includes film, television, video games, comics and graphic novels, animation, advertising as well as forms of social media and other digital platforms. Guest lectures will be delivered by figures in industry (i.e. producers, writers, editors, cinematographers, VFX artists, actors) in discussing creative pitching, commercial networking, project management leadership and teamworking. By the end of the course, students will have gained an understanding and ability to competitively negotiate the fantasy film and entertainment industries.
- FLM 7101 Digital Storytelling
This course explores the way digital technology is now evolving our understanding of what storytelling and in how the fundamental impetus behind creating and engaging with narratives is profoundly changing. Case studies will include 鈥榲fx-spectacle鈥 film, television and games (science fiction and fantasy genres, action-adventure, horror, etc.) and the transmedial platforms that expand these dynamic 鈥榝ictional universes鈥. The course will uncover the way stories are not only projected within a single screen in a theatre, nor even on a single device, but venture across a multi-faceted terrain of narrative practices that incorporate existing and new media items, objects and platforms.
- AVC 7100 Research Methods
Introduces students to the process of research, including the ability to work from libraries, exhibitions and institutional archives, and developing skills in visual literacy and academic writing. Students are encouraged to develop independence of thought by discovering, evaluating and making appropriate use of a wide range of approaches to research and writing. Complementing the courses on theory, this course assists students with the identification of their own interests as they move towards choosing a thesis or professional research project.
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Spring Semester (Los Angeles)
TWO Edutainment video essay options
- Digital Video Production
- Directing
- Editing with Avid Professional Accreditation
- Post-Production Audio with Avid Professional Accreditation
- Production Management
ONE Sci-Fi and Fantasy storytelling option
- Screenwriting
- Science Fiction and Human Rights
ONE Visual Cultures option
- Suspense, Horror and Mayhem
- Disney Inc. and Mass Pop Culture
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Summer Semester (London)
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- FLM 6902 Internship in Film Studies
The Internship in Film Studies is a student work placement that aims to provide students with the experience of working within the arts and creative cultural industries in London. Students will develop the intellectual, professional, and personal skills that will enable them to function well in a culturally diverse working environment. All internships are supervised by faculty, and all last a minimum of 9 weeks in length and are carried out full time Monday to Thursday/ Friday. Each student will also complete a series of assessments throughout the internship, such as keeping a written journal of their experience, preparing an internship portfolio, and delivering a final presentation. These assessments have been designed to help the student reflect on the skills they are learning, and the benefits gained from the internship experience, and also to help them determine if their current career goals are the correct fit for them. During the internship, the staff of the Internship Office and a faculty supervisor work closely with each student to ensure that the placement is a successful one. Students鈥 final grades are based on several factors including, written assignments, presentation, and a report from their workplace supervisor which is taken into consideration.
- APR 7500 Professional Research Project
For students working independently on their Masters professional research project. The professional research project (equivalent to 10,000-12,000 words) encourages students to study intensively a topic agreed with a supervisor, and so develop skills and experience which can be applied in work placements or further graduate work. Students apply their knowledge from across the fall and spring semesters to researching and developing a project, which may relate to the internship. This course is comprised of intensive and regular meetings on a group and one-to-one (by appointment) basis with a project supervisor to discuss the progress of research, development and writing.
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- FLM 6972 Internship in Film Studies
The London internship is a student work placement that aims to provide students from all disciplines and majors with the intellectual, professional, and personal skills that will enable them to function well in a culturally diverse working environment in all key job sectors. All internships are supervised by faculty, and all last a minimum of 9 weeks in length and are carried out full time Monday to Thursday/ Friday. Each student will also complete a series of assesments throughout the internship, such as keeping a written journal of their experience, preparing an internship portfolio, and delivering a final presentation. These assesments have been designed to help the student reflect on the skills they are learning and the benefits gained from the internship experience, and also to help them determine if their current career goals are the correct fit for them. During the internship, the staff of the Internship Office and a faculty supervisor work closely with each student to ensure that the placement is a successful one. Students鈥 final grades are based on several factors including, written assignments, presentation, and a report from their workplace supervisor which is taken into consideration. Prerequisite: 75 completed credit hours upon application to the London Internship, GPA of 3.0 for finance and psychology majors and a GPA of 2.75 for all other majors, 2 strong academic references.
- FLM 7505 Final Film Project
For students working independently on their Master鈥檚 final film project. The final film encourages students to study intensively a topic agreed with a supervisor, and so develop skills and experience which can be applied in work placements or further graduate work. The course is comprised of independent research, writing and practical filmmaking, overseen by a thesis supervisor, resulting in production of a 3,000-4,000 word Research Treatment and 15-20 minute Film Project. Collaborative and supportive dialogue with the supervisor and fellow 鈥榡unior research colleagues鈥 will involve advice on the research, writing and practical process, suggestions for resources and research directions, and comments on draft versions of the research treatment and final film project.
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- APR 7550 Extended Professional Research Project
For students working independently on their Masters professional research project. An extended project equivalent to a 15,000-20,000 word thesis is offered as an alternative to the internship. The professional research project encourages students to study intensively a topic agreed with a supervisor, and so develop skills and experience which can be applied in work placements or further graduate work. Students apply their knowledge from across the autumn and spring semesters to researching a topic on advertising and public relations, which may relate to their work experience. This course is comprised of intensive and regular meetings on a one-to-one (by appointment) basis with a project supervisor to discuss the progress of research, development and writing.
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In terms of following up with the assessment of student learning and consistent with US liberal arts traditions, our classes rely on the system of continuous assessment on a course by course basis and throughout any given semester. This approach often involves the use of term-papers, portfolios of work, quizzes, mid-semester and final exams as well as student presentations and general class discussion. Not every component applies to every course, but most do relate to many of the classes that are offered. Many of our courses involve a site visit or require attendance at a public lecture as well.
