If you are interested in gaining practical knowledge and understanding of film production with digital technology, this course is for you. The course offers foundational training and studies in the areas of screenwriting, directing, cinematography, and post-production using digital video. The theoretical/analytical part focuses on how different narrative components are used and problematized within different genres, both documentary and fiction. During the course, you make several short films. The course is well suited for students who use video production for communicative, educational or artistic purposes in their professional practice.
General entry requirements + English 6
Upper secondary grades 34%, University credits completed 33%, Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) 33%
Bordwell, D., Thompson, K. and Smith, J. (2017) Film art: an introduction. Eleventh edition. McGraw-Hill Education.
Cooper, P. and Dancyger, K. (2005) Writing the short film. 3. ed. Focal Press.
Nichols, B. (2017) Introduction to documentary. Third edition. Indiana University Press.
Raskin, R. (2002) The art of the short fiction film: a shot by shot study of nine modern classics. McFarland.
Renov, M. edt (2012) Theorizing documentary. Routledge (AFI film readers)
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
