Motion Graphics MA
(Communication Design Programme)
Facts about this course
| Qualification | MA |
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| Duration | Full time: 1 year |
| Attendance | Full time: 3 days per week |
| Assessment | Critiques; tutorials; practical work; written work; major project. |
| Course structure Please note that this course was previously known as Screen Design for Film and Television (Motion Graphics) MA |
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Choose Kingston's Motion Graphics MA
Screen design is the art of conceptualising, designing and producing innovative visual communication solutions for moving image. It is a powerful and expressive form of communication with a range of applications: film, television titles, branding themes, advertising commercials, screen displays for theatre, performance, corporate events and launches. It is about developing a dynamic visual vocabulary to explore mood and movement supported by innovative use of sound, music and language.
This course is the first of its kind in the UK devoted to this field and aims to stimulate new thinking in screen design and its uses, create opportunities for its application and nurture your entrepreneurial skills in exploiting the medium.
What will you study?
You will develop effective research, conceptual, design and presentation skills, and experiment in live action shooting, both on location and in the studio. You will explore storyboarding, camera use, lighting and blue-screen techniques, methods of animation, digital editing and effects, rostrum camera use, etc. This will all ultimately be compiled into a dynamic and impressively designed showreel of work.
Your projects will be set and tutored by industry practitioners and visiting guest speakers, and will be complemented by research-based modules that include interdisciplinary research and commercial practice.
"I was able to take six weeks out to take part in a work placement, which was a valuable experience and resulted in me being able to secure a job in Channel Branding at RedBee Media, formerly the BBC. I am certain I would not have been able to do so were it not for the help and guidance of the MA course."
Claire Powell, graduated 2006
"During the year we went on industry visits, which helped me to understand production processes and helped me to make valuable contacts. I started a job in broadcast design two weeks after completing my MA."
Selina Steward, graduated 2006
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Many of the staff in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
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