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西北大学Northwestern 纪录片专业硕士Documentary Media 申请攻略
院校: Northwestern University / 西北大学 专业: 西北大学Northwestern 纪录片专业硕士Documentary Media 授予学位: MFA 申请难度: 校友评分:
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专业简介

Though young, our program has already become a leader in the field. Our students have screened their award-winning works at prestigious festivals like Sundance, Locarno, IDFA, Hot Docs, Visions du Réel, RIDM, Camden, True/False, San Francisco, and New Directors/New Films, among many others. Our growing community of alumni are directors, producers, cinematographers, sound recordists, editors, and instructors who have premiered new works at major festivals, worked on Academy Award-nominated features, received commissions from broadcasters like National Geographic, enjoyed the support of funding agencies like Sundance, and joined the faculty at top institutions such as Dartmouth and CalArts. Our program provides a strong foundation that merges practice with theory to nurture the unique vision and voice of each member. Immersed in a small student cohort environment, our internationally diverse students forge lifelong creative collaborations and professional relationships.


虽然年轻,但我们的项目已经成为纪录片制作领域的领导者。毕业生在圣丹斯、洛迦诺、IDFA、Hot Docs、Visions du Réel、RIDM、Camden、True/False、旧金山和新导演/新电影等著名电影节上放映了他们的获奖作品。我们不断增长的校友群体包括导演、制片人、摄影师、录音师、编辑和讲师,他们在主要电影节上首演了新作品,参与了奥斯卡提名的剧情片,接受了《国家地理》等广播公司的委托,获得了圣丹斯等资助机构的支持,并加入了达特茅斯和加州艺术学院等顶级院校的教职员工。我们的计划提供了一个强大的基础,将实践与理论相结合,培养每个成员的独特愿景和声音。沉浸在一个小型学生群体环境中,我们的国际多元化学生建立了终身的创造性合作和专业关系。


在两年的学习中,我们以六门核心课程为基础,挑战学生创作原创作品,这些作品通常会跨越纪录片与其他表达方式之间的界限。此外,学生还通过我们系内的一系列选修课以及西北大学的广泛课程来培养技能。他们还通过与来访艺术家、全球各地的实习以及西北大学电影专业委员会的一对一交流,享受职业发展的联系和指导。

课程设置

Core courses (6)

RTVF 551 – Documentary Techniques

RTVF 552 – Narrative Techniques

Product: short narrative film.

RTVF 553 – Pre-Thesis

RTVF 554 – Thesis 1

RTVF 555 – Thesis 2

RTVF 556 – Thesis 3


Topics courses (5) RTVF (300 level or higher) with director of MFA approval

Sample courses include:

16mm Filmmaking

2D Computer Animation

3D Computer Animation

Advanced Editing

Animated Documentary

Archival Filmmaking

Art of the Podcast

Art of the Real: an imperfect history of nonfiction film

Cinema of Place

Color Correction

Conceptual Design

Directing for the Camera

Documentary Marketing & Distribution

Embodied Camera

Essay Film

Experimental Media Production

Feminist Documentary

Film Sound I, II, and III

Fractured/Anti-/Alternative Narratives

Game Design Studio

Hybrid Filmmaking

Lighting & Cinematography

The Long Take

Producing

Open Your Ears – The Practice of Field Recording

Expanded Techniques (1)

One of these 5 electives needs to fulfill the one course Expanded Techniques requirement, which invites students to expand their practice and their thinking beyond single-channel documentary work.

With the approval of the DGS, expanded techniques courses can also be pursued in other departments, such as Art, Theory, Practice (ATP) and Performance Studies, though the course must involve a production component.


Electives (300 level or higher) (5)Choose from Radio/TV/Film Department’s Production, Screen Cultures, or Writing courses, or – with approval by the MFA program director – from Performance Studies, Art Theory and Practice, Theatre, or other departments.

费用和奖学金

Scholarships (全额奖学金)

Beginning with the class of 2024, all admitted students in the MFA in Documentary Media program will receive full scholarships for both years, including full tuition and a generous living stipend. They will also have the opportunity to serve as Graduate Assistants, which take the form of Teaching Assistantships or Research Assistantships.


从2024年开始,纪录片媒体硕士课程的所有录取学生将获得两年的全额奖学金,包括全额学费和丰厚的生活津贴。他们还将有机会担任研究生助理,形式为教学助理或研究助理。


Grants

All MFA Documentary graduate students receive a $5000 grant between their first and second years to help them produce their thesis project.


赠款 所有MFA纪录片研究生在第一年和第二年期间都会获得5000美元的资助,以帮助他们完成论文项目

申请材料及要求

A Complete Application for Admission Consists Of:

One copy of each of the following:

  • Unofficial transcripts from all higher education institutions attended. (Submission of official transcripts will be required upon successful admission to the program.)
  • Three letters of recommendation. We prefer recommendations be submitted via your online application, but recommenders unable to submit online may mail them to our office. Mailed letters of recommendation must be signed across the sealed envelope flap.
  • A one-page single-spaced Statement of Purpose. Why this program now? What do you hope to learn?
  • A resume or curriculum vitae.

In addition, please individually label and upload the following (into the section for Writing Sample) on the Online Application:

  • A production sample that includes up to 10 minutes of material. You may submit documentary, experimental, or fiction work, or a combination of the three. The material may comprise complete works or excerpts from one or more works — whatever gives us the best sense of your potential. Upload your material to either Vimeo or YouTube and copy and paste the video URL into the document. Please make sure that your video is set to public or unlisted or alternatively, if you send a private link, make sure to provide the password. If you are submitting an interactive piece such as a game or website, and the work does not adhere to a linear model, we will play or view for a maximum of 10 minutes.
  • A short written summary describing your sample material. Please indicate your role(s) in each component of the work sample (director, producer, cinematography, sound recordist, editor, etc).
  • A one- to two-page single-spaced synopsis of a documentary or documentary-based project you would like to pursue while in the program. You will NOT be required to make this proposed documentary while at Northwestern.
  • A short critical reflection on a film, work of art, or conceptual orientation relevant to your development as a filmmaker, and with which your proposed documentary/documentary-based project is in dialogue: Why is this work meaningful to you?

For nonnative speakers: the TOEFL or IELTS (not less than two years old). The minimum score for the TOEFL is 600 paper / 250 computer / 100 Internet and 7.0 for the IELTS.

The MFA in Documentary Media does not require English language testing scores from those who have earned an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution where the language of instruction is English.

Nonnative MFA applicants wishing to be considered for appointment as a teaching assistant must submit a minimum score of 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE) or 26 on the TOEFL speaking section, taken no more than two years before consideration for appointment. The TSE is not required for admission.

Note: The GRE is not required.


完整的入学申请包括: 以下各项各一份: 所有高等教育机构的非官方成绩单都参加了考试。(成功入学后需要提交正式成绩单。) 三封推荐信。我们希望通过您的在线申请提交推荐,但无法在线提交的推荐人可以将其邮寄至我们的办公室。邮寄的推荐信必须在密封的信封盖上签名。 一页单间距的目的声明。为什么现在要执行此程序?你希望学习什么? 简历或简历。 此外,请在在线申请中单独标记并上传以下内容(写入示例部分): 一种生产样品,包括长达10分钟的材料。您可以提交纪录片、实验作品或小说作品,或三者的组合。这些材料可能包括完整的作品或一部或多部作品的节选——无论什么都能让我们充分感受到你的潜力。将您的材料上传到Vimeo或YouTube,并将视频URL复制并粘贴到文档中。请确保您的视频设置为公开或未列出,或者,如果您发送私人链接,请确保提供密码。如果您提交的是互动作品,如游戏或网站,并且作品不符合线性模型,我们将播放或观看最多10分钟。 描述样本材料的简短书面摘要。请说明您在作品样本的每个部分中的角色(导演、制片人、电影摄影师、录音师、编辑等)。 一到两页的单页记录片或基于记录片的项目大纲,你在节目中想要追求。在西北大学期间,您不需要制作这部拟议的纪录片。 对一部电影、艺术作品或与你作为电影人的发展相关的概念取向进行简短的批判性反思,并与你提出的纪录片/纪录片项目进行对话:为什么这部作品对你有意义? 对于非母语人士:托福或雅思(不少于两年)。托福的最低分数是600纸/250计算机/100互联网,雅思的最低分数为7.0。 纪录片媒体专业的MFA不要求在教学语言为英语的认可机构获得本科学位的学生取得英语语言测试成绩。 希望被考虑任命为助教的非母语MFA申请人必须提交至少50分的英语口语考试(TSE)或26分的托福口语部分,在考虑任命前不超过两年。入院不需要TSE。 注:GRE考试是不需要的。 我们期待收到您的申请!

申请日期

The deadline for all applications is January 15.

就业方向

Students who opt to engage with EPICS towards obtaining an internship will gain hands-on experience and make real-world connections, often in major media hubs such as Beijing, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, São Paola, Seoul, Sydney, etc. Internships are an optional component of our program and students are in charge of securing an internship that matches their interests, with guidance provided by our EPICS office.

Previous internships have included: Kartemquin Films; Lucy Walker; Logo Documentary Films; Viacom; Lauren Greenfield; Cynthia Wade Productions; SBS Broadcasting TV, (Australia); Vice (China); Studs Terkel Archive (WFMT); Zhao Liang Film Studio (Beijing); Seoul Broadcasting (South Korea); Ana Terra Athayde (Brazil).


选择与EPICS合作以获得实习机会的学生将获得实践经验,并与现实世界建立联系,通常在北京、芝加哥、洛杉矶、纽约、圣保罗、首尔、悉尼等主要媒体中心。实习是我们计划的可选组成部分,学生负责获得符合他们兴趣的实习机会,由EPICS办公室提供指导。 之前的实习包括:Kartemquin Films;露西·沃克;标志纪录片;维亚康姆;劳伦·格林菲尔德;辛西娅·韦德制片公司;SBS广播电视台(澳大利亚);副主席(中国);Studs Terkel档案(WFMT);赵亮电影制片厂(北京);首尔广播(韩国);Ana Terra Athayde(巴西)。

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