The course involved some applied work to organise and deliver events which I am confident to write about and explain to employers. On a work experience level, I have added valuable skills and experiences to my CV. It was also very good practice for our public speaking and presentation skills which proved very useful in a recent group interview I had for a job! But during this master, we had to work in different groups every week and gained flexibility in our working patterns while identifying our strengths and getting to know each of our classmates individually. Throughout my undergraduate, I got few opportunities to work in teams and practice group work. Speaking in public skills and team work.Writing became easier week by week, and when the time to write our first essay for Exhibiting film came, I could not believe how easier it was compared to my undergraduate essays. Writing this log every week helped me to overcome this problem. I always had difficulties getting words on the page, expressing my ideas clearly, and having confidence in my writing.
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Although it was difficult to keep up with everything from readings and writing to group projects, it was really good professional and academic practice. Writing a weekly log was a significant and invaluable aspect of the course for me. It gave us a range of ideas and perspectives from which to look at FEC, but also positive and diverse feedback on our own research from our peers. It was also incredibly enriching to be part of a cohort with people from so many different cultural and academic backgrounds and interests. It allowed me to have different perspectives on it. It was really exciting to take my previous knowledge and studies into a new territory. For example, I had the opportunity to combine my previous area of research, Chinese cinema, into the realm of film exhibition and curation.
which we can decide to research further by writing essays, and final projects on our chosen topics. Classes give us the ground knowledge for different aspects such as exhibiting films, understanding the film festival circuit, archives, taste cultures etc. Being able to build and maintain a network in today’s job market, and finding a job, requires a great deal of confidence in one’s knowledge and skills, which this masters gave us the tools to build.įilm Exhibition and Curation might sound like a very niche subject, but it encompasses so many subjects and sub-subjects, and can be combined with so many fields of study, that it is not reducing our perspectives by forcing us to specialise in one area. This might not seem essential for a masters degree, but in the cultural industries, it is really important to build a career-compass which will enable you to insert yourself in an industry which is in constant flux. This “confidence factor”, is something that I can say most of us in the class gained. In presentations, essays and weekly logs, it was liberating to explore each of our own preferred topics, build arguments with new approaches on certain topics, and eventually, learn to feel like we could make a difference in the field by having the responsibility to write about unexplored territory. We were encouraged to express our opinions and share our thoughts on films and readings with others. On a personal and professional side, I noticed I had a much clearer idea of what I wanted to do, and I gained confidence in my choices, in my work and in myself. I knew it would teach me about exhibiting and mediating films, and give me a deeper understanding of cinema, but the course outline could not properly describe how the innovative methodology and pedagogical approach taken by the teachers would affect our modes of learning and approaching projects. When I applied for Film Exhibition and Curation, I could not imagine how much I would learn, achieve and develop on both an academic and personal level. Noemi Lemoine Blanchard (2017) describes her experience on the programme here, and you can find a further list at the bottom of the page of examples and news from our alumni:Įxperiencing the Masters in Film, Exhibition & Curation 2016-2017
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