School Of Arts (WSoA) Film & Television
About School Of Arts (WSoA) Film & Television
Wits Film and Television, situated in the creative capital of South Africa, produces trailblazing filmmakers who challenge and redefine the filmmaking process. By offering our graduates an excellent intellectual and practical education they are additionally equipped for participating in the global film and media industries. Through our established filmmaking programmes our students develop conceptual creativity, intellectual rigour, and strong practical filmmaking capabilities.
The four-year BAFT degree in Film and Television includes a 2-year foundational programme, which requires students to take two general ACADEMIC courses, along with the two obligatory PROFESSIONAL courses offered in the Film and Television division.
School Of Arts (WSoA) Film & Television Undergraduate Courses
The core PROFESSIONALcourses in first and second year are:
Image Creation 1 & 2
These courses impart an understanding of the crafts, techniques and processes of film and television production – i.e. with a focus on practical creative skills.
Visual Storytelling 1 & 2
These courses explore the techniques of writing, interpreting and previsualising stories for film and television, as well as looking at the theory and history of the moving image –i.e with a focus on conceptual skills
The ACADEMIC courses in first and second year are:
- Film Visual and Performing Arts (FVPA) in the first year, followed by Drama and Film 2 in the second year. These are obligatory theoretical courses.
- A general BA course/s (e.g. Philosophy, African Literature, Psychology, Anthropology, Media Studies). Students can choose which course(s) to take.
In the third and fourth years, students are able to select from a range of courses to suit their interests:
The ELECTIVES include:
- Directing Fiction
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Music Video Research Project
- Sound Design & Studio Production
- Cinematography and Postproduction
- Digital Animation and Digital Art theory
- Experimental Film
- Fact/Fiction: Blurring the Boundary
- Creative Arts Management
- Scriptwriting (various options)
For enquiries about the BAFT degree, please phone Kgomotso Motsamai on 011 717 9749/8 or email: Kgomotso.Motsamai@wits.ac.za
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Matric with University exemption, and the required points on the Wits rating system.
- Admission process includes an interview or audition.
- Successful completion of Audition and Interview
For closing dates and auditions, please contact student liaison officer at Wits School of Arts:
Hamisha Bhana, Hamisha.Bhana@wits.ac.za 011- 7174656,
or at the Film & TV reception: Kgomotso Motsamai, Kgomotso.Motsamai@wits.ac.za 011-717 9749
FEES
For this information regarding the degree courses please check with the Fees Office at (011)7171531.
School Of Arts (WSoA) Film & Television Postgraduate Courses
The Film & Television Division offers several Honours and Masters courses in the field of Film and Television, as well as named qualifications. In addition, we offer a PhD in Film and Television.
Information on the PG Diploma:
Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (in Film and Television)
The new Postgraduate Diploma in Film and Television is for the graduate who does not have an Honours Degree but is still interested in building their knowledge and thinking skills on a critical as well as practical level. The Film and Television division offers a range of courses focusing on Fiction, Documentary, Screenwriting and Production. Students complete three courses, two of which have to be taken within the division of Film and Television – a third course, with permission, can be taken from elsewhere within the Wits School of Arts.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you are interested in applying for the MA degree and you have specific questions related to the content of the degree contact: PG.Film&TV.enquiries@wits.ac.za
All other enquiries should be directed to:
Sao Mendes – Wits School of Arts Postgraduate Administrator
First Floor, Wits School of Arts
Telephone 27 (11) 717-4617
Email: Sao.Mendes@wits.ac.za
School Of Arts (WSoA) Film & Television Contact Details
Kgomotso Motsamai – Administrator
Room 6, Basement 2, Senate House
Telephone: +27 (11) 7179749
Email: Kgomotso.Motsamai@wits.ac.za
Janet King – Commercial Productions
Room 5, Basement 2, Senate House
Telephone: +27 (11) 7179748
Email: Janet.King@wits.ac.za
Dr Tanja Sakota-Kokot
Head of Division
and Senior Lecturer
Basement 2, Senate House
Telephone: +27 (11) 7179757
Email: Tanja.Sakota-Kokot@wits.ac.za