MA Wildlife Documentary Production

The course is ideal for those wishing to pursue careers in all aspects of wildlife documentary production, including directing, producing, script-writing, photography, sound recording and editing. A number of graduates are now working within the TV industry both in the UK and abroad, including several independent companies and ITV, all within wildlife documentary.

The majority of past students have found jobs in the television industry. Examples include:

• Ex-students are working for the BBC Natural History Unit as researchers and assistant producers.
• Ex-students are working for ITV, producing short films from their wildlife images catalogue
• A student is working as an assistant cameraman for a leading wildlife independent company
• One student is working as a producer for Portuguese TV
• Other graduates have jobs as field assistants (currently working in the arctic on a major wildlife film), runners and film librarians
• A student is making web-based programmes for Cornwall TV
• All are connected with wildlife and nature film-making

Alumni Profile

Becky Steele, graduated 2009

Joined Tigress Productions as a researcher, straight after graduating. Joined the BBC in 2010 and remains working for the BBC NHU on the Springwatch team.

Matt Hamilton, graduated 2010

Joined Films@59 as a runner. After a few weeks was offered a job as researcher and field assistant on a major wildlife film shoot in the remote Arctic.

Madalena Bota
Joined Portuguese TV straight from university. Now is the producer for wildlife films in Portugal.

Industry Links

This course has a number of links with media companies throughout the UK including the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol. The current external examiner for the course is the head of the BBC Natural History Unit, Andrew Jackson. Students have undertaken work experience both at the BBC and Films@59, the post production company that works on a range of wildlife programmes for the BBC and Disney Nature. Both the course leader and the visiting fellow keep close links with companies within the TV sector, including Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Arriflex to ensure students are aware of latest technologies.