London Fall 2021 | Film & Media

Delve into and engage with London’s film and media world when you study abroad on this hands-on program which is unlike any other. You’ll explore the technical side of media production as well as theoretical concepts and histories of film and media in this buzzing global city and beyond.

190077 CAPA LMFI logo_v3-01 In collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, classes are double taught and kept small, so you’ll have plenty of individual attention. You’ll experience a culturally rich semester abroad accented by of high-level academic expertise and an opportunity to work on your portfolio using the world-class production capabilities of the Derek Jarman Lab, located on-site at the CAPA London Center. You may also choose to participate in an internship or join in on two masterclasses taught by professionals.

The city of London will be your focus as you study, write critical essays, and analyze film history, and it will also act as an extension of your classroom with an emphasis on practical film production that sends you out to explore the city and gather footage. Students will also have access to the British Film Institute (BFI) Reubens Library and attend a film festival at BFI Southbank. Earn 15 credits.

To learn more about the program and hear directly from the faculty, you can view a recording of an information session here:

Arrival: September 2, 2021
Departure: December 11, 2021

Program Fee: $18,345

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Application Deadline Extended to June 21, 2021
All prices, dates, and deadlines are subject to change.

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The required courses include City Symphony: Experimental Cinema; Diversity in British Cinema: Race, Gender, and Class; The City Made Strange: London on Screen in Horror and Science Fiction Cinema; and Urban Scavenger plus the choice of either the Masterclasses or the Global Internship Course and internship placement.

Program eligibility requirements:

Be at least 18 years of age.
Prior experience in film or related fields is preferred but not required.
Have a minimum GPA of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale).*
Be the equivalent of at least a 2nd semester Sophomore (strongly recommended).
Submit your completed application along with supporting documents and your deposit by the program deadline.
Be in good academic and disciplinary standing with your home institution.
*Students with a GPA below the requirement may be admitted on a case by case basis. Please contact us below for details or chat with an Admissions Advisor today.

London Film Courses

The London Film Program consists of four courses plus the option of either the Masterclasses or an internship placement and course. Courses consist of seminars, weekly screenings, and practical film production.

City Symphony: Experimental Cinema

This course will encourage students to theorize and document their own experiences as visitors to London and, while rooted in the historical context of the early 20th century, use the genre of the city symphony as a prism through which to examine several key features of early cinema, from sound/silence to montage and visual language.

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Course Number

LNDN FILM 3362

Diversity in British Cinema: Race, Gender, and Class

This intensive and comprehensive course will allow students to take an innovative approach that sees race, gender and class in close dialogue with the underlying cultural phenomena that shape the British cinematic landscape. The course is designed to introduce students to British cinema whilst engaging in theory, practice and analysis. It intertwines historical accounts with film screenings and lectures as well as discussions with filmmakers and curators.

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Course Number

LNDN FILM 3361

Global Internship Course (3 credits)

The Global Internship Course is designed to be completed alongside an internship placement, allowing students to earn academic credit. Students will attend weekly, discussion-led sessions that include educational support and mentoring in a classroom environment; develop personal and professional skills, learn to contextualize their internship experience socially and culturally, and employ the use of Globally Networked Learning technology to conduct a comparative global analysis with other CAPA students. At times, this analysis will be facilitated through CAPA Masterclasses led by professionals in a diverse range of fields.

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Course Number

LNDN INTP 3347

The City Made Strange: London on Screen in Horror and Science Fiction Cinema

This course will examine science fiction, horror, and noir/neogothic cinema and television from all eras, with emphasis on works that give London a major role in their story. Students will analyze such examples as disaster or alien invasion films that see the city as a site of devastation, horror films which render a familiar city frightening and strange, or noir explorations of London’s underbelly.

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Course Number

LNDN FILM 3367

Urban Scavenger

This course will explore the camera as a tool for the excavation of ordinary things scattered in the urban spaces of a modern metropolis. Students will develop an understanding of a theoretical framework; gain a related practical skillset; take their camera out into the city of London for hands-on exercises; and participate in readings, screenings, and course discussions that will facilitate their ability to experience the city with a critical and documentary approach.

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Course Number

LNDN FILM 3366