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Film critics analyse films and produce reviews and articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, social media channels and websites.
You can do a foundation degree, degree or postgraduate qualification in:
Courses like these will help you to develop the analysis and writing skills you'll need as a film critic. You'll usually need 2 to 3 A-Levels, or equivalent, for a degree. You'll need a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course.
You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you'll need for this job. Relevant courses include:
You'll need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English.
You can work towards this role by starting with a Level 3 apprenticeship as a junior journalist before specialising in film reviewing and criticism. You'll usually need 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths.
Volunteering
Competition for jobs is strong, and you'll need to show you've got writing experience. You'll find it useful to keep examples of your published work in a portfolio. To develop your experience and reputation you can:
You may be able to do short courses, which could help you to develop your critical writing skills, as well as expand your knowledge of film and different genres. Short courses are offered by some colleges, adult education centres, university film departments. and film organisations online. Courses include:
You'll need:
In this role you could:
As an established film critic, you could combine your job with writing books on film, editing, or teaching criticism on film courses. You could also work in film archives.
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