The First Year provides all students with foundational skills in Directing, Producing, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Sound, and Editing for both factual and fiction film. It introduces film theory and how this helps to inform ideas, themes and perspectives. Students develop their practical skills through collaboratively produced filmmaking projects.
Filmmaking 1: Documentary
This hands-on practical module introduces the foundations of Storytelling through the production of factual content. Students are encouraged to engage with the world to find and tell stories of contemporary interest.
Craft 1: Skills and Techniques
Through a series of practical workshops, students will develop core technical skills in Camera, Lighting, Sound Recording, and Postproduction.
Filmmaking 2: Fiction
Students develop fundamental skills in fiction Storytelling, working in crews to write, shoot, and post produce a short film to recognised industry standards.
What is Film?
This theory-based module explores the very nature and diverse roles of film in society. Students examine and debate film’s status as both art and commercial entertainment; across a wide range of genres from realism to fantasy. Students look at the social and political functions and effects of film; its current status and possible future.
Craft 2: Preparation and Practice
Students will acquire core skills in Screenwriting, Producing, and Directing through a series of lectures and workshops whilst developing their interpersonal communication skills, and professional practice as filmmakers.