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    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

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    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake Deadlines25-Sep-2023
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    Duration 4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 16,750  / year
    Next Intake 25-Sep-2023

    Film Production BA (Hons)

    About

    Do you want to see your story ideas on the big screen or produce inspiring content for your favourite brands or musicians? Our intensive film production course will give you the expertise to influence and inspire future audience and turn your passion for film production into a successful career.

     

    Our multi award winning film production course aims to develop your creative, practical, and technical filmmaking skills and enable you to link theory to your practice. This course is practice focused, so youâll learn about film production by making films. Working as a multi-disciplinary practitioner your will learn how to research, develop, write, produce, direct, shoot, edit and promote your own short films.

    Youâll engage with practical film production projects and build a portfolio of creative work that supports your future career aspirations. Youâll join a creative community of students who are passionate about developing careers in the film production industry. Youâll work collaboratively across the Department of Media Performance and Communication, fulfilling key crew roles on creative projects and broadening your film making experience. You can tailor your filmmaking practice and specialise on a chosen field including short drama and documentary films, music videos, experimental films, branded content, and client based commercial projects.

    Youâll get hands on with industry leading film production equipment right from your first week of your course. Much of your time will be spent working on location or in our professional film production studios and post-production facilities.

    To enrich your academic and practical studies you can engage with field trips to art galleries, film screening and leading film festivals, in the UK and abroad. You will have the opportunity to visit some of the UK's leading production facilities and attend a residential film shoot in places such as the Lake District.

    You can gain a range of additional certification during your studies to support your career aspirations. You can gain official certification in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop as well as AVID and DaVinci Resolve. The course is also members of the BAFTA ALBERT+ partnership, which is developing the tools and techniques the screen industry is employing to address the environmental emergency and make production more sustainable. As BAFTA ALBERT+ Grad, your will be trained in the software and process required by productions to meet their sustainability requirements.

    This course is accredited by the IMIS (International Moving Image Society) who provide a quality kite mark and assurance to of the courseâs professional relevance and industry focus. The course is also a member of NAHEMI (National Association in Higher Education of the Moving Image), a group of leading educators, who organises the exhibition of our student work at places such as the British Film Instituteâs cinema in London and Aesthetica Film Festival in York.

    Students studying this course are also eligible to apply for Royal Television Society bursaries which pay £1000 (terms and conditions apply) per year to support with living and study expenses as well as providing the recipient with networking opportunities, masterclasses, and access to an industry mentor.

    Graduates from this course go on to become directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, sound designers across a wide range of film and media productions. Our graduates worked on productions such as Harry Potter, Avengers, James Bond, Mission Impossible and TV shows such as Game of Thrones, Black Mirror and Dr. Who as well as music videos for people such as Ed Sheeran, Aitch, Stormzy and Little Mix.

    Check out our YouTube Channel to watch over 100 films that have been made by students during their time studying this course. Many of these films have won awards and screen at film festivals all over the world.

     

    Our multi award winning film production course aims to develop your creative, practical, and technical filmmaking skills and enable you to link theory to your practice. This course is practice focused, so youâll learn about film production by making films. Working as a multi-disciplinary practitioner your will learn how to research, develop, write, produce, direct, shoot, edit and promote your own short films.

    Youâll engage with practical film production projects and build a portfolio of creative work that supports your future career aspirations. Youâll join a creative community of students who are passionate about developing careers in the film production industry. Youâll work collaboratively across the Department of Media Performance and Communication, fulfilling key crew roles on creative projects and broadening your film making experience. You can tailor your filmmaking practice and specialise on a chosen field including short drama and documentary films, music videos, experimental films, branded content, and client based commercial projects.

    Youâll get hands on with industry leading film production equipment right from your first week of your course. Much of your time will be spent working on location or in our professional film production studios and post-production facilities.

    To enrich your academic and practical studies you can engage with field trips to art galleries, film screening and leading film festivals, in the UK and abroad. You will have the opportunity to visit some of the UK's leading production facilities and attend a residential film shoot in places such as the Lake District.

    You can gain a range of additional certification during your studies to support your career aspirations. You can gain official certification in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop as well as AVID and DaVinci Resolve. The course is also members of the BAFTA ALBERT+ partnership, which is developing the tools and techniques the screen industry is employing to address the environmental emergency and make production more sustainable. As BAFTA ALBERT+ Grad, your will be trained in the software and process required by productions to meet their sustainability requirements.

    This course is accredited by the IMIS (International Moving Image Society) who provide a quality kite mark and assurance to of the courseâs professional relevance and industry focus. The course is also a member of NAHEMI (National Association in Higher Education of the Moving Image), a group of leading educators, who organises the exhibition of our student work at places such as the British Film Instituteâs cinema in London and Aesthetica Film Festival in York.

    Students studying this course are also eligible to apply for Royal Television Society bursaries which pay £1000 (terms and conditions apply) per year to support with living and study expenses as well as providing the recipient with networking opportunities, masterclasses, and access to an industry mentor.

    Graduates from this course go on to become directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, sound designers across a wide range of film and media productions. Our graduates worked on productions such as Harry Potter, Avengers, James Bond, Mission Impossible and TV shows such as Game of Thrones, Black Mirror and Dr. Who as well as music videos for people such as Ed Sheeran, Aitch, Stormzy and Little Mix.

    Check out our YouTube Channel to watch over 100 films that have been made by students during their time studying this course. Many of these films have won awards and screen at film festivals all over the world.

     

     

    On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Film Production

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    Our aim is to develop your knowledge, confidence and skills through encouragement and professional practice, and enable you to communicate effectively and creatively through sound and vision.'

    This course integrates theoretical, technical, practical, and creative modes of learning. Every semester youll be making films. Theoretical underpinning and knowledge are taught alongside technical instruction and craft skills, and the creative practice-based elements of filmmaking. Youll engage in intellectual dialogue throughout your studies, linking together theoretical, historical, and contemporary film production expertise through critically informed reflective practice.

    Year 1: Teamwork – Learning to collaborate
    Make films from day one of your course. Youll learn to listen, be influenced, and develop your skills working with staff, your peers, and from Industry. Youll develop creative and organisation skills through the application of fundamental filmmaking practices such as directing, producing, cinematography, sound design, and post-production. Youll study both theoretical and practical elements of film/media production to explore your future career direction and influence your creative output.

    Year 2: Individuality - Finding a voice
    Having gained an understanding of process and teamwork youll develop your skills and creativity as a filmmaker by formulating innovative ideas ensuring you have something to say to an audience. Youll acquire advanced filmmaking skills and experiment with alternative/future filmmaking practices to develop your creativity. Youll have opportunities to tailor your studies to include theoretical and contextual understanding of creative film production processes and techniques that align to your future career aspirations.

    Year 3: Professionalism – Making your voice heard
    Having gained confidence and competence as a filmmaker youll continue to develop your chosen area of expertise, applying your knowledge and skills to individual and collaborative projects. Your production work will be underpinned by critically informed research, and you will identify where your work and practice exist in relation to other filmmakers. You will demonstrate professionalism through establishing a network of industry contacts and promoting your skills to employers via your portfolio.

    Our aim is to develop your knowledge, confidence and skills through encouragement and professional practice, and enable you to communicate effectively and creatively through sound and vision.'

    This course integrates theoretical, technical, practical, and creative modes of learning. Every semester youll be making films. Theoretical underpinning and knowledge are taught alongside technical instruction and craft skills, and the creative practice-based elements of filmmaking. Youll engage in intellectual dialogue throughout your studies, linking together theoretical, historical, and contemporary film production expertise through critically informed reflective practice.

    Year 1: Teamwork – Learning to collaborate
    Make films from day one of your course. Youll learn to listen, be influenced, and develop your skills working with staff, your peers, and from Industry. Youll develop creative and organisation skills through the application of fundamental filmmaking practices such as directing, producing, cinematography, sound design, and post-production. Youll study both theoretical and practical elements of film/media production to explore your future career direction and influence your creative output.

    Year 2: Individuality - Finding a voice
    Having gained an understanding of process and teamwork youll develop your skills and creativity as a filmmaker by formulating innovative ideas ensuring you have something to say to an audience. Youll acquire advanced filmmaking skills and experiment with alternative/future filmmaking practices to develop your creativity. Youll have opportunities to tailor your studies to include theoretical and contextual understanding of creative film production processes and techniques that align to your future career aspirations.

    Year 3: Professionalism – Making your voice heard
    Having gained confidence and competence as a filmmaker youll continue to develop your chosen area of expertise, applying your knowledge and skills to individual and collaborative projects. Your production work will be underpinned by critically informed research, and you will identify where your work and practice exist in relation to other filmmakers. You will demonstrate professionalism through establishing a network of industry contacts and promoting your skills to employers via your portfolio.

    Teaching

    Teaching approaches can include for example theoretical structure, group work, practical workshops, seminars, tutor-led and self-managed study, research projects, and guest lectures. Each of these will be used on your modules so you get the chance to learn as effectively as possible.

    Teaching approaches can include for example theoretical structure, group work, practical workshops, seminars, tutor-led and self-managed study, research projects, and guest lectures. Each of these will be used on your modules so you get the chance to learn as effectively as possible.

    Assessment

    Assessment is based on experiential learning and the submission of coursework, the nature of which is determined by the project/s or assignment/s set within a module, but which may consist of any one or combination of the following components:

    • An essay or report, written according to given guidelines as to word-count and illustrated as required by the assignment
    • The script for a seminar presentation, or the presentation itself
    • Ideas books, photo study books, sketchbooks or visual diaries, documenting the process of generating, developing and resolving thoughts or ideas, and demonstrating the influence of research on practical work
    • Production files, Research books, folders, or dossiers, documenting the gathering, sorting and presentation of research material based on the production process
    • Finished Media/Film based artefacts, professionally presented in the format required by the assignment, project or brief

    Assessment is based on experiential learning and the submission of coursework, the nature of which is determined by the project/s or assignment/s set within a module, but which may consist of any one or combination of the following components:

    • An essay or report, written according to given guidelines as to word-count and illustrated as required by the assignment
    • The script for a seminar presentation, or the presentation itself
    • Ideas books, photo study books, sketchbooks or visual diaries, documenting the process of generating, developing and resolving thoughts or ideas, and demonstrating the influence of research on practical work
    • Production files, Research books, folders, or dossiers, documenting the gathering, sorting and presentation of research material based on the production process
    • Finished Media/Film based artefacts, professionally presented in the format required by the assignment, project or brief

    Learning support

    In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include study skills (including reading, note-taking and presentation skills); written English (including punctuation and grammatical accuracy); academic writing (including how to reference); research skills; critical thinking and understanding arguments; and revision, assessment and examination skills (including time management).

    Additional support

    Our Student Inclusion Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment, or learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

    Feedback

    Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally (through formative feedback) before you complete the formal assessments. Each module normally includes practice or 'formative' assessments for which you receive feedback from your tutor.

    Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark but are essential for you to develop academically as a student. There is a formal or 'summative' assessment at the end of each module and the grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.

    You will normally receive feedback on coursework assessments within 20 working days following the date of submission. The feedback you receive will help to focus you to achieve better grades on the next set of modules you study.

    Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally (through formative feedback) before you complete the formal assessments. Each module normally includes practice or 'formative' assessments for which you receive feedback from your tutor.

    Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark but are essential for you to develop academically as a student. There is a formal or 'summative' assessment at the end of each module and the grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.

    You will normally receive feedback on coursework assessments within 20 working days following the date of submission. The feedback you receive will help to focus you to achieve better grades on the next set of modules you study.

    Disciplines

    School of Digital

    Technologies and Arts

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Undergraduate

    Undergraduate (bachelors) degrees

    To apply for an undergraduate (bachelors) degree you need one of the following qualifications:

    • Community College Diploma / Associate Degree with a minimum grade GPA of 2.5
    • International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with 28 points overall
    • Successful completion of a relevant International Foundation Year from a recognised UK Institution
    • For A-Level requirements, please see the ‘entry requirements’ section on the relevant course page

    Integrated masters and two-year accelerated degrees

    To apply for an integrated masters or two-year accelerated degree you need one of the following qualifications:

    •  Community College Diploma / Associate Degree with a minimum grade of 2.8
    • International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with 30 points overall
    • Successful completion of a relevant International Foundation Year from a recognised UK Institution
    • For A-Level requirements, please see the ‘entry requirements’ section on the relevant course page

    English Program Requirements

    The majority of our undergraduate bachelor degree courses require a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0, with 5.5 in reading, writing, speaking and listening. However, we also accept a wide range of qualifications from around the world. The following qualifications are acceptable for most of our Bachelor degree courses.

    Career

    Careers

    Graduates from our BA (hons) Film Media Production will be equipped to study in roles including:

    • Production Assistant
    • Assistant Director
    • Screenwriter
    • Production Manager
    • Line Producer
    • Script Co-ordinator
    • Location Assistant
    • Camera Operator
    • Loader
    • Camera Production

    All students have access to Career Connect, our dedicated careers team.

    Film and Media: Behind the scenes

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    Go behind the scenes on a music video shoot with our Film and Media students.

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    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    GBP 16,750 

    How to Apply

    • Contact one of our approved overseas education representatives in your country

    • Use the ‘apply now’ button on the undergraduate course pages to apply through UCAS. (Visit the UCAS website for more information). To do this, you'll need:

      • UCAS course code - you’ll find the four-digit code (e.g. P500) in our prospectus, on the course page or on the UCAS website.

      • An institution code for the university – it's S72 for Staffordshire University.

    Staffordshire University

    Film Production BA (Hons)

    Staffordshire University

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    United Kingdom,

    Stoke-on-Trent

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