30Nov
UndergraduateUniversity of Staffordshire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
"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 and media production course will give you the expertise to influence and inspire future audience and turn your passion for film and media 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 you’ll 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. You’ll engage with practical film production projects and build a portfolio of creative work that supports your future career aspirations. You’ll join a creative community of students who are passionate about developing careers in the film and media production industry. You’ll 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. You’ll 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.
Modules
"Year 1: Teamwork – Learning to collaborate Make films from day one pf your course. You’ll learn to listen, be influenced, and develop your skills working with staff, your peers, and from Industry. You’ll develop creative and organisation skills through the application of fundamental filmmaking practices such as directing, producing, cinematography, sound design, and post-production. You’ll 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 you’ll develop your skills and creativity as a filmmaker by formulating innovative ideas ensuring you have something to say to an audience. You’ll acquire advanced filmmaking skills and experiment with alternative/future filmmaking practices to develop your creativity. You’ll 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 you’ll 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."
Assessment method
Students will learn about filmmaking practice by making films and engaging in real-world tasks and problem-solving. Students will demonstrate and evidence the application of essential industry knowledge and skills within their assessments. This authentic approach to assessments requires learners to mirror industry practice and supports the development of student’s competence and confidence to apply creative, technical, and entrepreneurial skills needed to successfully pursue a career in the screen industries.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- International Moving Image Society (IMIS)
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W600
- Institution code:
- S72
- Campus name:
- University of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus)
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DMM
T Level - Pass (C and above)
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £16750 | Year 1 |
| International | £16750 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For further details of what is and is not included in your tuition fees please visit www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees/
Provider information
University of Staffordshire
College Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2DE