Course summary
The BA Practical Filmmaking course prepares the next generation of screen creatives. It builds creative and technical skills essential to succeed in today’s film, television, and new media industries. Our professional tutors and high-calibre guest speakers teach the fundamentals of storytelling, production and screen business skills. Gain experience across filmmaking and screen content disciplines, such as screenwriting, producing, directing, camera and lighting, and editing.
- Comprehensive: MetFilm School course leadership and tutors are comprised of industry practitioners and educators with award-winning experience across the industry. Members of the teaching team also hold individual membership in a variety of leading external organisations such as WGGB (Writers Guild of Great Britain), BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), and BSC (British Society of Cinematographers).
- Industry-facing: Secure employment in the creative screen industries with first-hand practical guidance from working industry professionals.
- Real-life Experience: Build a range of work and put your knowledge into practice during the course by working with external companies and creating projects for industry clients.
- Portfolio: Develop a range of work that includes fiction, documentary, episodic, and commercial productions for film, television, and the web.
Modules
Over the course of the two years, you will complete modules across Levels 4, 5, and 6. Level 4 Modules:
- Story to Script: 20 Credits, Core
- Visual Approaches in Film: 20 Credits, Core
- Fundamentals of Production Management: 20 Credits, Core
- Short Film Production: 20 Credits, Core
- World Cinema: 20 Credits, Core
- Director's Lab: 20 Credits, Core
- Documentary Development and Production: 40 Credits, Core
- Film Theory and Language: 20 Credits, Core
- Developing the Series: 20 Credits, Core
- Commercial Screen Production: 20 Credits, Core
- Choice of Specialism Cinema Elective (including Directing, Cinematography, Producing, Screenwriting, and Post Production): 20 Credits, Core
- Genre Production: 40 Credits, Core
- Graduation Project Development: 20 Credits, Core
- Creative Career Development: 20 Credits, Core
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
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:
- WW60
- Institution code:
- M73
- Campus name:
- Met Film School - London
- Campus code:
- L
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
International applications deadline is 30 June. Find out more information for international students here: https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/admissions/international/ - LANGUAGE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS: Students applying for a visa via the Student Route must provide evidence of their English language ability. The following tests are satisfactory to demonstrate this: IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge PET, ESOL Skills for Life Level 1 and 2, Trinity Level 1. IELTS – BA (Hons) Practical Filmmaking: Students need to achieve an IELTS overall score of at least 6.5 with at least 5.5 in writing, listening, reading and speaking.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
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
| EU | £24000 | Year 1 |
| International | £24000 | Year 1 |
| England | £24000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £24000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £24000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £24000 | 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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
MetFilm
Ealing Studios
Ealing Green
Ealing
W5 5EP