Course summary

Prepare for a career in many film and cinema-related roles, including film production or post-production, journalism, screenwriting, programming and curation, festival management and public relations on our BA (Hons) Film degree in Cambridge. Learn film theories, film histories and film-making practices by studying a full-time BA (Hons) Film degree at ARU. As a student at ARU, you’ll discover the history of global cinema and study a range of films from the avant-garde to Hollywood blockbusters. As well as learning the fundamental theories of film and how cinema reflects and affects society, you’ll explore the language of film from the perspective of a filmmaker and start to think critically about your creative work. This will be key in the practical side of the course: making your own explorative short films using a various approaches and technologies, including 16mm film. You’ll be trained in all aspects of the craft, including camera operation, sound recording and editing. As the course progresses, our optional modules allow you to further explore your interests or specialise for a particular career, with avenues that also include screenwriting and film journalism. Throughout your BA (Hons) Film degree, you’ll be supported by our team of expert lecturers and a close-knit community of students and graduates. There are opportunities to show your films at the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse and work with a range of external partners. Our links with local and national organisations will help you make contacts and find work placements in the industry. Our recent students have found internships and placements with companies such as the BBC, Cambridge Festival of Ideas, Film & Video Umbrella, Cannes Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Take One magazine, Watersprite Film Festival, CBBC, ITN Productions, London Studios, MTV, New York Film Academy, Pinewood Studios, StudioCanal UK (formerly Optimum Releasing) and Sight & Sound magazine. You can also take an optional placement year. What’s more, you can choose to study abroad as part of your course and get funding to cover the cost. The impact of our Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, and Film & Screen Studies research achieved 'world-leading' in the Research Excellence Framework 2021. Industry-standard facilities As part of your studies at ARU, you’ll have access to all of our creative industries facilities including:

• Film studio with overhead lighting, tracks, dollies and green screen

• Multi-camera television studio with modular set panels and modern set dressing

• Full range of location kit from 4K digital cameras, professional lighting, to Steadicam

• Sound-recording equipment for location filming

• Editing suites with Da Vinci Resolve and the full Adobe Creative Cloud software suite

• Finishing suite with audio monitoring and grading panels

• Aaton Cameras and Steenbeck editors for 16mm film production

• Motion capture equipment