Course summary

Gain a thorough grounding in the craft and experience of filmmaking. You’ll become an independent thinker and graduate as a technically skilled and imaginative filmmaker. Develop the power of your storytelling through confident employment of creative and technical filmmaking skills in drama, documentary and experimental film production. As part of this course, you’ll:

• Study theory to develop your creative practice and be guided by industry experienced tutors in all aspects of film production

• Explore a range of filmmaking disciplines, including directing for drama, experimental film and documentary, together with producing, cinematography, screenwriting, design, editing and post-production, and location and post-production sound

• Learn who your audience is and how to engage them

• Explore the responsibilities of your practice, discovering your voice and developing that as a filmmaker

• 220-seat Dolby Atmos cinema

• Digital film production equipment (cameras, lighting, sound)

• Four film studios

• Green screen studio

• Foley and ADR recording studios

• Immersive sound mixing studios

• Grading suites

• Edit suites

• 5.1 sound edit suites

• Production offices

• Props, design and costume store

• Film and script archive

• 92% of students on BA (Hons) Filmmaking were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*

• Recognised by industry body ScreenSkills

• Close links to industry and the creative sector in the Yorkshire region, throughout the UK, and beyond

• Your tutors have extensive experience of working in the film industry, with most of them still being active filmmakers

• As well as being the birthplace of film, Leeds is home to the one of the UK's oldest cinemas and the city recently chosen by Channel 4 for its new national headquarters

• Access to professional, industry standard filmmaking facilities, equipment and teaching spaces In the new Leeds School of Arts building