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Course summary
Discover the power of compelling storytelling as you turn ideas into moving images. Develop your creative voice and master the technical craft of filmmaking. Got a story to tell? On this hands-on, immersive filmmaking degree, you’ll work in professional-standard studios as you develop your creative voice and master the technical and collaborative craft behind drama, documentary, and experimental film. From your very first concept to final cut, you’ll learn how to shape ideas into powerful visual experiences that connect with audiences. You’ll explore directing, cinematography, sound, editing, and production, gaining a deep understanding of how films are made and why they matter. Taught by industry-experienced tutors, the course mirrors professional working practices and encourages collaboration, experimentation, and independent thinking. You’ll work across every stage of the filmmaking process, build confidence in your creative decisions, and graduate as a technically skilled, imaginative filmmaker ready for the screen industries, or to forge your own creative path. As part of this filmmaking course, you’ll:
- Develop your creative practice through film theory, critical thinking, and hands-on production
- Learn to understand your audience – who they are, how they watch, and how to engage them through powerful visual storytelling
- Discover and refine your creative voice, exploring the responsibilities of filmmaking while developing a confident, distinctive approach to your work
- Collaborate with fellow students on productions that reflect real-world industry workflows
- 220-seat Dolby Atmos cinema
- Professional digital film production equipment (cameras, lighting, and sound)
- Four film studios and a dedicated green screen studio
- Foley and ADR recording studios
- Immersive sound mixing and 5.1 edit suites
- Colour grading and editing suites
- Production offices and collaboration spaces
- Props, design, and costume store
- Film and script archive
- Industry-recognised by ScreenSkills
- Strong links to the creative industries in Yorkshire, across the UK, and internationally
- Taught by industry-experience filmmakers, with collaboration at the heart of every production
- Study in Leeds - the birthplace of film, home to one of the UK's oldest cinemas and Channel 4’s national headquarters
- Access to professional, industry standard filmmaking facilities at the Leeds School of Art
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Contextualising Practice 1
- Making Stories 1: Hearing, Listening, Seeing – Introduction to Moving Image & Sound
- Creating Documentary: Observed Realities
- Creating Fiction: Imagined Realities
- Contextualising Practice 2: Experimental Film
- Making Stories 2: Experiments with Form & Narrative
- Collaborative Practice 1: Research & Development
- Filmmaking 1: Production (study abroad students only)
- Filmmaking 2: R&D (study abroad students only)
- Contextualising Practice 3: Dissertation/Independent Project
- Collaborative Practice 2: Professional Futures
How to apply
29Jan
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:
- P315
- Institution code:
- L27
- Campus name:
- City CampusC
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 80 points
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
All suitable candidates will be required to submit a portfolio, examples of which could include: cartoons; photography; video; scripts; storyboards; art work; written critical papers or reviews; radio recordings. Further guidance will be provided to applicants when they are asked to submit a portfolio.
Other
As part of our admissions process suitable applicants will be invited to attend a Leeds School of Arts Professional Development Session. Why? Because we want to invest in YOU! This is an opportunity to use our fantastic facilities, meet the academic staff who will teach you, and meet students you will study with. You will also take part in taster sessions, specific to your area of study, all of which will help strengthen your professional skills.
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
Please see www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk for fee information.
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE