Course summary
Gain a grounding in the craft and experience of filmmaking. You’ll become an independent thinker and graduate as a technically skilled, 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 filmmaking 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
- 13th in the UK for Animation and Game Design*
- Recognised by industry body ScreenSkills
- Close links to industry and the creative sector in the Yorkshire region, throughout the UK, and beyond
- 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
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
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 - 128 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
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.
Student Outcomes
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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 |
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
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE