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Filmmaking at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS

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Leeds Beckett University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Open days

27Jun
Leeds Beckett University - Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate

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
Find out more The Northern Film School is based at our new Leeds School of Arts building in Leeds city centre. You'll have access to a range of facilities including:
  • 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
Teaching expertise All of our tutors are film practitioners, so you’ll benefit from a wide range of professional production experience. The teaching team has a wealth of expertise in drama, documentary and experimental filmmaking, with specialist knowledge in screenwriting, postproduction, sound, producing, directing and cinematography. Our approach towards collaborative filmmaking ensures that you will be a self-reliant, technically-skilled creative with the ability to work as part of a professional unit. Professional recognition This degree is recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries. It carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. Why study the Filmmaking course at Leeds Beckett University?
  • 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
Year 2 Core Modules:
  • 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)
Year 3 Core Modules:
  • Contextualising Practice 3: Dissertation/Independent Project
  • Collaborative Practice 2: Professional Futures
- Major Project

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:
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

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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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
91%
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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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Filmmaking at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS