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Filmmaking at Kingston University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Kingston University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • We’re ranked No.2 in London for Film Production and Photography (The Guardian University Guide League Tables 2023).
  • Access our inspiring facilities to produce films in analogue and digital formats. Use high-end K digital cameras, super 8 and 16mm film as well as professional edit suites and studios.
  • Participate in an annual curated screening of work from all three years of the course. Your final graduation film will also be screened at a central London cinema with industry guests.
  • As an ARRI-accredited Film School, final-year students can do an additional ARRI Certified Training for Camera Systems module to enhance their camera skills and CV.
  • Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
About this course On this course, you’ll explore practical filmmaking and develop a range of skills to work professionally in the creative industries. Through group and individual projects, you’ll pitch and create films to gain practical production knowledge in the fields of fiction, documentary and artist’s film. You’ll be taught by industry professionals through workshops, lectures, tutorials, production meetings, screenings and reviews. You’ll study film histories, directing actors, studio and location shooting, running a set, production, post-production workflows, lighting and cinematography, sound recording and design. Your final year will culminate in two large-scale film projects which provide material for your graduation portfolio and shape your career as a filmmaker. Future Skills Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it. Career opportunities This course prepares you for careers such as a director, independent filmmaker, cinematographer, editor, artist-filmmaker, producer, sound recordist, designer and film programmer.

Modules

Example modules – Filmmaking Practices 1 (Introductory Skills Acquisition) – Critical Issues in Filmmaking: Research and Practice – The Graduation Film To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.

Assessment method

Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios and dissertation).

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:
W620
Institution code:
K84
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio

More details can be found on the course page at https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/filmmaking/

English language requirements

English language requirements

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/international/studying-at-kingston/language-requirements/

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
70%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
Go onto work and study

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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

For international fees, please visit: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/fees/ Please visit the provider course webpage for further information regarding additional course costs
Filmmaking at Kingston University - UCAS