Course summary
Skilfully blending theory and practice, this course gives you hands-on experience of film-making to a professional standard, from scripting through to post-production. It prepares you to work in the TV and film industries or write your own story as an independent film-maker. The course encourages you to explore the world of film production including cross-media approaches to story-telling; scriptwriting; production planning and development; digital film production; editing and post-production techniques; film history and theory. You also complete a final dissertation or project. If you choose to produce a project, you take on the challenge of making your own film - either fiction, a documentary piece of work or a hybrid. Why choose this course?
- Gain the specialist knowledge and skills you need to work professionally and do well in the fast-evolving field of digital film production
- Study with a dynamic, experienced team of acclaimed film-makers, academic experts and published scholars
- Develop your industry network and future employment potential through meeting leading filmmakers, film editors and industry executives
- Learn a range of important transferable skills relevant to work in broadcasting; journalism; arts or media administration; governmental regulation of the media; research; marketing, sales and advertising
- Benefit from a degree equipping you to continue to MPhil and PhD research degrees
Modules
Areas of study include:
- Fiction/Non Fiction Film Production
- Film Analysis
- Practical Post-Production
- Truth and Telling
- Digital Film Project
Entry requirements
Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent. Applicants should have an initial degree in the area of arts, humanities or social science; or significant media industry experience. All applicants must provide a two-page proposal for a documentary they would like to make and provide evidence of an ability to use images to tell stories via a show reel.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Sponsorship information
For information on postgraduate funding, please visit: https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/postgraduatestudy/postgraduate-fees-and-funding
Provider information
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
LU1 3JU