Course summary

Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. Taught over four years, these courses include an introductory year to build a solid foundation before you go on to specialise in your chosen subject at degree level. If you're interested in taking on a new subject, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might just be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge. We'll help you nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities Develop your unique craft in storytelling through television and short film production. The television and film production industry offers a world of creative potential. Here at Falmouth, you’ll develop your voice through moving-image storytelling, whether you aspire to create high-end drama with full-scale crews or ground-breaking documentaries, music videos, commercials or a whole new genre of your invention. This Television & Film Production degree is designed for those who love learning by doing. You’ll gain hands-on expertise in areas of filmmaking, including cinematography (camera and lighting), sound recording, audio post and editing. Additionally, you will develop skills in scriptwriting, producing, production design, post-production techniques, analysis, and critical thinking. These skills will be put into practice within a collaborative environment that mirrors a genuine production crew, empowering you to uncover your distinct creative vision and craft compelling, inspiring, and impactful content. You will: Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects Go on to study your chosen course specialism at degree level Learn from award-winning staff and industry experts. Recent masterclasses and visiting professionals include Distinguished Professor Mark Jenkin (Enys Men), graduate Daisy Allen (Camera Loader, No Time to Die), Tom Morgan (Head of Client Services at ENVY Post), Ben Coren (Development Executive at Film4), and Johnie Burn (sound design for Nope, Zone of Interest) Collaborate in teams to create original content while gaining hands-on experience in various production roles, including director, sound designer, script supervisor, or cinematographer. Have the opportunity to work in-house through our production centre, the Sound/Image Cinema Lab. Previous productions include Film4’s Enys Men (Mark Jenkin, 2023), Long Way Back (Simon Harvey, 2022) and Wilderness (Justin Doherty, 2021) Attend technical workshops, led by experienced professionals, offering training on specialist industry-standard equipment and software; such as technical and creative use of the camera and visual storytelling, sound design in Pro Tools, picture grading in DaVinci Resolve, and lighting techniques such as 3-point lighting. Study in a facility that’s part of the ENVY Academy for post production and CILECT, the global association of the world’s best film, television and animation schools – on a course accredited by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the screen industries This Television & Film Production degree is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.