Why you should study this course
From the outset, this course aims to develop your technical, creative, reflective and analytical abilities, in order to give you a thorough grounding in current and emerging media production technologies, ways of working and contemporary professional practice, as well as the opportunity to gain project management and professional skills needed in this ever-expanding industry. Other benefits include the following:
- Your own mobile tech pack, including a high-end laptop with industry-standard production software (terms and conditions apply).
- Our Film Production and Photography courses are ranked 9th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2021).
- Opportunity to access high standard professional media equipment via our Media Loan Shop, including media equipment, such as Blackmagic and Sony cameras (subject to availability).
- Opportunities for professional experience and live projects, which have, in the past, included student-industry collaboration with Regional BBC, Creative City, Rolls-Royce and BBC3 (subject to availability, application and additional costs).
- Opportunity to meet experts in new media and traditional media at our series of screenings and masterclasses with past guest speakers including media practitioners, filmmakers, and graduates from the course (subject to availability).
- Opportunity to study abroad at one of our many international partners during a placement year, which include Zhejiang University of Media and Communications (ZUMC) in China and Jean Moulin University, Lyon, France. (Subject to availability, competitive application, meeting visa requirements and additional costs.)
What you'll study
This exciting course aims to keep you up to date with the latest media industry developments and encourages you to develop skills to produce work for distribution across multiple platforms and genres. We adopt a convergent media approach, familiarising you with a wide range of media, including film production, tv production, radio, podcasts, broadcast and digital media.
Our current links with local, regional, national media industries, including companies like The Walt Disney Company, ITV and Aardman Animations, provide numerous opportunities for location work, site visits and talks by visiting media professionals, together with live projects and a professional experience scheme. In short, you’ll be taught to tell interesting stories and distribute those stories to the largest possible audience.
Year one
In your first year, you cover the core concepts of media production, with an aim of fostering a detailed understanding of contemporary patterns of, production and consumption of media and cultural activities. We’ll consider how things are produced within contemporary global and local situations, as well as within a historical context.
Modules
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Structures of Narrative and Storytelling - 20 credits
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Key Concepts in Creative Production - 20 credits
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ScreenCraft, Creating Impact in Media Production - 20 credits
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Non-fiction, Podcasts and YouTube Development Processes - 20 credits
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Starting your Career in Production - 10 credits
Year two
In the second year, you will have the opportunity to work individually and in small production crews. You can learn from an exciting range of specialist option modules, depending on where your passion and interests lie. For example, in ‘Documentary Production’, you’ll be tasked with producing a documentary that gives you the opportunity to explore your chosen topic in depth. In other modules you will be able to explore: broadcasting, radio, live radio and TV studio environment.
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Discovering Creativity in Film and Media Production - 20 credits
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Interactive Media - 20 credits
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Short Form Narrative - 20 credits
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Developing your Career in Production - 20 credits
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Interactive and Convergent Media - 20 credits
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Broadcast - 20 credits
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Documentary Production - 20 credits
Final year
In your final year, you will have the opportunity to work on your own or in a groups for your final productions. We usually do two productions in the final year. This work has gone on to show at film festivals across the world and ranges from: short films, animations, photography, 360 VR interactive films, social media projects, radio dramas, podcasts, documentaries and more. Past students have created award-winning productions.
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Research and Development for Production - 20 credits
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Self-developed Production - 30 credits
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Media Project Production - 40 credits
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Creative Professional Portfolio - 20 credits
