📖Program Curriculum
Year 1
Core Modules
Credits
Production Skills with Analysis 1
20.00
Discover the skills needed to write for film and tv. You'll look at a variety of formats and focus on the components of writing in documentary. You'll delve into scriptwriting documentary research proposal writing and story-telling through practical writing exercises and exploration of the work of key practitioners. You'll also look at key aspect...
Sound Design for Moving Image
20.00
You'll explore technical and creative approaches required of Sound Design within cinematic and audio-visual forms. This hands-on module looks at audio post-production techniques such as Foley ADR (dialogue replacement) field recording SFX search mixing and processing techniques and other specialist Sound Design areas.
Filmmaking 1
20.00
This is a practical introduction to film and TV production equipment including technical and creative uses of camera sound lighting and editing. You'll also work on your creative and storytelling abilities and study concepts such as framing interview setups and shooting for the edit.
Filmmaking 2
20.00
You'll build on technical skills acquired in Filmmaking 1 and study the direction skills required for pre-production and production in the field of documentary such as crewing direction use of camera sound editing and lighting. You'll look at researching arguments of objectivity and advocacy and investigative skills for factual productions.
Filmmaking 3
20.00
An introduction to direction skills required in the field of fiction. You'll study narrative continuity work with actors in short films and look at fantasy franchises and screen drama. You'll analyse depictions of the virtual onscreen and ways transmedia narratives expand films and small screen franchises within the industry and as fan fiction.
Opportunity Modules
You must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 4 Opportunity modules from the Opportunity module catalogue.
Year 2
Core Modules
Credits
Advanced Technical and Production Skills
20.00
You'll study more advanced techniques using industry standard editing systems and be introduced to external effects software like Adobe After Effects. You'll also look at aesthetical uses of post-production and how to achieve a balanced result that serves the purpose of each specific film. You'll be able to focus on key skills relevant to your degr...
Introduction to Photography
20.00
Discover the demands and practical skills of digital and analogue photography and explore ideas and practices around studio work including use of lighting sets props etc. You'll also look at composing constructed images on location. You'll study a range of artists and have the opportunity to build a portfolio.
Genre Studies for Film and TV
20.00
This module focuses on developments in a particular genre or genres in film television streaming and other media up to the present. You'll have the chance to gain a historically informed understanding of the factors impacting genre including social financial and technological contexts.
Optional Modules
Credits
Art Film and Music Video
20.00
Using a range of production techniques and practices you'll look at a variety of approaches to and distinct styles of both art films and music videos. Practical work will be supported by screenings linked to workshops which will provide a critical context for the module. You'll then create both an art film and music video of your own.
Sound Design Projects
20.00
Undertake further practical sound design projects and pursue your own specialisms and interests within the field. Projects may be conducted in collaboration with students at Level 5 taking related courses within the university such as Animation and VFX Performing Arts Creative Advertising etc.
Advanced Screenwriting and Pitching
20.00
Study strategies for writing both fiction and documentary scripts. The programme will include advanced exercises in writing genre pieces advanced narrative models and techniques for character development and how to combat writer's block. It will also introduce you to the skills and techniques of pitching your ideas and scripts.
Location sound and Audio Post-Production
20.00
You'll study the equipment environment and operational procedures involved in the production of sound for film and other media. Focused on Production Sound Recording you'll use industry-standard sound kits on location. You'll also study professional audio post-production techniques as needed in film production and throughout the creative industri...
Virtual Film Production
20.00
This module aims to give a comprehensive grounding and understanding of virtual production a multidiscipline technology involving collaboration from many diverse areas such as animation computing and design. You'll study aspects such as Unreal Engine coding and set design and will collaborate with students from other courses.
Opportunity Modules
You must choose 2 x 10 credit Level 5 Opportunity modules from the Opportunity module catalogue.
Year 3
Core Modules
Credits
Podcasting: Creation and Production AND
20.00
Podcasting is a cutting-edge digital media form that is becoming increasingly popular. It is form that ignores conventions of journalistic impartiality allowing many podcast presenters to provide uniquely personal perspectives and insights on a range of topics and allows practitioners a marked degree of creative and intellectual freedom and agenc...
Independent Production Project OR
40.00
You'll produce a piece of work that demonstrates your creative thinking and craftsmanship in either film or television production work in its broadest scope which can then head up your portfolio. You will need to negotiate your intended project through an academic process and to work with professionals from the media industries and elsewhere.
Independent Script Project OR
40.00
You'll undertake a major film or television writing project with the aim of demonstrating and developing your skills. The project format will be agreed with your tutor and you'll receive guidance and support from your peers and tutor. You will have the opportunity to have your work assessed by industry professionals.
Industry Practice Research Project
40.00
You'll produce a dissertation centred on professional working practice in your chosen area of the media industry picked in negotiation with your tutor. Initial research will be based on a series of interviews with appropriate media production industry personnel and you'll be supported with secondary research including studying critical approaches.
Optional Modules
Credits
Individual Microfilm and Creative Group Production
20.00
Creative group production: in small groups you'll produce a 5-7 minute moving image film. Individual micro film: you'll write direct and edit a one minute film with the help of a small crew in any genre and work as part of a crew on 2 other films in your class. The projects will be supported by a series of screenings tutorials and discussions.
Digital Marketing
20.00
You'll study digital marketing management in the context of the music event and entertainment industries. You'll look at current and future challenges presented by new and emerging technologies as they apply to marketing management and consider how to apply an integrated marketing approach to promotion in the music event and entertainment indust...
Non-Fiction and Factual Storytelling
20.00
You'll consider documentary techniques and what makes ‘a story’. You'll look at how to research subject material arguments of objectivity and advocacy and the investigative skills required to make factual productions. There will also be screenings and discussions of documentary productions that will provide additional context for this module.
Sound Design Final Portfolio
20.00
This module provides further opportunity to work on practical sound design projects delivered within the university at Level 6 or with external partners. You'll have the chance to build a portfolio with which to further your professional development and be introduced to the collaborative processes commonly encountered in production industries.
New Media and Innovation
20.00
You'll study the ways digital new media including digital film have enabled identities narratives and spaces to be represented through new forms and platforms including opportunities offered for film and media creatives by new platforms and by hybrids of different media to create new innovative forms. Indicative topics include concepts of conve...
News and Current Affairs
20.00
This is an introduction to digital production techniques that are essential when working in the field of news and current affairs broadcasting. We'll help you gain skills needed to work in multi-media journalism. You'll study how to create footage for tv and edit using specialist software. You'll look at factual programming in different genres and...
Creative Skills with Applied Multicamera Production
20.00
