Film and Television Production
Entry requirements
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
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About this course
Our BA (Hons) Film and Television Production course can help you kick-start you career in this dynamic industry. Whether you see yourself writing the scripts, filming live events, editing, digital effects or directing and producing, you'll be sure to find many opportunities to explore these areas on this course.
Using our state-of-the-art film and tv studios, equipment and software, you’ll be able to bring your creative ideas to life with the support of our expert-lecturers, guest speakers and workshops.
**Why study this subject?**
The film and television sector is expanding at more than three times the rate of the wider economy (National Film & Television School) and employed 239,000 people (gov.uk DCMS 2018).
So you could be working for the BBC, BT Sport, Celador Productions, Nickelodeon, Pinewood Studios, Sky Sports, SKY TV or Talkback Thames like some of our previous graduates.
Whether it is writing the scripts, filming live events, editing, digital effects, or directing and producing the whole film – you will be equipped with the skills to turn your passion into a rewarding and successful career.
**Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?**
At BNU we treat you like professional filmmakers. Films are analysed and deconstructed so you can apply those techniques to your work. You won’t just stop at learning about film and television, you will cover webcasting as well.
We create the industry on campus, giving you every opportunity to collaborate across courses, just like the real world. You will work with our audio specialists on the Audio and Music Production course and our selection of new stars in the Performing Arts course.
This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.
**What facilities can I use?**
We have two video studios, one with green screen and an extensive studio lighting rig, as well as a drama studio.
Our extensive range of HD broadcast camera include URSA Mini Pro 4.6K, over forty Panasonic cameras (AG-HPX301E, AG-HPX371E, AG-HPX171E and AG- Panasonic HMC41E), Canon XF305, Canon 5D Mark III and Canon 60D cameras, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K cameras, Sony A7R Mark III cameras and additional specialist cameras (GoPro Hero 7 cameras, a GoPro Fusion 360 camera, ZCAM E2 6K camera).
We also have a four camera live broadcast set up with Grass Valley LDK6000 cameras and industry-standard EVS action replay/asset management system with two XT3 servers.
In our individual video edit booths equipped with powerful iMac Pros and our communal editing suites and teaching rooms equipped with i9Macs, you’ll get the chance to become skilled with post-production software solutions including Blackmagic Davinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite among other post-production software.
We also have an extensive lighting kit, sound studios, and sound equipment including Sennheiser EW 100 radio mics, Sound Devices 302 sound field mixers, Sennheiser ME66 condenser microphone, XLR microphone beach box adaptors for DSLR sound recording and Sennheiser ME64/K6 condenser.
**What will I study?**
Through a mix of lectures, seminars and practical workshops, we help you learn the skills you need in a modern media business. You’ll cover camera, lighting, sound, editing and all elements of planning and pre-production, bringing them together to produce a range of fiction and non-fiction films.
**What are my career prospects?**
Examples of where our alumni have been employed include:
- BBC
- Chyron-Hego
- BT Sport
- CTV
- Celador Productions
- Nickelodeon
- Pinewood Studios
- Sky Sports
- SKY TV
- Talkback Thames.
Modules
Year One: Film Language and Analysis, Technical Skills, Production Skills, Writing for Film and Television. Year Two: Advanced Technical Skills, Art Film and Music Video, Writing and Producing Fiction, Breaking Film and TV Conventions, Introduction to Sports and Events Production, Production Choices. Year Three: New Media and Current Trends, Professional Preparation, Applied Sports and Events Production, Industry Practice Research Project, Independent Script Project, Independent Production Project, Creative Portfolio Production.
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Extra funding
Buckinghamshire New University offers a range of bursaries and scholarships. For more information, please visit https://www.bucks.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/financial-support-bursaries-and-scholarships
The Uni
Buckinghamshire New University
School of Creative And Digital Industries
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