Filmmaking
Leeds Beckett University
UCAS Code: P315 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade C or above (Grade 4 for those sitting their GCSE from 2017 onwards) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy/Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs.
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A minimum of 80 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.
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About this course
**Gain a thorough grounding in the craft and experience of filmmaking. You’ll become an independent thinker and graduate as a technically skilled and imaginative filmmaker.**
Develop the power of your storytelling through confident employment of creative and technical filmmaking skills in drama, documentary and experimental film production.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Study theory to develop your creative practice and be guided by industry experienced tutors in all aspects of film production
- Explore a range of filmmaking disciplines, including directing for drama, experimental film and documentary, together with producing, cinematography, screenwriting, design, editing and post-production, and location and post-production sound
- Learn who your audience is and how to engage them
- Explore the responsibilities of your practice, discovering your voice and developing that as a filmmaker
**Find out more**
The Northern Film School is based at our new Leeds School of Arts building in Leeds city centre. You'll have access to a range of facilities including:
- 220-seat Dolby Atmos cinema
- Digital film production equipment (cameras, lighting, sound)
- Four film studios
- Green screen studio
- Foley and ADR recording studios
- Immersive sound mixing studios
- Grading suites
- Edit suites
- 5.1 sound edit suites
- Production offices
- Props, design and costume store
- Film and script archive
**Teaching expertise**
All of our tutors are film practitioners, so you’ll benefit from a wide range of professional production experience. The teaching team has a wealth of expertise in drama, documentary and experimental filmmaking, with specialist knowledge in screenwriting, postproduction, sound, producing, directing and cinematography.
Our approach towards collaborative filmmaking ensures that you will be a self-reliant, technically-skilled creative with the ability to work as part of a professional unit.
**Professional recognition**
This course is recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries. It carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.ased industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.
**Why study Filmmaking at Leeds Beckett University...**
- 92% of students on BA (Hons) Filmmaking were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*
- 13th in the UK for Animation and Game Design**
- Recognised by industry body ScreenSkills
- Close links to industry and the creative sector in the Yorkshire region, throughout the UK, and beyond
- As well as being the birthplace of film, Leeds is home to the one of the UK's oldest cinemas and the city recently chosen by Channel 4 for its new national headquarters
- Access to professional, industry standard filmmaking facilities, equipment and teaching spaces In the new Leeds School of Arts building
*National Student Survey 2023
**2024 Guardian League Subject Tables
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Contextualising Practice 1
- Making Stories 1: Hearing, Listening, Seeing – Introduction to Moving Image & Sound
- Creating Documentary: Observed Realities
- Creating Fiction: Imagined Realities
Year 2 Core Modules:
- Contextualising Practice 2: Experimental Film
- Making Stories 2: Experiments with Form & Narrative
- Collaborative Practice 1: Research & Development
- Filmmaking 1: Production (study abroad students only)
- Filmmaking 2: R&D (study abroad students only)
Year 3 Core Modules:
- Contextualising Practice 3: Dissertation/Independent Project
- Collaborative Practice 2: Professional Futures
- Major Project
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