Film and Media Production
Staffordshire University
UCAS Code: W600 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) or Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BA/BSc (H)
Entry requirements
A level
Other A Level combinations possible to achieve 112 points.
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 points
Pass Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 112 UCAS points.
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 points
HNC (BTEC)
May be considered for advanced entry onto the second year of the degree. Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content of level 4. A transcript will be required.
HND (BTEC)
May be considered for advanced entry onto the second or third year of the degree. Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content of level 4 and level 5 (where appropriate). A transcript will be required.
112 tariff points from composite elements of IB
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Achieve a minimum of 112 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
Achieve a minimum of 112tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of (CCCCD) are required.
UCAS Tariff
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About this course
Our film and media production course provides you with the skills and expertise to succeed in the film and/or media industry, pursuing careers such as film director, producer, cinematographer, sound recordist and editor. The course has been designed with our new pathway structure, so you have the option to focus on a specific element of film and media production during your studies.
You’ll learn to research, develop, write, produce, direct, shoot, edit and promote your own creative portfolio of short films. You’ll develop professional skills in camera operation, sound recording, art direction, editing, sound design and post-production.
You will start your studies by enrolling on the master BA (Hons) Film and Media Production route. In the second and third years of the course, you can choose to specialise in a particular field which allows you to tailor your module structure in a way that gives you expertise in one of the following four fields of film and media production: Advertising Film, Music Video, Experimental Production or Production Technologies.
Upon successful completion of a specialist route, this will be reflected on your transcripts and final degree title as follows:
- BA (Hons) Film and Media Production (Advertising Film)
- BA (Hons) Film and Media Production (Music Video)
- BA (Hons) Film and Media Production (Experimental Production)
- BSc (Hons) Film and Media Production (Production Technologies)
You don’t have to specialise if you do not want to and can choose from a variety of option modules to suit your own interests and then complete your studies under the master award of BA (Hons) Film and Media Production.
You'll have access to industry leading film production equipment and you'll spend the majority of your time working in our professional film production studio and post-production facilities.
Enrich your academic and practical studies by attending field trips to art galleries, film screenings and leading film festivals - in the UK and abroad. Visit some of the UK’s leading production facilities and attend residential trips to shoot films on location. All while having access to industry-leading film production equipment and spending the majority of your time working in our professional film production studio and post-production facilities.
To develop your knowledge and understanding of professional practice, every year, you’ll have the opportunity to complete a period of professional work experience. This is also an excellent opportunity to make valuable contacts for future employment. Thanks to our relationships with leading production companies, we are able to offer internship opportunities with organisations such as Double Negative, QVC and Fuzzy Duck Creative.
Course features :
- Year 1: Cinema Studies; Craft Skills for Film Production; Film Production Processes; Non-fiction Film production; Ideas Development and Pre-Production
- Year 2: Advanced Craft Skills for Film Production; Fiction Film Production; Screenwriting; Film Industry Practice; Client Film Production (Advertising Film/Music Video)* ; Directing and Producing (Advertising Film/Music Video/Experimental Film)* ; Developing Experimental Filmmaking Practice* ; Camera and Lens Technology* ; Digital Compositing*
- Year 3: Contextual Studies and Research methods; Personal Presentation and Portfolio; Creative Film Specialism (Advertising Film/Music Video/Experimental Film)* ; Film Project (Advertising Film/Music Video/Experimental Film/Production Technologies)* ; Film Dissertation (Advertising Film/Music Video/Experimental Film/Production Technologies)* ; Interactive Filmmaking*
*denotes optional/specialism pathway module
If you are creative, driven and hardworking – and dream of working for companies such as Warner Bros, Universal Pictures, BBC, ITV, Double Negative, Disney and Endemol, on productions such as Baby Driver, Dunkirk, James Bond, This is England or Hollyoaks – this course could be for you.
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Staffordshire University (Stoke Campus)
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Cinematics and photography
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