Film Technology, BSc (Hons)

The BSc Film Technology course integrates core film production elements with technical specialisations in cinematography, sound, and editing. It adopts a practical, holistic approach, providing hands-on training in creating short films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. Students gain experience across the full production process using high-specification digital cameras, a virtual production studio, and advanced post-production software. This equips graduates for careers in technical roles such as camera assistant, sound recordist, or production coordinator with major studios.The curriculum includes modules like Craft Skills and Technologies, Advanced Production, and Emerging Technologies, with options for electives and a placement year for professional experience. Assessment primarily involves coursework, with practical exams in the first year, where Year Two work counts for 20% and the final year for 80% of the degree mark. Facilities support creative development through state-of-the-art tools.

[Year one]

• Craft Skills and Technologies (40 credit points)

• Approaches to Film (40 credit points)

• Storytelling and Production (40 credit points)

• Digital Workflows (20 credit points)

[Year two]

• Advanced Production (40 credit points)

• Emerging Technologies (40 credit points)

• CoLab: Research, Exploration and Risk-taking (20 credit points)

• Optional module. You will also choose one optional 20-credit module from:

• Storyboarding

• Character Ideation

• Experimental Animation

• The Art of the Video Interview

• Typography: Use and Expression

• Motion Graphics

• Responding to the Visual World

• Digital Matte Painting

[Year three] Optional Placement Year (Sandwich)* We have an option for all of our students to undertake a placement year (Sandwich) and allow you to decide whether this is right for you once you have completed years 1 and 2 of your course. This time spent working in industry provides our students with crucial work experience, which is highly prized and much sought after by employers upon graduation. If you are successful in securing a placement you will have the chance to gain an additional Certificate or Diploma in Professional Practice, dependent on duration.

• If you choose to take the sandwich route option, you will still need to apply for this course with the full-time UCAS code.

[Final year]

• Sketchpad

• Launchpad

- The Recent Past and Near Future of Creative Storytelling