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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Full Time
Sep 2027
4 Year
Do you enjoy watching films and TV shows and imagine your future self as part of the production teams that make them? Do you also want to learn how we might make sense of films and TV after they are distributed and consumed? If so, then the Film Production BA at Brunel might be exactly what you are looking for! This programme shares a common first year with the Film and Television Studies BA, providing you with an opportunity to study video practice alongside a range of modules that focus upon how screen media have been variously theorised. In subsequent years, you will have the flexibility to map your own route through the programme, combining practice-based modules with theory-based options in the way that work best for you. With many production modules to choose from, you can make this degree as hands-on as you’d like! In your final year, you will have the option of producing a short film as part of an independent dissertation module. Through a range of assessments that test your creativity, your technical expertise, your understanding of industry practices, and your ability to communicate effectively in a variety of forms, you will develop a range of skills that will enhance your employability and open doors into a very wide range of careers. Our editing suites have up-to-date production software such as Adobe Creative Cloud; Avid Media Composer; Avid ProTools, and others. We also have a range of high quality camera (including a Netflix approved 12K camera), sound, lighting, and grip equipment for you to use throughout your degree – whether that is for course work or for your personal projects outside of the classroom. Put your learning into practice with the option of doing a placement year between your second and third year of study. With the support of our award-winning Student Development team, you can secure work experience that is a good fit in terms of your professional aspirations. If that’s not for you, though, you’ll still have plenty of opportunities over the course of your studies to hone your career. The Film Production BA is a part of the BAFTA albert education partnership. This accreditation provides students with exclusive access to the industry’s BAFTA albert carbon calculator, a tool used by Netflix, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, UKTV and Sky when producing their content. Participating students will work towards creating environmentally-friendly, sustainable content. Our academics are published researchers and award-winning filmmakers and can support you in establishing your own path in this exciting but competitive field.
Develops creative and technical skills, introducing the vocabulary, concepts and equipment of film production; collaborative training in directing, producing, cinematography, editing and sound (30 credit module).
Professional development with workshops on CVs and networking; developing professional behaviours and working in a filmmaking team (15 credit module).
How film developed in terms of sound, colour, the classical Hollywood system and current industry models; television from broadcast to contemporary streaming (15 credit module).
Identity politics and representation in film and television; feminism, queer theory, postcolonialism and disability studies and how identities are portrayed onscreen (15 credit module).
What is needed to prepare a creative project before filming; generating and developing ideas, how projects are developed in the industry and developing an original short film idea.
Core skills in analysing and reading film and television texts; understanding film and television in terms of social, cultural and political contexts of production and reception (15 credit module).
Develops film practice and production skills; directing, producing, cinematography, sound design and editing culminating in a short film specialising in a preferred craft (30 credit module).
A single-term version of Advanced Filmmaking for students studying abroad in term 2 or on the Film & Television Studies pathway (15 credit module).
A key employability module focusing on the British context within the global production, distribution and exhibition nexus; negotiating a freelance-dominated job market (15 credit module).
Placement Year
A 70-hour placement applying acquired skills with critical reflection; a taught component with industry speakers and building professional networks (30 credit module).
Final year film project specialising in a preferred craft mirroring real-world industry roles; mentored to produce a film worthy of festivals (45 credit module).
Research a topic of choice presented as a videographic essay using moving image to interrogate moving image; an alternative to Dissertation - Practice (45 credit module).
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