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BA (Hons) Film Production

University of Salford, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Our Film Production degree course is about learning to tell engaging stories through filmmaking. You will make and edit short films using high-end cameras and editing at our state-of-the-art campus in the heart of MediaCity, the country’s most significant creative media cluster.

As part of your Film Production degree, you’ll develop critical filmmaking skills, including directing, producing, editing, and writing for the screen, sound design, cinematography, and production design. You will also learn critical theories in film analysis, which will help inform, inspire, and contextualize your creative output. Through your degree, you will be engaging with collaborative projects designed to provide you with the professional skills you need to launch your creative career.

This degree is designed and led by industry practitioners. As part of your learning, you will have the opportunity to gain professional accreditation in multiple areas – for example, at the moment, we offer accreditation in AVID and Protools. In addition, based at MediaCity, there is a strong emphasis on preparing you for employment and entrepreneurial endeavor, helping you to contextualize your creative output and gain experience that will provide instant value to future employers.

You will:

  • Study at our state-of-the-art digital media campus at MediaCity, near professional film producers and broadcasters

  • Gain hands-on experience while working on collaborative film projects and developing your work ready for public display.

  • Choose from various module options, from cinematography to scriptwriting and directing.

General Eligibility

GCSE

English Language and Maths at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent).

You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below.

UCAS tariff points

112 points.

A level

112 points.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
  • Introduction to Filmmaking

  • Introduction to Film Analysis

  • Introduction to Film Theory

  • Cinematic Practice and Production

  • Introduction to Producing and Directing

  • Storytelling for Screen

2 Year 2
  • Film Making Practice

  • Film Production

Optional modules may include:

  • Global Cinema 1 and 2

  • Professional Film Practice

  • Sound Practice for Production

  • Editing Film

  • Scriptwriting for Film

  • Cinematography

  • Producing and Directing

  • Documentary Film: Theory and Practice

  • Production Design: Tools and Processes

  • Post Production Sound

  • University Wide Language Programme

  • Experimental Filmmaking

3 Year 3
  • Final Dissertation

  • Final Film Project

You will select one of the above options for your final project and will then do either of the following Core subjects depending on which option you choose.

  • Film and Ideology: Contemporary Cinema- Core subject if you are doing Dissertation

  • Final Film Project: Preparation – Core subject if you are doing the Final Film Project

  • Final Film Project: Preparation

  • British TV Fictions– Dissertation Only

  • Lighting for Camera

  • Hollywood Masculinities-Dissertation Only

  • Production Design: Design for Narrative

  • Film and Theory– Dissertation Only

  • Transmedia Storyworlds– Dissertation Only

  • Advanced Sound Design

  • Film Marketing, Distribution and Exhibition

  • Directing for Fiction

  • 21st Century Factual TV – Dissertation Only

  • Advanced Editing

  • University Wide Language Programme

  • Advanced Scriptwriting

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

An IELTS score of 6.0, with no element below 5.5, is proof of this.

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