Film

Filmmaking 1: Documentary 

This highly practical module introduces the foundations of storytelling through production of factual content. Students are encouraged to engage with the world to find and tell stories of contemporary interest.  

Craft 1: Skills and Techniques 

Through a series of practical workshops, students will develop core technical skills in camera, lighting, sound recording, and postproduction.  

Theory 2: Film Language 

This theory module explores the innovative and expressive possibilities of film form, and asks: how does film speak without words and communicate ideas through its unique audio-visual capacities?  

Filmmaking 2: Fiction 

Students develop fundamental skills in fiction storytelling, working in crews to write, shoot, and postproduce a short film to recognised industry standards.  

Craft 2: Preparation and Practice 

Students will acquire core skills in Screenwriting, Producing, and Directing through a series of lectures and workshops whilst developing their interpersonal communication skills, and professional practice as filmmakers. 

Theory 1: Film History 

This theory module explores the development of cinema from a sideshow to a fully-fledged art form and social experience. Students will question: What is cinema? How has it evolved? And how does it reflect our world? 

Filmmaking 3: Experimentation 

Through close study of existing films and hands-on experimentation, this practical module provides the opportunity to develop understanding of film as both a medium of philosophical expression and as entertainment. 

Craft 3: Advanced Studio 

Through craft specialist workshops and supervised continuity shoots, this module reinforces professional, creative, and logistical practices and etiquette in preparation for industry.  

Theory 3: Documentary Film History and Theory 

This theory module broaches the historical development and diverse ‘modes’, traditions, and trends of documentary film, assessing some of its key forms and functions.  

Theory 3: Global Cinema 

Students will investigate important examples, from European and Asian art cinema, through revolutionary and post-colonial cinema from Africa, Asia and Latin America to contemporary transnational cinema indicative of our increasingly globalised world. 

Filmmaking 4: Development 

Students will develop creative and communication skills in the context of applied film language with a focus on character representation whilst also choosing individual craft specialisms to further advance their skills.  

Collaborative Project 

Working to live briefs, students will actively engage with real-world clients to produce commercial, promotional, or social action films. 

Advanced Filmmaking 1: Specialisation 

This module fosters an atmosphere of bold exploration in which students can creatively collaborate, test craft techniques, and develop successful production working methods in preparation for entering the industry. 

Industry Ready 

This module prepares the student for the world of work by exploring the market they will be entering and mapping individual professional ambitions by developing marketing tools, which they can use to promote themselves.  

Advanced Filmmaking 2: Engagement 

This module translates and synthesises experiences and knowledge of film concepts and practice gained across the course, producing a strong professional standard graduation film ready for film festival release. 

Advanced Theory: Dissertation 

This module offers the opportunity for in-depth study of a film (or related media) topic, leading to an extended piece of individual research firmly rooted within a theoretical perspective. 

Advanced Theory: Documentary Commissioning Package 

Finding stories and turning ideas into viable documentary proposals is an essential skill for any filmmaker. Students will produce a clear and detailed ‘commissioning package’, that outlines a documentary concept in a pitch ready format. 

Advanced Theory: Screenwriting for Fiction 

Students work collaboratively in Writers’ Room Workshops to produce individual screenplays, and critically reflect on those screenplays with peers to deliver creatively ambitious work of a professional standard.