Film

Film

Explore film from its silent beginnings through to CGI blockbusters, taking in avant-garde and international cinemas on your way. You will take a broad approach to film, giving you the option to delve into film theory and history, and get hands-on and take advantage of our industry-standard facilities and equipment to create films and express your creativity.

Our academics are practitioners and industry professionals, who can keep you in touch with a rapidly changing industry. Our teaching is designed with employability at its heart.

You can take this degree with a placement year to gain valuable work experience or combine the degree with a year of working or studying abroad.

Your future

Kent School of Arts has an excellent reputation and many links to professional practices. This network is a great way to help get your foot in the door in the industry, and means the community you join at Kent stays with you beyond your time here. Recent graduates have gone on to work in:

Film and TV production
Arts organisations
Film and TV archives
Film marketing and distribution
Business and local government.

You'll also develop key transferable skills including: the ability to work independently or as part of a team; to analyse and problem solve; to communicate your ideas and opinions.

Location

Our city, your time.
It has never been a better time to study in Canterbury. Our high student population creates a vibrant, diverse and student-friendly atmosphere.
We are a hub of exciting new ideas emerging from a stunning historic city - join us and get involved!

The following modules are what students typically study, but this may change year to year in response to new developments and innovations:

Stage 1:

Compulsory modules currently include the following:

Film Theory;
Film Histories;
Film Style;
Film & Media Practice #1;
Film & Media Practice #2;
Film Editing.

Stage 2:

Compulsory modules currently include the following:

Screenwriting;
Documentary Filmmaking;
World Cinema;
Costume and Fashion;
Disability and the Arts;
Psychology and the Arts;
Cinematography;
Hollywood Studios;
Sound, Music and Cinema;
Podcasting;
Social Media and Digital Platforms;
Video Gaming: Play and Players;
Genre Filmmaking;
Film Genre.

Stage 3:

Compulsory modules currently include the following:

Film, Politics & Identity.

Optional modules may include the following:

Directing Theatre, Staging Ideas;
Arts Internship;
Film & TV Adaptation;
Film Criticism;
Film Marketing and Distribution;
Microbudget Filmmaking;
Screen Space and Location Scouting;
Specialist Areas in Film Studios;
Factual Entertainment;
Fans and Fandom;
Media, Gender and Sexuality;
Stars and Celebrity Culture.