Film Production

This is a hands-on degree in which you learn practical filmmaking alongside studying the critical and contextual aspects of film theory. You will be making short films using high-end camera and editing equipment both on location and in our digital media studios at or state-of-the-art digital media campus situated in the heart of MediaCity, the country’s biggest creative media cluster.

You will learn key film-making skills such as directing and producing, cinematography and editing, and choose from options in visual effects, audio post production, scriptwriting and production design. You will also learn key theories in film analysis which will help inform, inspire and contextualise your creative output as well as leading to essay writing.

Alongside our teaching spaces at MediaCity we also have a number of production spaces at our Peel Park Campus. These are held within the Newton building. These spaces feature a number of industry standard sets which you will be learning your production skills on under the close supervision and guidance of your tutors. We have a range of sets from a street scene to a bedroom and a pub. Each space brings up unique challenges for you as a filmmaker, helping to equip you with the skills for industry.

In the second and third years this course offers students the opportunity to specialise in different aspects of film production – be that traditional scriptwriting, production and direction or contemporary film techniques in digital post production and VFX, and the creative application of green screen and motion capture technologies.

The global nature of film production is recognised both in the international content of the course and the opportunities for studying abroad. There will be a strong emphasis on collaborative project work throughout.

You will

• Study at our state-of-the-art digital media campus at MediaCity, in close proximity to professional film producers and broadcasters

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

• Choose from a wide variety of module options, from cinematography to scriptwriting and directing

Year 1

• Introduction to Filmmaking
• Introduction to Film Analysis
• Introduction to Film Theory
• Cinematic Practice and Production
• Introduction to Professional Film Practice
• Storytelling for Screen

Year 2

• Film Making Practice
• Film Production
  Optional modules may include:
• Directing
• Producing
• The Essay Film
• Global Cinema
• Professional Film Practice
• Sound Practice for Production
• Editing and Colour Grading
• Scriptwriting for Film
• Cinematography
• Documentary Film: Theory and Practice
• Production Design: Tools and Processes
• Post Production Sound
• University Wide Language Programme
• Experimental Filmmaking

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
• Production Design: Design for Narrative
• Film and Theory
• Transmedia Storyworlds
• 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

A big part of studying Film Production at university is how we assess you. There are no exams on this course, but we will expect you to produce high-quality written essays and practical coursework. You’ll work both individually and in groups to create a range of projects for assessment.