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Admissions
Email:admissions@metfilmschool.ac.uk
Phone:020 8280 9119
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Course summary
The BA (Hons) Practical Filmmaking (Two-Year) course prepares the next generation of screen creatives. It builds creative and technical skills essential to succeed in today’s film, television, and new media industries. Our professional tutors and high-calibre guest speakers teach the fundamentals of storytelling, production, technical, and screen business skills.
Gain experience across filmmaking and screen disciplines such as screenwriting, producing, directing, camera and lighting, and editing.
There is also the option to complete this degree in three years.
Why Take the Course?
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Practitioner Tutors: MetFilm School course leadership and tutors are comprised of industry practitioners and educators with award-winning experience across the industry*.
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Industry-facing: Routes to employment in the creative screen industries with first-hand practical guidance from working industry professionals. Gain industry recognition through ScreenSkills and ‘industry passports’.
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Portfolio: Develop a range of work that includes fiction, documentary, episodic, and commercial productions across film, television, and streaming.
*For a selection of the tutors who teach across our campuses, please visit our website.
Please note: BA Practical Filmmaking is Subject to Validation. From 2025/26, this course will be validated by BIMM University.
Modules
Please download the Course Specification for a complete overview of BA Practical Filmmaking (Two-Year) modules. Find below an overview of the key learning themes that this course will cover.
Level 4 Modules:
- Story to Script: 20 Credits, Core
- Visual Approaches in Film: 20 Credits, Core
- Fundamentals of Production Management: 20 Credits, Core
- Director's Lab: 20 Credits, Core
- Short Film Production: 20 Credits, Core
- World Cinema: 20 Credits, Core
Level 5 Modules:
- Documentary Development and Production: 40 Credits, Core
- Developing the Series: 20 Credits, Core
- Commercial Screen Production: 20 Credits, Core
- Choice of Specialism Cinema Elective (including Directing, Cinematography, Producing, Screenwriting, and Post Production): 20 Credits, Core
- Film Theory and Language: 20 Credits, Core
Level 6 Modules:
- Genre Production: 40 Credits, Core
- Graduation Project Development: 20 Credits, Core
- Creative Career Development: 20 Credits, Core
- Graduation Project Delivery: 40 Credits, Core
Assessment method
We include a diverse range of learning and teaching methods, which include:
Productions
Seminar-style Group Teaching
Tutorials
Practical Group Work
Formative Feedback through Critiques, Pitches, Screenings, and Reflective Sessions
Work-integrated Learning
Authentic Assessment
We use a wide range of assessment methods, which include portfolios, performances, research presentations, and reflective work. Please download the Course Specification below for more information.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
Apply by
29 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- WW60
- Institution code:
- M73
- Campus name:
- Met Film School - London
- Campus Code:
- L
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
International applications deadline is 30 June.
Find out more information for international students here: https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/admissions/international/ -
LANGUAGE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Students applying for a visa via the Student Route must provide evidence of their English language ability. The following tests are satisfactory to demonstrate this: IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge PET, ESOL Skills for Life Level 1 and 2, Trinity Level 1.
IELTS – BA (Hons) Practical Filmmaking: Students need to achieve an IELTS overall score of at least 6.5 with at least 5.5 in writing, listening, reading and speaking.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
and two 'A-levels'
Historical entry grades data BETA
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| EU | £24000 | Year 1 |
| International | £24000 | Year 1 |
| England | £24000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £24000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £24000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £24000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
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