Gain the skills that employers are looking for. Created alongside industry, our Film Production courses are guided by the needs of film professionals.
**Taught by our partner boomsatsuma**
- Collaborate with industry partners, including key players Films@59 and The Bottle Yard Studios, Bristol.
- Learn a distinctive, sector-leading, practice-based curriculum – based on current trends and forecasts.
- Work with real clients on real briefs to hone your creativity, gain professional experience and stack specialist technical skills.
Learn key skills in all aspects of the film industry. This course aims to enable you to reach the professional standards required by employers. Alongside practical, theoretical and industry-standard technical skills, there will be a real focus on working professionally, collaboration and communicating ideas, all of which will be fundamental to your employability once you graduate.
This course has been created with direct input from boomsatsuma’s industry partners in television and film – all of whom will be actively engaged in its delivery. You'll learn in small and intensively taught classes, and will specialise in one of two pathways – Production or Post Production – throughout your three years on the course.
BA (Hons) Filmmaking is taught at boomsatsuma in Bristol, which became a UNESCO City of Film in 2017 due to its extensive production and media culture in television and film.
Course Details - Modules
Year one -
You'll take a combination of introductory modules on process, scheduling, production and post production, as well as story and narrative, film history and context. There are two principal areas of emphasis. The first is to provide a grounding on the fundamentals of cinema and the storytelling process, with an understanding of narrative structure, scriptwriting and editing. The second is to combine introductory technical skills in camera, sound, lighting and edit, with professional skills in budgeting, managing, organisation and production coordination.
Year two -
This year's focus is on both factual/documentary and non-factual/fiction production. In-depth modules on production design (set building and design, lighting, greenscreen, blocking and so on) and post production skills (grading, VFX, online graphics, soundtrack lay).
You'll produce and post produce short documentaries and drama films, depending on your selected pathways. Additional creative and work experience modules (which provide you with opportunities to work in areas relevant to youe pathway) aim to build specialist creative and employability skills.
Year three -
The final year of study is structured around independent learning, leading to the development of major projects and separate project portfolios. These include online portfolios, websites, showreels and specialist submissions, along with one or more graduate films, developed as group projects.
Course Details – Assessment Method
A variety of assessment methods are used. Assessments include:
- Films (both factual and non factual).
- Production portfolios.
- Production design.
- Post production submissions.
- Online portfolios.
- Websites.
- Showreels.
- Specialist submissions.
- Presentations.
- Essays and other written research submissions.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 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:
BS04
Institution code:
B20
Campus Name:
Boomsatsuma
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
A-level – overall grades CCC-CDD are accepted.
Grade Merit is preferred.
Access to HE courses – typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, including 15 at merit or higher).
International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 26 points are accepted.
